The Center for Professional Development (CPD) recently transitioned to the Dartmouth Center for Career Design.

A Day in the Life: Policy Analyst in a Nonprofit Advocacy Group (Energy)

8:00 AM: Arrive at the office and start the morning with your daily review of the news wires to see what developments are afoot in the energy world:  corporate merger rumors, congressional legislation proposals, updates on the latest accounting scandal, announcements by a foreign …

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Don’t Rush to Meet an “Early” Application Deadline!

This article gives perspective on why you shouldn’t feel the need to rush to meet the early application deadline for Harvard Law.

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What Is Commercial Law?

Commercial law is an area of legal study and practice that deals with conflicts related to selling and purchasing goods, products, and services. In commercial law, lawyers and legal professionals can specialize in niche areas, like intellectual property law or …

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The Everything Guide to a Career in Public Service

When I was 13 years old, I went to science camp. One day, I sat and listened as a scientist described what global warming was going to do to the planet—rising ocean levels, mass extinctions, devastation of populations around the …

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What Is Criminal Law?

You may know shows like Law & Order, The Practice, and Better Call Saul for their intense, high-stress, and sometimes emotional scenes, but they’re based on a very real career path in criminal law. So, what is criminal law, and …

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Alumni Connections

  • Washington, DC
Meet Brendan
  • Los Angeles, CA
  • MBA Consultant Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Meet Katherine
  • Chatham, NJ
  • Prof., Dept. Env & Occ Health & Justice; Dir. NJSS Rutgers University School of Public Health
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  • Baltimore, Maryland
  • Building Decarbonization Section Head Maryland Department of the Environment
Meet Zachary
  • Los Angeles, California
  • Research Scientist UCLA
Meet Alexander
  • New York, NY
  • Corporate Associate Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
Meet Abhilasha
  • Boston, MA
  • Chief Program Officer Vote Solar
Meet Sean
  • Arlington, Virginia
  • Policy Advisor National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology (NSCEB)
Meet Kimberly

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