Testimonials

The Washington Center shares with Dickinson a commitment to provide a useful education that combines hands-on experience with a rigorous liberal-arts academic foundation. When I review the internships Dickinson students have experienced through TWC, I am impressed by the breadth of choices that are available to them. Our students have used their Washington Center experiences to serve in the White House, Congress, the U.S. Attorney's Office, the Brookings Institution, etc. These internships are pivotal opportunities for our students to engage the world as emerging citizen leaders.

William G. Durden, Ph.D., President
Dickinson College

There may be other programs offering a Washington experience to undergraduates, but there is none better than The Washington Center. The enormous personal attention given to students in the The Washington Center’s periodic week- long programs and their superlative semester-length internships is exceptional. Students return to campus filled with enthusiasm instilled in academia and government.

Ross K. Baker, Ph.D., Professor of Political Science
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick Campus

The Washington Center gives our students a wonderful academic experience that they could not obtain anywhere else. It provides them with more of everything--better internship placements, better housing, and more one-on-one supervision--and at a price that allows us to make this opportunity available to the greatest number of students. The Center's staff has been tireless in seeking out additional funds from state governments, foundations and the private sector so as to make the experience affordable to all.

Francis Graham Lee, Ph.D., Professor of Political Science and Campus Liaison
Saint Joseph's University

We consider The Washington Center a partner of the University. For more than twenty years, it has offered our students coveted internships in a wide variety of fields. It has given them the skills needed to enter and succeed in the workforce, and they’ve returned to campus with a renewed, energized and more focused approach to their career planning.

Robin Lee, Ph.D., Associate Director of Career Development Center and Campus Liaison
California State University, Long Beach

The Washington Center’s internship and academic seminar programs provide exceptional opportunities. Through their experience as interns in all kinds of workplaces in Washington, D.C. and abroad, our students gain a deeper understanding of politics, economics, and social justice in a national and global context. Our affiliation with The Washington Center enables students of all majors to receive academic credit for their internships through their home academic departments, and they return to our campus greatly enriched by these experiences.

James McKusick, Ph.D., Dean The Davidson Honors College and Campus Liaison
The University of Montana

For more than 30 years, our students’ educations at The University of Iowa have come alive through the professional work opportunities of The Washington Center Internship Program. Our students have interned at the White House, a non-profit focused on recent refugees, the Public Defender’s Office, the EPA and scores of other meaningful placements. A Pomerantz Career Center program at the UI, The Washington Center is a trusted partner in helping students transition from the classroom to successful careers in society.

Sally Mason, Ph.D., President

University of Iowa

When Wake Forest University first explored opportunities for academic internships in Washington, we conducted a thorough evaluation of The Washington Center's (TWC) history, mission, programs, and operations. We were convinced that our partnership would serve our requirements for both academic rigor and internships that were discipline-based, experientially probing, and exceptional in quality. The high caliber, commitment, and responsiveness of the entire staff have been hallmarks of our very successful affiliation.

Paul N. Orser, Ph.D., Associate Dean of the College and Campus Liaison
Wake Forest University

I tell my students two things: that we have never had a dissatisfied customer and that this type of hands-on knowledge is invaluable. Our Case students have had excellent experiences, enlightening internships, fine instruction, and great opportunities to get close to at least a part of the action in the political center of the nation. They are fired up when they come back to campus, ready to learn more about how politics works in Washington.

Alexander Lamis, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Political Science and Campus Liaison
Case Western Reserve University