{"id":28932,"date":"2021-04-14T11:16:01","date_gmt":"2021-04-14T15:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/polisci\/?page_id=28932"},"modified":"2026-02-18T14:39:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T19:39:53","slug":"alumni-and-careers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/polisci\/alumni-and-careers\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni and Careers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n Alumni and Careers\n <\/h1>\n \n \n <\/header>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

Where can your degree take you?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Graduates of our programs have gone on to varied careers in the diplomatic corps, academia, public service, policy analysis and opinion analysis fields, media and communications, law, research and consulting. They are employed in the public service at the federal, provincial, and municipal level; non-governmental and international organizations; think tanks, consultancies, and other private sector firms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are many career paths you can explore with a BA<\/a>, an MA<\/a> or a PhD<\/a> in Political Science!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Find out what our Alumni have to say.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

BA Alumni<\/a>
\nMA Alumni<\/a>
\nPhD Alumni<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\nGelila Geremew<\/a>, BA (2023)
\nDirector of Administration, Office of MP, House of Commons<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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\nJack Boston<\/a>, BA (2023)
\nAssistant Deputy Minister (Materiel), L1 Administrative Officer, Department of National Defence<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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\nFreshta Mohseni<\/a>, BA (2020)
\nJunior Policy Analyst, Federal Government<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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\nJustine Scobie<\/a>, BA (2020)
\nJunior Policy Analyst, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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\nSarah Painchaud<\/a>, BA (2018)
\nGovernment Relations Advisor, ConocoPhillips Canada<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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\nRumya Nithiananthan<\/a>, BA (2017)
\nPolicy Analyst, Science and Parliamentary Infrastructure Branch, Public Service and Procurement Canada<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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\nIvana Yelich<\/a>, BA (2015)
\nDeputy Chief of Staff for Media, Stakeholder Relations and Forward Planning, Office of the Premier of Ontario<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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\nChad Richards<\/a>, BA (2015)
\nSenior Director, Policy & Partnerships at the Nuclear Innovation Institute<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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\nAlina Shams<\/a>, BA (2013)
\nManager, Corporate Affairs & Sustainability at IAMGOLD Corporation<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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\nPatrick Mayangi<\/a>, BA (2013)
\nAsst. Pastor at Centre Evangelique International in Ottawa, Pres. of Association des Franco-Ontariens D’Origine Congolais.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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\nNatasha Mooney<\/a>, BA (2013)
\nSenior External Relations Officer, Asian Development Bank<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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\nAlexandra Callinan<\/a>, BA (2012)
\nAssociate, Mamann, Sandaluk & Kingwell LLP<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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\nAndrew Retfalvi<\/a>, BA (2012)
\nVice President, Health & Life Sciences, Ontario at Global Public Affairs<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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\nAgathon Fric<\/a>, BA (2011)
\nCriminal defence lawyer<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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\nNilufar Ramji<\/a>, BA (2009)
\nLead Public Affairs Officer, Moon to Mars, NASA<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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\nJocelyne Guest<\/a>, BA (2007)
\nPublic Servant, Government of Canada<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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\nJustin Ferguson<\/a>, BA (2007)
\nVice President, Indigena Capital Partner, Aruna Resort and Villas, Belize<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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\nJessica Parish<\/a>, BA (2006)
\nAssistant Professor, School of Public Policy and Administration, 杏吧原创 University<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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\nRyan Gauthier<\/a>, BA (2006)
\nAssociate Professor, Thompson Rivers University, Faculty of Law<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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\nTyler Cox<\/a>, BA (2005)
\nManager, Legislative Services at the City of Ottawa<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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\nElad Ratson<\/a>, BA (2005)
\nCareer Diplomat at the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Founder & CEO of Vayehee<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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\nChristopher Reed<\/a>, BA (2005)
\nDirector of Parliamentary Affairs, Office of Senator Stephen Greene, Nova Scotia<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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\nEric Burton<\/a>, BA (2005)
\nPresident and CEO of Factor 5 Group<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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\nDirk Druet<\/a>, BA (2005)
\nNon-resident Fellow at the International Peace Institute; Adjunct Professor at McGill University’s Max Bell School for Public Policy<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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\nAndrea Mugny<\/a>, BA (2004)
\nProcedural Clerk, House of Commons & Senate of Canada<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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\nSem Ponnambalam<\/a>, BA (2002)
\nCo-founder and President of xahive<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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\nTimothy B. Gravelle<\/a>, BA (2000)
\nDirector of Research at Vox Pop Labs<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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\nBertug Yoruk<\/a>, MA (2023)
\nJunior Program Officer, Canada Border Services Agency<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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\nMatt Beard<\/a>, MA (2023)
\nLegislative Assistant, House of Commons<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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\nJason Giddings<\/a>, MA (2022)
\nEvaluation Analyst, Department of National Defence<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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\nDanica Dahlin<\/a>, MA (2022)
\nPolicy Specialist with Strategies North Advisory Inc.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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\nJillian LeLoup<\/a>, MA (2021)
\nSenior Program Officer, Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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\nSara Ali<\/a>, MA Political Science with a specialization in African Studies (2021)
\nConsultant and PhD Student<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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\nMaximilian Kallenbach<\/a>, Dual MA in Political Science (杏吧原创 University and the University of Lucerne, Switzerland), 2021
\nAdvisor at the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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\nSukhi Dhaliwal<\/a>, Dual Masters Degree in Political Science at 杏吧原创 University and University of Lucerne, 2021
\nPolicy, Research, and Data Management Analyst<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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\nKhalid Shoukri<\/a>, BA & MA (2020)
\nPolicy Analyst, RCMP<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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\nDillon Andary<\/a>, MA (2019)
\nPolicy Analyst at Global Affairs Canada<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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\nTariqa Tandon<\/a>, MA (2019)
\nTeam Lead, Knowledge & Communications, Pro Sport Development<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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\nJasmin Pettie<\/a>, MA (2019)
\nCommunications Coordinator<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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\nLashaunda Yates<\/a>, MA (2019)
\nAdvisor, Global Affairs Canada<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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\nHeather Toycen<\/a>, MA (2019)
\nPolicy Analyst, Fiscal Unit of the Education Branch within Indigneous Services Canada<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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\nAngelo Bakoulas<\/a>, MA (2019)
\nSenior Consultant, Bluesky Strategy Group<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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\nIoanna Maria Kantartzi<\/a>, MA (2019)
\nPhD Candidate \/Instructor\/Research Assistant<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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\nLukas Jerusalimiec<\/a>, MA (2018)
\nResearch Officer<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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\nLeila Bamba<\/a>, MA (2017)
\nPolicy Analyst, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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\nCourtney Lockhart<\/a>, MA (2015)
\nProgram Manager, Policy & Government Relations<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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\nBrad Vis<\/a>, MA (2010)
\nMP, Mission\u2013Matsqui\u2013Fraser Canyon<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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\nJohn-Harmen Valk<\/a>, MA (2009)
\nAssistant Professor, Leiden University (the Netherlands)<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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\nStephen Dunbar<\/a>, MA (2008)
\nChief Electoral Officer, Northwest Territories<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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\nDavid Coletto<\/a>, MA (2005)
\nCEO, Abacus Data<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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\nBarbra Chimhandamba<\/a>, PhD (2022)
\nPublic Policy Advisor, Canadian Foodgrains Bank<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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\nRob Currie-Wood<\/a>, PhD (2022)
\nAssistant Professor, Mount Royal University<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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\nNoah S. Schwartz<\/a>, PhD (2021)
\nAssistant Professor of Political Science, University of the Fraser Valley<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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\nWesley Petite<\/a>, PhD (2021)
\nPolicy Advisor for the Nova Scotia Federation of Municipalities<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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\nMaggie FitzGerald<\/a>, (2020)
\nAssistant Professor, Department of Political Studies, University of Saskatchewan<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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\nJeff Collins<\/a>, PhD (2018)
\nManager of Policy, Evaluation and Legislative Development, Department of Agriculture and Land, Government of Prince Edward Island<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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\nAjay Parasram<\/a>, PhD (2017)
\nAssociate Professor, Dalhousie University<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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\nU\u011fur Y\u0131ld\u0131z<\/a>, PhD (2017)
\nAssistant Professor, International Relations, Aksaray University, Aksaray, Turkey<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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\nChantal Wei-Ying Cl\u00e9ment<\/a>, PhD (2017)
\nDeputy Director, International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems (IPES-Food)<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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\nJack MacLennan<\/a>, PhD (2016)
\nAssociate Professor of Political Science; Senior Director for Strategic Initiatives and Communications; Special Assistant to the President for Governance, Park University.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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\nDavid Perry<\/a>, PhD (2016)
\nVice President and Senior Analyst, the Canadian Global Affairs Institute<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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\nAndrea Wagner<\/a>, PhD (2016)
\nAssociate Professor, MacEwan University; Consultant for Bertelsmann Foundation<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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\nJulia Calvert<\/a>, PhD (2016)
\nLecturer in international political economy, University of Edinburgh<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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\nDavid M Matijasevich<\/a>, PhD (2015)
\nPolitical Science Instructor, Capilano University<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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\nGustavo Morales<\/a>, PhD (2015)
\nAssociate Professor & Director, Political Science, Universidad Javeriana (Colombia)<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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\nScott Pruysers<\/a>, PhD (2015)
\nAssociate Professor, Department of Political Science, Dalhousie University<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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\nEsteban Nicholls Andrade<\/a>, PhD (2014)
\nAssociate Professor of Global and Social Studies, Universidad Andina Sim\u00f3n Bol\u00edvar, Ecuador<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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\nJohn Cappucci<\/a>, PhD (2014)
\nPresident and Vice-Chancellor, Assumption University; Stephen Jarislowsky Chair in Religion and Conflict; Associate Professor, Assumption University.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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\nAlda Kokallaj<\/a>, PhD (2014)
\nSenior Adviser, Government of Canada<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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\nAmanda Coffie<\/a>, PhD (2013)
\nResearch Fellow, Legon Center for International Affairs and Diplomacy, University of Ghana<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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\nThomas Juneau<\/a>, PhD (2012)
\nAssociate professor, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Ottawa<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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\nFranklin Oduro<\/a>, PhD (2012)
\nResident Program Director for Election Programming (Ethiopia Office), National Democratic Institute (NDI)<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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\nJoanna Sweet<\/a>, PhD (2012)
\nSenior Associate Lawyer with Greg Monforton and Partners<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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\nNabarun Roy<\/a>, Phd (2011)
\nAssistant Professor (Senior Grade), South Asian University, India<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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\nHeather MacRae<\/a>, MA (1998), PhD (2005)
\nAssociate Professor, Dept. of Politics, York University<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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\nRobert Sibley<\/a>, PhD (2003)
\nWriter and Independent Scholar<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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\nKiera Ladner<\/a>, PhD (2001)
\nProfessor of Political Science, University of Manitoba<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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杏吧原创’s Career Services<\/a> Office will help you prepare to start your career upon graduation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Where can your degree take you? Graduates of our programs have gone on to varied careers in the diplomatic corps, academia, public service, policy analysis and opinion analysis fields, media and communications, law, research and consulting. They are employed in the public service at the federal, provincial, and municipal level; non-governmental and international organizations; think […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_cu_dining_location_slug":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"cu_page_type":[91],"class_list":["post-28932","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","cu_page_type-alumni"],"acf":{"cu_post_thumbnail":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/polisci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28932","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/polisci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/polisci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/polisci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/polisci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28932"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/polisci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28932\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40510,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/polisci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28932\/revisions\/40510"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/polisci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28932"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"cu_page_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/polisci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_page_type?post=28932"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}