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An Ambitious Day in DC

Today was one of the most ambitious and interesting days I have had in Washington so far.  For our International Relations seminar, we had a

Happy on the Hill

Today, the American Politics seminar mostly focused on Hill activities and how polarized Congress in particular has become. In the morning, John Lawrence came

Seeing Our Alumni in Action

One of the greatest benefits of the participating in this winter seminar is that we get to see our alumni in action.  It is

Speed Networking Dinner

One of the best aspects of the DC winter program is the opportunity to make connections with different people who work in Washington. Networking

Wednesday Workday

Hello readers! Today was a busy day, tomorrow we are on the Hill, and it is late and I’m tired, so this will be

First Day of Site Visits!!

Yesterday, I had a small mishap with my camera and accidentally deleted all of the photos I had taken of the Urban Education seminar.

Jam-Packed Tuesday

Today was a very long day for the American Politics seminar. We began our day on Capitol Hill at the Democratic National Convention, whose

Speakers and Strategy

The topic of my DC winter seminar is International Relations: U.S. Grand Strategy in the 21st Century.  So far, we have studied various grand

A Tour of the Monuments

Tonight the DC winter seminar students had the opportunity to take a Monuments by Moonlight trolley tour around Washington. We met at the William