Wisconsin in Washington internships launch careers in DC

UW-Madison provides students with the unique opportunity to participate in a dynamic internship program in our nation’s capital while earning credit toward graduation. The program fuses academics and professional skills, and includes exciting lectures, visits to major institutions and a variety of networking opportunities that have kick-started many UW students’ careers in Washington, D.C.

Wisconsin in Washington offers a semester and a summer program, and is open to students from all majors. Interested in participating? Apply now!

Hear how the program helped shape the futures of three student participants.

Lauren Danen

Major(s): International Studies, Spanish, Latin American Studies

Internship: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs

Julien Rashid

Major(s): Molecular Biology, Community & Environmental Sociology
Certificate in Global Health

Internship: Sabine Vaccine Institute

Kezia Weigl-Sterr

Major(s): Political Science, Legal Studies, Criminal Justice

Internship: DC Public Defender Service, Pearl Division