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Some Famous English Majors (not Bates alumni) Some are authors, as you might expect: • Gwendolyn Brooks, former poet laureate of the U.S. WHAT • Stephen King, novelist • Tommy Lee Jones, actor CAN • Arthur Miller, playwright • Toni Morrison, novelist I DO • Joyce Carol Oates, novelist • Douglas Adams, author, “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” WITH MY There are quite a few in the entertainment industry: • Conan O Brien, television host • James Cameron, director, producer, screenwriter ENGLISH MAJOR • Chevy Chase, Emmy Award‐winning comedian, writer, actor English courses are intended to foster critical? reading, writing, and • Matt Damon, actor, screenwriter thinking, in which “criticism” is at once passionate appreciation, • Vin Diesel, actor, director, producer, screenwriter historical understanding, and the perpetual rethinking of values. • Johnny Carson, talk show host More specifically, the English major prepares students for careers • Harrison Ford, actor such as teaching, publishing, and writing, for graduate study in • Jodie Foster, actor, director, producer literature, and for graduate programs leading to the study or prac- • Steven Spielberg, filmmaker tice of medicine or law. • Dr. Seuss, a.k.a. Theodor Geisel, children’s author • Paul Simon, singer, songwriter - Bates College Department of English • Paul Newman, actor, food entrepreneur • Martin Scorsese, director The National Association of Colleges and Employers’ Job Outlook 2013 lists the key attributes that employers look for in job candi- But English majors show up in unexpected places too: dates, including: problem‐solving, excellent verbal and written • Carol Browner, former administrator of the EPA communications, strong work ethic, computer skills and the ability • Mario Cuomo, former governor, New York to work in a team. English majors at Bates are critical thinkers, • Michael Eisner, former CEO of Walt Disney Corporation exceptional communicators, and have successfully pursued careers • Kathryn Fuller, CEO, World Wildlife Fund in areas as diverse as politics, marketing, non‐profits, technology, • Tom Gardner, CEO and co-founder, The Motley Fool publishing, sales and health care. With the exponential increase in • A. Bartlett Giamatti, president, Yale University; commissioner of baseball demand for online and digital content, businesses in just about • Henry Paulson, former secretary of the treasury; CEO, Goldman Sachs every sector of the economy need employees who can communi- • Donald Regan, former secretary of the treasury cate ideas effectively. And of course, English majors also make • Marty Shottenheimer, former coach, Kansas City Chiefs great teachers. • Harold Varmus, Nobel Prize‐winning scientist; co-chair, Council of Advisors on Science and Technology English courses are intended to foster critical reading, writing, and thinking, in which “criticism” is at once passionate appreciation, historical understanding, and the perpetual rethinking of values. More specifically, the English major prepares students for careers such as teaching, publishing, and writing, for graduate study in literature, and for graduate programs leading to the study or prac- tice of medicine or law. - Bates College Department of English The National Association of Colleges and Employers’ Job Outlook 2013 lists the key attributes that employers look for in job candi- dates, including: problem‐solving, excellent verbal and written communications, strong work ethic, computer skills and the ability to work in a team. English majors at Bates are critical thinkers, exceptional communicators, and have successfully pursued careers in areas as diverse as politics, marketing, non‐profits, technology, publishing, sales and health care. With the exponential increase in demand for online and digital content, businesses in just about every sector of the economy need employees who can communi- cate ideas effectively. And of course, English majors also make great teachers. Employment, Past Examples of How English Majors have Internships, & Employed Their Education Graduate School Outside of Bates College Employment Internships • ModCloth • Downtown Music Publishing, NYC • Chicago Teaching Fellows • Westfield Capital Management, Marketing and Compliance Intern • Bank of America Merill Lynch • Portland Stage Company • Dept. of Conservation and Recreation • Time Out New York • Atlantic Media • Fine Arts Works Center in Provincetown • Citizen School • Episcopal Service Corps • Cushing Academy • StoryCorps • Harvard University • RBC Capital raduate School • Teach for America G • Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine • Scholastic • Boston College Wallace E. Carroll Graduate School of Management • L.L. Bean (marketing) • Harvard Business School • Mullen (advertising) • Diplomatic Academy of Vienna • Fulbright Scholar(s) • Boston University (MA, PhD -- English) • Kirkland & Ellis • Middlebury College/Bread Loaf School of English • The Nature Conservancy • Brown University (MAT, MA, PhD -- English) • EF Education First • Brafton, Inc. • New Balance Athletic Shoes • Medical Care Development International • WildChina Princeton in Asia Links for Further Research • Boston College http://whatcanidowiththismajor.com/major/english/ http://www.selloutyoursoul.com/2011/12/19/jobs‐for‐english‐majors/ http://www.dickinson.edu/student‐life/resources/career‐cen- ter/content/major‐to‐career/English/.