Recent events in Washington D.C
Beyond the Internship
The experience isn’t confined to the office or the classroom. Students live in the heart of D.C., fostering a living-learning community that can explore the city’s monuments, museums, and vibrant neighborhoods. Networking events, guest speakers, and other extracurricular activities help to round out the IIW experience.
Student Blog
Learning from the Leaders and networking
This program lets students engage with real-world decision-making and problem-solving in the nation’s capital. Under the supervision of accomplished faculty and Washington insiders, students get the chance to engage directly with lawmakers, non-profit advocates, lobbyists, and other movers and shakers in the D.C. arena.
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- Lobbying, Learning, and Leaping Forward: How DC Changed My Career Path

- Working for the People: My Time with Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski

- Washington DC: A New Adventure

- Inside the Beltway: My Journey as a Communications Intern on the Hill

- What I Learned in D.C. That I Never Could in a Classroom

- Where Power and Purpose Meet: My Semester with International Justice Mission

- Connecting on the Hill: How I Learned the Power of Professional Outreach

- More Than a Steppingstone: What I Learned as a Congressional Intern

- Latina in Washington: Building Confidence, Connections, and a Future

- When a Student Voice Echoed on Capitol Hill: Defending Free Speech and Religious Freedom

- Policy, Purpose, and Public Service: My Semester with Leader Jeffries

- Polling Data by Day, Monuments by Night: Life as an IIW Student

- Finding My Path: How an Internship in D.C. Redefined My Career Goals

- Public Service is Where I Belong

- The Best Experiences of My College Career and Life

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