Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, D.C.
This summer I interned for the Middle East Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a non-partisan think tank located in Washington, D.C. Founded in 1962, CSIS has since grown to become a leader in foreign policy analysis and...
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Policy Matters Ohio, Cleveland, Ohio
As a native Ohioan, I decided to spend the summer working for Policy Matters Ohio (PMO), an organization dedicated to improving the lives of working-class families in the state. Though I still have yet to master the art of waking up before 9am, or...
Carter Center, Atlanta<, Georgia
When I tell people I’m a political science major, they typically respond with some variation of “That’s interesting, but what exactly can you do with a degree in political science?” I could give several answers to this question, but it was only after receiving a...
Middle East Research Information Project , Washington, D.C.
I used my Wellman Hill Grant to accept a summer internship with the Middle East Research and Information Project (MERIP). MERIP is located in Washington, D.C. and publishes the quarterly Middle East Report journal. MERIP’s mission is to provide analysis and...
Northeast-Midwest Institute, Washington, D.C.
In the summer of 2009 I was lucky enough to intern for a nonprofit organization and learn about grassroots mobilization and non-governmental organizations’ influence on legislation. I was eager to accept another intern position in Washington, D.C. to learn more about what happens behind the...
Judge Solomon Oliver, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Cleveland
On my first day of work, I wanted to make a good impression. To begin, I arrived at the Carl B. Stokes U.S. District Court House thirty minutes early, 8:00 a.m. to be exact. When I...