Alumni Highlights
Through Policy Visits and the semester-long internship, the Washington Program provides students with an excellent springboard for future endeavors. Networking opportunities and career discernment help students find future internships and other career or enrichment opportunities.
Check out some highlights from our alums!
Nicholas Crookston (WP Spring 2022) published a column in The Observer calling attention to increasing hurdles to voting
Cameron Blanchard (WP Fall 2021) published an essay on young adults' indifference to China's growing military power, in the Future View section of the Wall Street Journal.
Greg Miller (WP Spring 2020) was named a 2021 Truman Scholar, recognizing his work on affordable housing advocacy.
Meilin Scanish (WP Fall 2019) co-wrote a blog post with Ambassador Norman Eisen at Brookings on Hungary's decision to remove a statue of Imre Nagy from a prominent public square.
Sara Abdel-Rahim (WP Spring 2016) received a Fullbright Scholarship to research refugee camps in Greece. She published these articles on the microeconomies in the camps and educational integration.
In A Refugee Camp, Entrepreneurship Thrives In Isobox Containers
A Refugee Family's Integration Into Greek Education
Cesar Hernandez Estrada (WP Spring 2016) published an article on the economic contributions of immigrants through the Center for American Progress where he interned with their immigration policy team.
How Immigrants Positively Affect the Business Community and U.S. Economy, Center for American Progress
April Dan Feng (WP Spring 2016) published an article in the Huffington Post on China's Supply-Side Reform policy
Under the Shadow of Supply-Side Reform, Huffington Post
Dina Yared (WP Fall 2015) landed a full-time position at the State Department in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and labor, Office of Western Hemispheric Affairs after interning in the same office. She is grateful to have participated in the Washington Program, saying "This opportunity would have been impossible to come by if I had not previously interned [t]here."
Cassidy McDonald (WP Fall 2015) was the 2016 winner of New York Times' journalist Nick Kristof's "Win A Trip with Nick" contest
Notre Dame junior wins New York Times journalism contest, Notre Dame News
Nicole Sganga is a 2020 Campaign Reporter with CBS news and was the 2014 winner of New York Times' journalist Nick Kristof's "Win A Trip with Nick" contest
Notre Dame junior wins New York Times journalism contest, Notre Dame News