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Learn more about The Washington Center Experience from application to arrival.
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Sample Internship Sites
Hundreds of nonprofit, international, private sector, and government agencies host Washington Center interns each year. This list is not exhaustive and includes only a subset of organizations at which
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Read ArticleClaudette Enriquez: Discovering a Second Career Path in Journalism at C-SPAN
Claudette Enriquez is a Communications major at University of Pikeville interning at C-SPAN in Spring 2020. Here, she shares her career journey.
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Read ArticleAlumni Q&A with Barrett Holmes Pitner of Furman University
Barrett Holmes Pitner left Furman University in South Carolina for his Spring 2003 TWC internship on the Hill with a then little-known congressman, Bernie Sanders.
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Read ArticleHow Will TWC Professional Development Prepare You for the Job Market?
You don’t know how valuable a professional network is until you start establishing your own.
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Read ArticleIntern Spotlight: Nicholas Midei, Waynesburg University
Interning with the U.S. Marshals Service allowed Waynesburg University's Nicholas Midei to see if Washington, D.C. was the right fit for his criminal justice career.Â
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Read ArticleIntern Spotlight: Holly Burke, Grand Valley State University
Holly Burke traded her small campus in Michigan for a D.C. internship with the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. The experience helped her develop networking and other professional skills.
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Read ArticleInternships To Help Political Science Majors Discover Their Dream Job
How do you transform your major into an internship that will someday become a career? Take a look at some of the D.C. internships out there for Political Science majors!
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Read ArticleIntern Spotlight: Jason Sullivan, Georgetown University
The Washington Center connected Georgetown grad student Jason Sullivan with an internship at the Federal Aviation Administration that allowed him broaden his background in digital media.
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Read ArticleFour Reasons You Need an Internship
Ask yourself this: Do you want a job right out of college? If you answered ‘yes’ then read on. Â
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3:33Watch VideoAlumni Spotlight: Tevin Ali from Florida Atlantic University
Summer 2016 TWC alum Tevin Ali shares his story, including the challenges he overcame as a first-generation college student, and the important role that TWC played in his journey.
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Read ArticleHow My Non-Profit Internship Has Prepared Me for My Future Career
Figuring out what career you want can be challenging. Here’s how my internship has given me a better understanding of what direction I want to take with my career.
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1:20Watch VideoIntern Spotlight: Thomas Delany
Thomas Delany, a student from Stockton University, interned at a small law firm. The experience solidified his aspiration to go to law school.
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Read ArticleWhat I Learned About Setting Goals and Actually Achieving Them
The Washington Center's Leadership, Engagement, Achievement and Development (LEAD) class is a non-judgmental space full of encouraging people that are going through the same things as you.
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Read ArticleLEAD Beyond the Classroom
By the end of the semester, what can interns expect to take away from LEAD? With opportunities for both experiential and in-class learning, LEAD allows interns to become more career-ready in...
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Read ArticleIntern Spotlight: Hunter Johnson, Florida State University
Florida State’s Hunter Johnson interned with the nonprofit National Legal Aid & Defender Association. Her internship was the perfect way to explore what the legal field looked like in real life.
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1:09Watch VideoThe Washington Center's Residential and Academic Center in NoMa
The Washington Center’s Residential and Academic Facility is more than a housing facility – it’s a community, a learning environment and a place to call home while you’re in D.C.
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Read ArticleBudgeting for Your Internship in D.C.
D.C. ranks as one of the most expensive cities in the United States, but that doesn’t mean living on an intern’s budget is impossible.
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1:17Watch VideoIntern Spotlight: KaBriya Baldwin
KaBriya Baldwin, a student at University of Arkansas at Little Rock, shares her TWC story
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Read ArticleA Week in the Life of a Capitol Hill Intern
Capitol Hill is like a city within a city, distinct within the surrounding D.C. metropolitan area and unique in its culture, behaviors and lifestyle. Here's an example of what you could experience.
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