Emily Schneider ’19 was funded by the Rockefeller Center for a Fall 2017 internship at Frontier Group, with generous support from the Peter McSpadden ’52 Memorial Fund....

"One of my favorite parts of the internship was connecting with interns in other offices through weekly professional development by the White House Internship Program. We had a speaker series where principals and senior staff would speak to the internship class and offer words of advice."...

"My biggest takeaway from this internship was that while working in civil rights law is not easy, it is immensely rewarding. The constituents reaching out to us were often having one of the worst experiences of their lives, and for us to be able to help them through it was truly amazing."...

"Building an understanding of how the hierarchies and bureaucracies in Washington work is best learned on the job, but bringing subject-matter expertise with a versatile personality is a key to succeeding on the Hill."...

“It is inspiring to be able to see all that is being done in these realms first hand. These events have been an incredible way to learn more about health policy, and to see where I could take my own career.”...

Mr. Peter McSpadden, Class of 1952, a great friend and supporter of the Center’s mission, passed away on March 13, 2016. Hundreds of students benefited from his annual gifts to the Center as well as the McSpadden Public Affairs Internship Endowment Fund and the McSpadden Policy Studies Endowment Fund....