Alumni Insights with Julie Hilvers and Bill Byrnes

with Julie Hilvers and Bill Byrnes from Feeding America

November 12, 2026 

1:00 – 2:00 PM

Zoom (REGISTER HERE)

Julie and Bill will share how they utilized their PhDs to land non-academic jobs. They will outline their career paths from PhDs in Sociology to top research professionals at the nation’s largest domestic hunger-relief organization.

They will discuss:

• The steps graduate students can take now to prepare for a career outside the academy
• How to translate academic research into industry relevant skills
• Identifying career paths that leverage your academic expertise
• Strategies for building professional contacts that can enhance job opportunities

For questions, please contact Jessica Alfe at jalfe@luc.edu.