After DRBU
DRBU students leave prepared for a life of meaning, service, and purpose
DRBU graduates are unusually well placed to face a work landscape in which change and disruption are the norm. By deeply reflecting on the world’s philosophical, literary, and scientific classics, then honing and pressure-testing their ideas in a small seminar environment, they learn to find their own voice and confidently navigate diversity and disagreement. The skills they develop—communication, independence, deep listening, critical thinking—allow them to remain grounded and understand the essentials of any situation, even as the ground shifts under their feet.
Yet DRBU aims to prepare students not only for a successful career but, most of all, for a meaningful life. A key part of the curriculum is contemplative practices from various traditions, through which students learn to embody the wisdom of the texts they study. At DRBU, wisdom is living, not abstract. As they go out into the world, the inner compass they have developed sets them on a path to becoming flourishing, complete persons able to benefit themselves, those around them, and all of society.
Graduate Success
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of recent BA graduates are employed or pursuing further studies
Recent alumni are working in: nonprofits, teaching, administration, writing, IT, marketing, healthcare, counseling, and more.
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of recent BA graduates are pursuing advanced studies
Recent alumni are furthering their studies in the fields of: Buddhist Classics, International Affairs, Business, Medicine, Psychology, Philosophy, and more.
Recent Alumni Are Advancing Their Education At:
I have been reflecting lately on what a transformative experience it was in the DRBU classroom to be deeply listened to, taken seriously, and entrusted with my own capacity for understanding. I try to adopt the same open and attentive attitude toward my students, an aspiration that brings joy to the task of teaching.
Petra
MA '16, Doctoral Candidate, UC Berkeley
What Can I Do with a DRBU Degree?
It’s a question DRBU students hear often. Yet the answer, platitudinal as it may sound, is anything.
Our alumni’s records bear this out: Some have started careers in nonprofit work; others have gone into teaching, finance, healthcare, or the arts. Many have opted for furthering their education, pursuing advanced studies in fields such as law, philosophy or medicine, while some have decided to enter more deeply into Buddhist training.
A (very partial) list of the careers open to you after DRBU:
- Arts and media
- Technology and IT
- Writing and communications
- Civil service and law
- Education
- Nonprofit work
- Psychology and counseling
- Health services and wellness
“The skills needed to succeed in today’s world and the future are curiosity, creativity, taking initiative, multi-disciplinary thinking and empathy. These skills, interestingly, are the skills specific to human beings that machines and robots cannot do.”
