Do you wonder what it will be like, and what the possibilities will be, when you step into the world with your Philosophy degree? Do you wonder what the people you were studying philosophy with are doing now? Join us for Being in the World, a series where we interview UCLA Philosophy alumni.
Come along and find out what they do and how they got there.
Upcoming Being in the World Sessions:
Being in the World: Software Engineering and Startup Panel
Date: Monday, February 23, 2026
Time: 7:00 – 8:00 PM
Location: Dodd Hall 247
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Past Being in the World Sessions:
Being in the World: Law & Healthcare Career Panel
Date: Monday, February 9, 2026
Time: 7:00 – 8:00 PM
Location: Zoom
Recording will be available soon.
Being in the World: Careers in Tech Panel
Date: Monday, January 26, 2026
Time: 7:00 – 8:00 PM
Location: Dodd Hall 247
Being in the World: Law Career Panel
Date: Monday, January 12, 2026
Time: 7:00 – 8:00 PM
Location: Zoom
Recording will be available soon.
Being in the World: Q&A with the Hosts
Date: Monday, May 19, 2025
Time: 6:00 – 7:00 PM
Location: Dodd Hall 399
Being in the World: Law School Applications Workshop
Date: Monday, May 5, 2025
Time: 6:00 – 7:00 PM
Location: Dodd Hall 247
Being in the World: PhD Application Workshop
Date: Monday, April 28, 2025
Time: 6:00 – 7:00 PM
Location: Zoom
Being in the World: Careers in Business & Marketing
Date: Monday, April 14, 2025
Time: 6:00 – 7:00 PM
Location: Zoom
Recording will be available soon.
Finance & Entrepreneurship Career Workshop with UCLA Philosophy Alum Mark Goldfarb
Date: Monday, March 3, 2025
Time: 6:00 – 7:30 PM
Location: Dodd Hall 247
Being in the World: Student Roundtable
Date: Monday, February 24, 2025
Time: 6:00 – 7:00 PM
Location: Dodd Hall 399
Being in the World: Careers in Academia
Date: February 10, 2025 | 6:00PM – 7:00PM PT
Location: Zoom
Recording will be available soon.
Being in the World: Careers in Health & Research
Date: June 5, 2024 | 6:00PM – 7:00PM PT
Location: Zoom
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Being in the World: Careers in Careers in Management, Finance & Administration
Date: April 24, 2024 | 6:00PM – 7:00PM PT
Location: Zoom
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Being in the World: Careers in Law & Public Affairs
Date: April 10, 2024 | 6:00PM – 7:00PM PT
Location: Zoom
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Being in the World: Business Career Panel
Date: March 13, 2024 | 6:00PM – 7:00PM PT
Location: Zoom
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Being in the World: Careers in Tech
Date: February 28, 2024 | 6:00PM – 7:00PM PT
Location: Zoom
(Session not recorded)
Being in the World: Careers in Health & Medicine
Date: February 14, 2024 | 6:00PM – 7:30PM
Location: Royce Hall 314 (In-Person)
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Being in the World: Law Career Panel
Date: January 31, 2024 | 6:00PM – 7:00PM PT
Location: Zoom
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Being in the World: Careers in Academia Panel
Date: January 17, 2024 | 6:00PM – 7:00PM PT
Location: Zoom
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Being in the World: Graduate School Panel
Date: June 7, 2023 | 6:00PM – 7:00PM PT
Location: Zoom
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Being in the World: MBA Panel
Date: May 24, 2023 | 6:00PM – 7:00PM PT
Location: Zoom
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Being in the World: Startup Execs & Founders Panel
Date: May 10, 2023 | 6:00PM – 7:00PM PT
Location: Zoom
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Being in the World: Attorney Career Panel
Date: April 26, 2023 | 6:00PM – 7:00PM PT
Location: Zoom
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Being in the World: Careers in the Legal Field
Date: April 12, 2023 | 6:00PM – 7:00PM PT
Location: Zoom
Being in the World: Careers in Academia
Date: March 14, 2023 | 6:00PM – 7:00PM PT
Location: Zoom
Being in the World: Law Career Panel
Date: February 28, 2023 | 6:00PM – 7:30PM
Location: Royce 306
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Being in the World: Tech Career Panel
Date: February 14, 2023 | 6:00PM – 7:00PM
Location: Zoom
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Being in the World: Health & Medicine Career Panel
Date: January 31, 2023 | 6:00PM – 7:00PM
Location: Zoom
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Being in the World: Business & Communications Career Panel
Date: January 17, 2023 | 6:00PM – 7:30PM
Location: Royce 306
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- January 26th: Sarah Wilkey, therapist (2015) and Kevin Lujan Lee, Ph.D Student in Urban Studies (2015)
- February 9th: Devorah Norton, health administrator (2020) and Evan Sullivan, user-experience designer (2013)
- February 16th: Jonathan Klyng, philosophy professor (2011) and Sahar Joakim, philosophy professor (2014)
- February 23rd: Rutger Hadge, math teacher (2014) and Andrew Cranmer, teaching administrator (2014) [Pt. 1]
- February 23rd: Rutger Hadge, math teacher (2014) and Andrew Cranmer, teaching administrator (2014) [Pt. 2]
- March 2nd: Joann Thach, Senior Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Snell & Willmer (2014) and Noel Meza, attorney at Greene & Roberts (2014)
- March 9th: Lt. Angela Jones, US Marine Corps (2017) and Krystyn Lambert, magician and writer (2016)
- March 31st: Mei Keck (2014) and Blair Kimble (2018), both medical students
- April 7th: Eva Yguico (2018) and Waner Zhang (2018), studying for Ph.D.s in Philosophy
- April 14th: Jonas Sota (2015), software engineer and David Titarenco (2014), software engineer and startup founder
- April 21st: Aaron Crafts (2013), Administrative Manager at UCLA Environment, Health & Safety and Katia Garcia (2017), administration at the Institute for Behavioral and Community Health (IBACH), San Diego State University Research Foundation
- April 28th: Jesse Summers (2011), Philosophy Professor at Duke University and Sarah Jansen (2012), Philosophy Professor at Pima Community College