Category: Job Search

  • My MAPH Internship Experience — Newberry Library, by Ikumi Crocoll

    A Summer at the Newberry Ikumi Crocoll I had been looking forward to the summer internships since I started MAPH. There are, of course, many amazing organizations to work with, but, as someone with a previous library degree, I had my eye on the Newberry Library from the start. My summer experience there did not…

  • My MAPH Internship Experience — MAKE Literary Magazine, by Alessandra Stamper

    Last summer, Alessandra Stamper (MAPH ’15) interned at MAKE Literary Magazine. Here’s her insight into working for a small, creative non-profit, and the perks that came with the job! Alessandra writes: Interning for MAKE Literary Magazine has given me an insight into the local, independent literary community in Chicago. I’ll be honest, I didn’t know…

  • Meet an Alum – Jeff Gilliland (MAPH ’13)

    Below is a blog post from Jeff Gilliland, who during his MAPH year, completed a creative thesis and worked for the Illinois Humanities Council through a Maph Summer Internship (which you can read about here!). Jeff currently works in Washington D.C. as the Communications Associate at Young Playwrights’ Theater. Bringing Arts Education to Life AfterMAPH The…

  • Meet an Alum- Alissa Smith (MA ’12)

    Check out this interview with Alissa Smith, who graduated from MAPH in 2012. Since MAPH, Alissa has worked in the nonprofit sector and speaks about her experiences in MAPH and how they lead her to her current position. What is your current job? I currently serve as the Corporate and Foundation Relations Manager for City…

  • EdTech: Emily Schickli(’14) on her Internship with PinkThink

    Instead of writing about my experience as the MAPH-sponsored Programs and Partnerships Intern at the Illinois Humanities Council (IHC) this summer, I thought I would share a second, unique-to-UChicago opportunity that I enjoyed. In addition to interning at IHC, I worked as a content writer/editor for PinkThink, a startup formed in 2013 by Booth student…

  • Brandie Madrid (’14) on her MAPH Internship

    After I graduated high school in ’99 in the Chicago suburbs, I moved to Chicago proper where there was simply more happening in terms of art, music, and culture. I would frequent thrift and vintage stores like Ragstock and Hollywood Mirror, where alternative magazines like Lumpen and Newcity exposed me to communist politics and early…

  • Continued Education in Chicago: Ellen Mueller (’14) on her Internship with The Odyssey Project

    I began the Odyssey Project internship knowing its reputation for being a choose-your-own adventure process and an exercise in multitasking. I left the summer feeling like the internship had transformed in ways I never had imagined. Unlike the interns before me, I didn’t teach a class as part of my summer internship, but I was,…

  • Constant Discoveries: Eileen Truong (’14) on the MAPH Internship at Newberry Library

    If you ever find yourself doing archival research (which—thesis, so most likely yes), you’ll probably come across these nifty things called finding aids. They provide background information on the subject, tell you what you can find in the particular collection and where to find it. I used them during my thesis research and blessed the…

  • Music and Memory: Stephanie Bonaroti on the Torch Fellowship

    A guest post by Stephanie Bonaroti, MAPH’s 2014 recipient of the Rafael Torch Memorial Fellowship. After another zero-results-yielding LinkedIn search for a post-MAPH job, I was exhausted. I was getting my degree from UChicago, and I didn’t understand why typing “music” into the search box wasn’t granting me with endless career opportunities. Just like everyone…

  • Meet an Alum – Breahna Wilson (MA ’13)

    MAPH alumna Breahna Wilson took an unconventional path to MAPH: after pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Scripps College, Breahna decided to explore Cultural Policy. Through the Cultural Policy option, Breahna was able to examine the intersections between economics and the humanities, ultimately leading her to a job in wealth management, a job which…