Head to Washington D.C.

A spring lecture series that invites 3 women in public leadership to speak about their unique paths to politics. This is a rare opportunity for students to engage with prominent political women from different backgrounds. Speakers have included former NJ Governor Christine Todd Whitman, The Honorable Shirley Chisholm, and Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman. The Forum is held at the Eagleton Institute of Politics in conjunction with the course “Women and American Politics,” but is also open to all Douglass students.

For seven weeks during the summer, Douglass students are afforded the opportunity to intern in state departments and agencies in Trenton or with organizations dedicated to research, development, and implementation of public policy. The full-time placements are paid and assigned according to an area of interest.  During their experience, student interns work on substantive projects, attend meetings, engage in research, and participate in site visits under the leadership of their site mentor.

PLEN seminars, hosted by PLEN’s national headquarters in the nation’s capital, enhance classwork by giving students access to leaders that make and influence public policy at the highest levels: in Congress, the courts, federal agencies, the private sector, policy research, advocacy organizations, and the media. Throughout multiple seminars over the course of the year, students are introduced to role models, career paths, and skills training before they enter the workforce.