Alumni Spotlight

Former English students at USC have gone on to careers in most every industry—including business, education, entertainment, law, politics, publishing, technology, and more. They have worked throughout our state, the country, and the globe. Where will you take us next?

Catherine Baab-Muguira

BA, English, USC, 2004; MA, creative writing, University of Auckland, New Zealand, 2007; marketing copywriter, The Motley Fool; author of Poe for Your Problems: Uncommon Advice from History’s Least Likely Self-Help Guru (Hachette, September 2021)
Mary Battle

BA, English, USC, 2002; MA, Southern Studies, University of Mississippi, 2006; PhD, Interdisciplinary Liberal Arts, Emory, 2013; Senior Content Developer & Interpretive Planner, Ralph Appelbaum Associates, New York, NY
Clint Bergeson

BA, English, USC, 2003; MA, Film Studies, University of Pittsburgh, 2009; General Manager, PSSI Global Services, LLC, Los Angeles, CA
Kendra Calhoun

BA, English and Psychology, USC, 2013; PhD Candidate in Linguistics, University of California, Santa Barbara; Sociolinguist
Kari Croft

BA, English, USC, 2009; Teaching Credential, Loyola Marymount, 2011; Masters in School Leadership, Harvard, 2015; Founder & Principal, Da Vinci RISE High, Hawthorne, CA
Alicia Davenport

BA, English, USC, 2018; Master of Teaching in Secondary Education-English, USC, 2019; Teacher, North Myrtle Beach High School
Jacob Fara

BA, English, USC, 2015; Customer Service & Social Media Manager, Upper 90 Soccer, New York, NY
Emily Fisher

BA, English, USC, 2019; English Teaching Assistant, Fulbright U.S. Student Program, La Rioja, Spain
Rayja Fowler

BA, English & Criminal Justice, 2019; Law Student, Emory University School of Law, Atlanta, GA
Adam Habib

BA, English, USC, 2004; MFA, Cinematography, University of Southern California, 2009; Director of Photography, Pixar Animation Studios, Emeryville, CA
Sam P. Johnson

BA, English & Political Science, USC, 2010; JD, USC Law School, 2018; Governmental Affairs Advisor, Nexun Pruet, Columbia, SC
Drew Katchen

BA, English, USC; Web Producer, Morning Joe, MSNBC, New York, NY
Eric Liebetrau

BA, English, USC; Managing Editor & Nonfiction Editor, Kirkus Reviews, New York, NY
Ben Rex

BA, English, USC, 2003; President & Founder, Cyberwoven, LLC, Columbia, SC
Benno Sauermann

BA, English, USC, 2019; Law Student, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, Philadelphia, PA
Jacob L. Shuford

BA, English; Master’s in Finance, Harvard University; Master’s in National Security Studies & Strategy, Naval War College; Retired Rear Admiral of the U.S. Navy
Kyle Stevens

BA, English, USC; PhD, Film Studies, University of Pittsburgh; Associate Professor, Department of English, Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina
Laura Stillwagon

BA, English, USC, 2017; Intern, Post Bellum, Prague; Master’s Student, Library and Information Science, USC
Nick Vera

BA, English, USC, 2016; PhD Student, Library and Information Science, USC
Julie Whitehead

BA, English, USC, 1994; Founder & CEO, Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library, Indianapolis, IN

Department of English Language and Literature

Alumni Spotlight

Catherine Baab-Muguira

Mary Battle

Clint Bergeson

Kendra Calhoun

Kari Croft

Alicia Davenport

Jacob Fara

Emily Fisher

Rayja Fowler

Adam Habib

Sam P. Johnson

Drew Katchen

Eric Liebetrau

Ben Rex

Benno Sauermann

Jacob L. Shuford

Kyle Stevens

Laura Stillwagon

Nick Vera

Julie Whitehead

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