Before I arrived in Washington, D.C., I was entirely confident that the experience would be positive. But I never anticipated the lasting impression those 10 days would leave on my Harvard classmates and I. To be sure, the seminar motivated some to seriously consider a run for office, while it also had quite the opposite effect on others. For me it served to reaffirm that I am indeed on the correct path towards fulfilling my academic and career aspirations. Reaffirming My Chosen Career Path | View Full Article
I always had a penchant for politics, but I wasn’t always interested in getting directly involved. Friendly debates, engaging with the media, and showing up on Election Day were enough. My undergraduate courses were spread pretty evenly between English literature, American studies, and architecture. People and their environment were what interested me. My Road to the DNC and Inauguration | View Full Article
Over the course of a month, over 70 different media outlets covered, wrote stories and turned the attention of their online readers to TWC's Campaign 2012 Academic Seminar. | View Full Article
If only by virtue of their rarity, the academic seminars hosted by The Washington Center (TWC) are a unique experience. But my time in Charlotte was more than a confluence of fortunate timing. It is an experience of enrichment and inspiration that will come to define my academic career at Bridgewater State University. | View Full Article
The Democrats kicked off the convention with an event centered around the culture, tradition and community of Charlotte, hyped by every speaker in the previous week. The high expectations were exceeded as CarolinaFest proved to be a true celebration of the Carolinas. Spectators were treated to a variety of music, southern cuisine and free events which the rain could not even damper. It was the perfect way to begin the fieldwork placements of the over 110 students who had arrived to the up and coming city just a week before. | View Full Article
When 108 students from around the country arrived to The Blake Hotel on Sunday, August 26th, they really had no idea what to expect from their first week in Charlotte. Little did they know, each attendee would be in for a jam-packed week of programming, receptions and meetings with major political figures who helped shape Charlotte into the up and coming city that it is today. Programming Speakers | View Full Article
DNC academic seminar participants started their day with a V.I.P. tour of the Time Warner Cable Arena in Uptown Charlotte! During the tour, students received an exclusive first look of the convention venue before the rest of the public and even before most delegates and politicians attending next week! | View Full Article
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