Alumni Advice & Stories

By Katie Herrick, Digital and Social Media Communications Intern

We know choosing your major can be a difficult decision and a daunting process. The Language Institute works hard to make sure students get the support and advising they need every step of the way. SuccessWorks has interviewed UW–Madison Letters and Sciences Alumni to gather their advice, stories, and successes and failures as part of their Badger-to-Badger: Step that Matter project. Below are some alumni who studied language or other cultural/linguistic studies. To see all the videos with more non-language related majors, click here.

Advice for picking a major in general.

Gayle Smaller: 2013 Bachelor of Arts in African American Studies and Theatre.

Heather Robertson-Devine: 1999 Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and Latin American, Caribbean, and Iberian Studies.

Michelle Roach: 2012 Bachelor of Arts in Spanish Language and Literature.

Serge Romero: 2011 Bachelor of Arts in Chinese, Economics, and Asian Studies.

Jillana (Jill) Peterson: 2010 Bachelor of Arts in International Studies and Scandinavian Studies.

Caitlin Regner: 2010 Bachelor of Arts in Biology and Spanish.

Joseph Kunze: 1985 Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and German Literature, and daughter Elizabeth Kunze: 2013 Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy

Michael Langlois: 2010 Bachelor of Arts in African American Studies and Social Welfare.

Jacob Kushner: 2010 Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Latin American Studies.

Jennie Mauer: 2003 Bachelor of Arts in French and Legal Studies.

Rashid Dar: 2011 Bachelor of Arts degree in International Studies.