Sarah Alpert '21 interned at The Borgen Project during the 2020 summer term. The following is an excerpt from her internship report. In...

As an intern, I supported prosecutions and investigations by assisting attorneys and paralegals, including serving as a paralegal for a trial that involved corruption in the New York City Police Department.

The Close the Workhouse campaign's goals are threefold: close the St. Louis city jail colloquially known as the "Workhouse," reduce St. Louis city’s incarcerated population by 33%, and invest in programs and services that support communities instead of jails....

"I plan to apply the new knowledge and experiences I gained during this experience as a constant reminder of how I can contribute to my community through public service. This internship was wonderful in shedding light on how one official can make a difference through public policy."...

Randy Huang ’19 interned at the Department of State’s Office of the Historian during the Fall term of 2017 with the generous support from the Mr. E. John Rosenwald Jr. ’52 Public Affairs Internship Fund....

"Through interactions with clients, their families, witnesses, complainants, and other parties such as Court Clerks, owners of stores with surveillance cameras, I had to learn how to be quick on my feet when it comes to differentiating my demeanor and attitude based on the context."...

"During my internship, I was able to further explore my career aspirations by meeting a plethora of junior officers and enlisted personnel in the US Navy. I participated in Command PT and even completed the Navy Physical Readiness Test (PRT) at Joint-Base Anacostia Bolling."...

"One of the best parts about working in the Economic Policy office is its size –there are no research assistants and each economist is usually the only expert in their field in the office," says Daniel Shlien '18. "Therefore, I worked directly with leading economists, people whose opinions on a subject, whether it be housing or healthcare, move the needle in the world of policy."...

Lauren Bishop '19 reflects on how her internship in the White House Office of Presidential Correspondence under President Obama allowed her to realize that public service has a "duty to investigate into the root of the problem in order to solve the greater issue."...

Nicole Castillo '17 describes how her internship at Washington Office on Latin America "deepened my knowledge of what advocacy looks like in DC, something that I had not been exposed to previously."...