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Serra Marquez, a Civil Engineering senior at the University of Notre Dame, joined the Federal Transit Administration’s Diversity in Federal Transit Internship Program.

As you prepare to enter the workforce, there’s one quality that stands out above all: a growth mindset.

Converting personal challenges into action for others via an internship within the federal government at SAMHSA.

Today’s college graduates face significant challenges in the job market as a result of a growing disconnect between academic curricula and employers’ needs. Some important data you should consider:

With so many graduates entering the workforce, having a clear and strategic plan is crucial. Here are five actionable tips to help you secure the career you want.

Political science major Josephine Ennin interned at Political Awareness, a nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing political engagement and education.

This summer, Grant A Bane, a Public Relations major from the University of Colorado-Boulder, interned with Scenic America to help preserve the nation's scenic beauty.

Chris Parris Jr., a Mass Communications major at Frostburg State University, joined TWC’s Summer 2024 Academic Internship Program and interned at the Assuaged Foundation.

AI isn't here to take your job away. Instead, someone who knows how to use AI effectively might. Generative AI is revolutionizing the professional world, and the demand for skills is rising.

The Washington Center continues to innovate and offer early career talent the skills and strategies to fuel their professional ambitions, whether you are about to or have recently graduated.

If you have a passion to improve health outcomes, increase access and affordability of care, overcome health disparities or strive for better health for individuals and families, building skills,...

Heloisa Ramires joined TWC’s Spring 2024 AIP program as an international student from Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Interning at Lean Construction Institute...

Taylor N. Mason, a 2L Law student at Southern University and A&M College, served as an 2023 STIPDG Intern in Baltimore for the Office of the Chief Counsel within the Federal Highway Administration.

Tess Mason-DiBurgo, a Human Services major at Fitchburg State University, interned at Voices for a Second Chance during Spring 2024 AIP.

The future of healthcare design and delivery is shaped by policies at the federal, state and local level. Exploring how policies are crafted and implemented to guide health access and...

Dina Atwell is a Spring 2012 alumna of TWC’s Academic Internship Program. The skills, experiences and, most of all, networks that she built during her program are fueling an amazing career in...

Antonia Zito, an international relations major at University of Washington, recently served as a research intern at the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Studies (WJPC)...

The Washington Center’s annual exploration of the most pressing issues in national and domestic security policy is a unique opportunity to build knowledge, engage with individuals and institutions...

It may sound counterintuitive but the experience as an intern for Congresswoman Hillary Scholten's office in Washington, D.C., through The Washington Center's (TWC) Academic Internship Program...