Academic Internship Program

Undergraduate student Jamiah Bailey spent the summer term as a workforce intern at Friends of Guest House, a nonprofit that supports women rebuilding their lives after incarceration.

Cassidy Jacobs, a political science major at the University of Colorado Boulder, spent her summer in Washington, D.C. interning with The National Reentry Network for Returning Citizens (NRNRC).

Abby Bendersky, a political science major with a criminology minor at Colorado State University, spent her summer as a legislative intern in the U.S. House of Representatives, working for...

Teanah Webster, a political science major, spent a summer in Washington, D.C. as a marketing intern at Special Olympics District of Columbia through the Academic Internship Program at TWC.

Ahiza Carillo, a criminal justice major at the University of Arizona, spent her summer as an outreach intern at Multicultural Community Service through TWC’s Academic Internship Program.

Frostburg State CS major Christ Gouala interned in IT at APTA through The Washington Center, building 20+ web pages and gaining cybersecurity experience.

TWC alum Andy Fisher on how one 10-week Washington Center internship launched a 40-year career in politics and communications.

A political science and public service major from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Elyssa Looney spent years pushing for social change in her home state.

Bianca Talarico, an English major at Saint Joseph's University, completed The Washington Center’s National Security Seminar and left knowing she wanted a second TWC experience.

Inna Osetrova didn't come to Washington, D.C. simply to build her résumé. During her semester with TWC, she found the conversations, networks and real-world exposure that clarified her direction.

When Vic Winderix arrived in Washington, D.C. for his final semester abroad, he had a computer science degree nearly in hand and almost no experience with artificial intelligence.

Tevin Ali came to Washington, D.C. in 2016 as a science student. He left with something he didn't know he had.

Thomas Callahan, a senior Political Science major at Hofstra University, interned at Potomac Advocates, a consulting and government relations firm for the Academic Internship Program.

Through The Washington Center’s Academic Internship Program, Jack Hartung gained hands-on experience at the intersection of public health policy, legislative advocacy and pre-law studies.

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