Careers for Aequitas PPE Graduates
Graduates of the Aequitas Politics, Philosophy, and Economics program receive academic training that prepares them for many careers. With a focus on data analysis and political philosophy, you will be well-versed and adept to faithfully engage the public square and equipped across multiple dimensions in the modern marketplace. In addition to placing students in excellent graduate programs, the list below represents some careers for our student graduates:
PPE Lead Theme Coordinator
Dr. Enoch Hill serves as the Lead Coordinator for the Aequitas Fellows Program in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics (PPE) and has been working as a Professor at Wheaton College since 2015. He currently teaches courses in macroeconomics, international economics, comparative economics systems, and political economy.
Dr. Hill discovered his love of economics as an undergraduate due to its ability to explain human behavior and in its relevance to understanding the way Christ discusses the kingdom of heaven throughout the gospels. He continues to use the economic lens to explore a wide range of topics through a podcast which he co-hosts with Dr. Timothy Taylor.
Dr. Hill was trained as an economist earning a Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota with a focus in Macroeconomics. Dr. Hill has written numerous articles and essays on diverse topics ranging from finance, business cycles, the benefits of scarcity, economic justice and the year of Jubilee, church attendance following COVID-19, and analyzing the effects of tax revisions. His research has been published in both academic journals as well as popular outlets such as Christianity Today, Public Discourse and The Huffington Post. In 2022 he was selected by Villanova as a Church Management Research Fellow. In 2020, he founded the National COVID-19 Church Attendance Project and has since shifted his research to focus on church attendance and giving during and following COVID-19. In 2019 he was recognized with the Wheaton College Junior Faculty Achievement Award. He has received multiple teaching awards, the Silverman Fellowship from the University of Minnesota and prior to returning to the academy, was a Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society. Dr. Hill and his wife reside in Wheaton, Illinois with their three children.
PPE Supporting Theme Coordinator
Dr. Timothy Taylor is an Associate Professor of Politics & International Relations at Wheaton College and serves as Supporting Theme Coordinator of the Aequitas Fellows Program in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics. His research and teaching interests include political economy and comparative politics. He specializes in the regions of Asia and Europe and directs undergraduate research projects employing quantitative methodology.
Dr. Taylor has written numerous articles and essays on diverse topics within political economy that range from international trade to social capital. His research has been published in both academic journals as well as popular outlets such as Christianity Today and The Huffington Post. His research on the determinants of Down syndrome birthrates was awarded the annual Margaret A. Diddams Faith & Learning Lecture, and in 2020, he was recognized with the Wheaton College Junior Faculty Achievement Award. Dr. Taylor has won numerous awards for research with students including the Hatfield Prize. Taylor was awarded the Rothchild Memorial Research Award, and in 2015, was a fellow with the Center for Asian Studies at Ateneo de Manila University. He earned his M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of California, Davis, where he was a Bilinski Fellow from 2015-2016. Dr. Taylor and his wife reside in Wheaton, Illinois with their four children.
About the Wheaton Center for Faith, Politics & Economics (FPE)
The Wheaton Center for Faith, Politics & Economics (FPE) helps students and professionals understand the interaction between economics and public life; from the politics and international relations field, to business organizations and corporations, to the community involvement of missionaries and ministers throughout the world. The teaching, research, and public activities of the Center seek to address important policy issues of today.
The Center seeks to expand curricular offerings, enhance student learning outcomes, organize conferences and seminars for managers, public officials, and ministry executives, and initiate colloquia, workshops, and leaders in residence programs. To accomplish these objectives, the Center provides financial and administrative support for hosting guest lecturers, curriculum development, work on scholarly and policy-relevant research, conferences, public lectures, student seminars, travel-learning experiences and internships.
As an Aequitas PPE student, you will enjoy special access to FPE events and participate in research and travel opportunities.
The Aequitas Fellows Program in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics (PPE) offers you an exciting, interdisciplinary, educational experience that will deepen your ability to engage a wide variety of public policy issues with the skills and knowledge drawn from all three disciplines.
