“OMG”: the three letters that began many tweets during the Campaign 2012 seminar. Each day our students were introduced to people and ideas that inspired them in new ways. I expected to help them integrate all they were learning into a deeper understanding of politics and the political process. What I did not anticipate was the degree to which the students would have to be coached into setting aside their awe. On more than one occasion I felt like the proverbial pail of cold water tempering their enthusiasm. | View Full Article
As part of the seminar course component of the TWC-Elon Legal Externship Program, fall students are participating in a legal practicum. Legal externs receive the opportunity to merge legal skills cultivated this semester in their externship with the knowledge accumulated from law school courses by assisting in a pro-bono case on behalf of a DC area non-profit. At the completion of the project, the externs will be writing a legal journal article and submitting it for publication in a legal journal. | View Full Article
Fostering and Enhancing the Students' Academic Learning Experiences through Academic Seminars | View Full Article
Newt Minow is the Former Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, an independent agency of the U.S. government established in 1934 to regulate telecommunications. Minow talked about the evolution and role of debates in the political process, and how they are affected by the quickly changing landscape of the media. | View Full Article
Thom Mozloom is the founder and president of The M Network, a branding and advertising agency based in Miami, Florida. Mozloom talked about campaign ads during the "Evolution of Political Advertising" class. [View program on C-SPAN] About the Road to the White House Course | View Full Article
The Washington Center hosted a "Conversation on Leadership," welcoming Henry Givray, President and CEO of SmithBucklin Corporation, to the Blinken Auditorium. Mr. Givray offered TWC fall interns insights into the fundamentals of leadership and provided ways to incorporate these fundamentals into both their personal and professional lives. | View Full Article
One thing is for sure, students in the Local Green civic engagement project are not afraid to get their hands dirty! On September 22nd, students went to Brier's Mill Run in Riverdale, Maryland to remove trash and debris that pollute the nearby streams. This project was arranged through the Anacostia Watershed Society, one of Local Green’s community partners. | View Full Article
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