The Postgraduate Professional Development Program (PPDP) students participated in the SUMMIT Outdoor Challenge Course as part of their spring 2012 semester programming. The SUMMIT is a low ropes course consisting of 11 elements pushing every individual's physical and mental boundaries as they worked together to complete a variety of challenges.   [View the spring 2012 Programming album on our Flickr channel] | View Full Article

TWC interns from Canada had the opportunity to attend a Director's Forum with Canadian Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, and the Director, President and CEO of The Wilson Center, Jane Harman.   Topics The relationship between U.S. and Canada Energy Security Intelligence [View photos of the event on the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars website] | View Full Article

TWC alumni enjoyed a brown bag lunch with the Postgraduate Professional Development Program (PPDP). TWC welcomed two alumni from 2005, Michael Venn and Katie O'Connell. Michael currently works as the technical assistant to the executive vice president for Electronic Systems at Lockheed Martin, while Katie has been a media relations associate at NAFSA since September 2008.   [View the spring 2012 Programming album on our Flickr channel] | View Full Article

The Cordova Congressional Internship Program and the Political Leadership Program enjoyed a distinguished panel of speakers who discussed the relationships between lobbyists and legislators and how they promote policy-making.   The panel | View Full Article

Spring interns attended a panel on Social Responsibility and Philanthropy at The Washington Center’s Residential Academic Facility. The event featured four speakers who are experts in both nonprofit and philanthropic landscapes. The panelists discussed their efforts at a variety of well-known corporations and nonprofits.   Participants | View Full Article

It’s 2012. The United States has elected its first African-American president, the planet has more than 7 billion people, and the world has become more technologically advanced in the last two decades than the last 2,000 years combined. Despite all these advances, a woman on average still makes only 77 cents on the male dollar.   | View Full Article