Ten Weeks of Breaking News at CNN — Piper Pascarella
Piper Pascarella interned with CNN’s Inside Politics Sunday team in Washington, D.C., where she worked in a fast-paced newsroom covering …
A Front-Row Seat to Public Service on Capitol Hill — Spencer Meyers
Spencer Meyers interned in Senator Tammy Duckworth’s office, where he supported constituent communications, legislative research, and administrative operations. Through tasks …
A Summer at the U.S. Copyright Office — Sam Crutcher
Sam Crutcher participated in the Illinois in Washington program as a Historical Public Records Intern at the United States Copyright …
Learning by Asking: What a Semester in D.C. Taught Me — Emily Huffman
Emily Huffman participated in the Illinois in Washington program, where she interned in Congressman Bill Foster’s office and gained firsthand …
Diana’s DC Diaries: The Best Semester of my College Years — Diana Torres
Diana Torres participated in the Illinois in Washington program, where she interned in the press office of a U.S. House …
A Semester in D.C. — Fiona Sullivan
Fiona Sullivan interned with Public Citizen’s Democracy Team through the Illinois in Washington program, where she supported grassroots organizing, event …
Shut-Down, Reboot, and Logging-Off: An Ode to Female Friendships and Flexibility — Audrey Sperling
Audrey Sperling participated in the Illinois in Washington program, where she interned on Capitol Hill and experienced the challenges of …
Life In D.C.: A Congressional Intern — Ma’Kayla Mashburn
Ma’Kayla Mashburn is a congressional intern in Washington, D.C., where she supports legislative and constituent services work while gaining firsthand …
A Semester in Senator Durbin’s Office — Annika Char
Annika Char is a political science student at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign who interned in Senator Dick Durbin’s office …
Building Hope through Hardship: The Lessons I Have Learned During My Time in D.C. — Zayna Ahmed
Zayna Ahmed interned in the Office of Senator Dick Durbin, where she worked with the Foreign Policy team conducting research …
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 …
