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Lobbying, Learning, and Leaping Forward: How DC Changed My Career Path

Lobbying, Learning, and Leaping Forward: How DC Changed My Career Path Morgan White interned at Hartley Blunt (HB) Strategies, a …

Working for the People: My Time with Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski

Working for the People: My Time with Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski Michael Morrell interned as a Legislative Intern in the office …

Washington DC: A New Adventure

Washington DC: A New Adventure Luca lasinschi interned at the U.S.-Ukraine Foundation. His internship involved conducting research on a wide …

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

Inside the Beltway: My Journey as a Communications Intern on the Hill Amelia Bell interned in the office of U.S …

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

What I Learned in D.C. That I Never Could in a Classroom Finley Albinak interned at the office of Congresswoman …

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

Where Power and Purpose Meet: My Semester with International Justice Mission Guang Tseng interned at the International Justice Mission (IJM) …

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

Connecting on the Hill: How I Learned the Power of Professional Outreach Benny O’Connor interned at the office of Congressman …

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

More Than a Steppingstone: What I Learned as a Congressional Intern Sophia Hinich interned at the Congresswoman Budzinski’s office on …

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

Latina in Washington: Building Confidence, Connections, and a Future Victoria Gomez Meza interned at the White House Hispanic Initiative, working …

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

When a Student Voice Echoed on Capitol Hill: Defending Free Speech and Religious Freedom In this post, Jackson Eimer shares …

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

Policy, Purpose, and Public Service: My Semester with Leader Jeffries Maritza Dominguez interned at the office of Democratic Leader, Hakeem …

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

Polling Data by Day, Monuments by Night: Life as an IIW Student Subbu Chetty interned at the Democratic Congressional Campaign …

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

Finding My Path: How an Internship in D.C. Redefined My Career Goals Norah Fadell interned at the Senator Richard J …

Public Service is Where I Belong

Public Service is Where I Belong Emma Murphy interned at the Senator Richard J. Durbin’s office and worked with worked …

The Best Experiences of My College Career and Life

The Best Experiences of My College Career and Life Jayden Sarah Fogel interned at the Office of Senator Tammy Duckworth …

Discovering My Path: Reflections of a First-Gen Student in the Nation’s Capital

Discovering My Path: Reflections of a First-Gen Student in the Nation’s Capital Adrina Serrano Matsumoto interned at the Office of …

The Feeling of Being in a Place with Such an Important History

The Feeling of Being in a Place with Such an Important History Josh Kaufman interned at the office of Senator …

Working Closely on All Issues Related to My Home Country – Taiwan.

Working Closely on All Issues Related to My Home Country – Taiwan. Sally Huang interned at the U.S. – Taiwan …

Building a Professional Network in Washington, DC

Building a Professional Network in Washington, DC Abigail Estrada-Hernandez interned at the White house through the Office of Digital Strategy …

Learning Skills, Creating Connections and Making Memories

Learning Skills, Creating Connections and Making Memories Josh Ellison interned at the Congressional office with Representative Brad Schneider. My experience …
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