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-17 posts tagged "Washington D.C."
Kate Naessens | Monday, October 31, 2022
For those looking to gain internship experience while studying off-campus, the Notre Dame Washington Program poses an exciting and unique opportunity. Open to sophomores and juniors, the program boasts alumni who have gone on to work with The Washington Post, CNN, Facebook and in Congress. Students spend at least three days a week at their internships
Isa Sheikh | Monday, September 12, 2022
On Friday morning, Rep. Brendan Boyle, ‘99, spoke to a group of students about his career path, pursuing opportunities in politics and current legislative priorities. Boyle, a Democratic congressman from Pennsylvania’s second district serving his fourth term, is an alumnus of Notre Dame’s Hesburgh Program in Public Service and the inaugural semester in the Washington
Caroline Collins | Thursday, March 24, 2022
Over spring break, groups of students traveled to Immokalee, Florida for the Migrant Experiences seminar and to Washington, D.C. for the Educational Equity seminar. Seminars are courses offered through the Center for Social Concerns. Groups meet during the semester in an academic setting with the course culminating in an immersion trip over fall or spring
Olivia Schatz | Thursday, February 3, 2022
Seriously? The Commanders? After months of waiting, and waiting, and teasing five alternative options, they picked the Commanders. If you can’t already tell, I take my mascots and team names more seriously than I do actual football. What’s the point of supporting a team if they have no cute or quirky mascot to love along
Siobhan Loughney | Thursday, December 2, 2021
College students are always busy, but Notre Dame students in the Washington Program balance a full time internship with classes while living in Washington D.C. for a semester. Junior political science major Hailey Abrams spent her fall semester interning with the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), gaining experience that she can tie together with her studies. Abrams
Martin Kennedy | Wednesday, April 3, 2019
After a year-long hiatus from production, the hit comedy and three-consecutive time winner of the Emmy for Best Comedy Series “Veep” has returned for its seventh and final season. “Veep” stars Julia Louis-Dreyfus (whose fight against breast cancer delayed production of the show) as the dysfunctional and accidental Vice President-turned-President Selina Meyer, who tries to
Maria Leontaras | Thursday, January 24, 2019
Three Saint Mary’s students embarked on a trip to learn about mortgages and affordable American housing with Fannie Mae during a four-day trip to Washington, D.C. Juniors Grace Hillman, Anna Mason and Mary Wandor traveled to the nation’s capital during winter break to participate in an externship established by Saint Mary’s alumna Renee Schultz. Editor’s
Adrianna Fazio | Wednesday, April 11, 2018
The morning of the government shutdown, junior Megan Kamm arrived at the State Department to watch her colleagues file out of the office, announcing they were on furlough. She assumed she too would head home for the day, but as she was leaving, her director stopped her and said, “Megan, you’re not paid, — you’re
Letter to the Editor | Monday, May 1, 2017
I value the democratic process. I think the type of government the Founding Fathers established in the Age of Enlightenment is something to be marveled at as well as protected. The beauty in the government they created was that it was the amalgamation of some of the best attempts at democratic nations of the past.
Justine Wang | Wednesday, November 2, 2016
WASHINGTON — The Notre Dame Washington Program is Notre Dame’s only off-campus academic program located in the United States. Every semester, a fresh cohort of 15 students with diverse interests and majors finds themselves immersed in the cultural and political life of Washington, D.C. Students in the program live in Dupont Circle, just minutes away from