The Hamilton Washington, D.C. Program offers a combination of rigorous academic study and real-world experience in national government to the 16 juniors and seniors who participate each fall. Students do research and attend seminars led by a resident member of Hamilton's Government Department while working full time in a Washington, D.C., office. In recent years, students have worked in the White House Communications Office, the Senate Judiciary Committee, the State Department and the Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division.
Created in 1969, the provides a combination of academic study and experience in national government to the 16 juniors and seniors who participate in the program each fall. Students conduct research and attend seminars led by a resident member of the department while working full time in Congressional and/or executive offices. In recent years, students have worked in the White House Communications Office, the Senate Judiciary Committee, the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, and in the State Department.The Levitt Center Lecture Series also brings well-known civic servants and public-affairs scholars to Hamilton each semester. Recent visitors include Alice Rivlin, founding director of the Congressional Budget Office and former vice chair of the Federal Reserve Board; Nobel Prize recipient in economics Joseph E. Stiglitz; Lawrence J. Korb, former assistant secretary of defense; Catholic and feminist scholar Elizabeth Fox-Genovese; former Planned Parenthood President Gloria Feldt; and former presidential advisor, author and conservative commentator Dinesh D'Souza.
Many government students head for the nation's capital for Hamilton's Washington, D.C. Program. It's an integrated semester of coursework, debate and discussion during which students serve internships in a variety of congressional, executive and nongovernmental offices. The program is an unparalleled opportunity to observe and participate in the daily workings of political and civic life.
Government Department faculty members are among the most highly regarded at Hamilton. All have published extensively; many are the authors of multiple books on their specialties. Most have been the recipients of fellowships and grants to further their research and teaching expertise.
From namesake Alexander Hamilton forward, the College has established a rich legacy of distinguished public service. Graduates include statesman and Nobel laureate Elihu Root, ambassador and presidential advisor Sol Linowitz, ambassador Edward S. "Ned" Walker Jr., governors, legislators and many others. The Government Department sustains and nurtures this tradition through courses, special programs and student-faculty interaction focused on political actions, values and institutions.
With its breadth and rigor, the study of government at Hamilton is a great starting point for many different careers and professions. Recent graduates are advancing in the fields of management, law, banking and finance, publishing and education as well as governmental service.
Many government students head for the nation's capital for Hamilton's Washington, D.C. Program. It's an integrated semester of coursework, debate and discussion during which students serve internships in a variety of congressional, executive and nongovernmental offices. The program is an unparalleled opportunity to observe and participate in the daily workings of political and civic life.
Government Department faculty members are among the most highly regarded at Hamilton. All have published extensively; many are the authors of multiple books on their specialties. Most have been the recipients of fellowships and grants to further their research and teaching expertise.
From namesake Alexander Hamilton forward, the College has established a rich legacy of distinguished public service. Graduates include statesman and Nobel laureate Elihu Root, ambassador and presidential advisor Sol Linowitz, ambassador Edward S. "Ned" Walker Jr., governors, legislators and many others. The Government Department sustains and nurtures this tradition through courses, special programs and student-faculty interaction focused on political actions, values and institutions.
With its breadth and rigor, the study of government at Hamilton is a great starting point for many different careers and professions. Recent graduates are advancing in the fields of management, law, banking and finance, publishing and education as well as governmental service.
Many government students head for the nation's capital for Hamilton's Washington, D.C. Program. It's an integrated semester of coursework, debate and discussion during which students serve internships in a variety of congressional, executive and nongovernmental offices. The program is an unparalleled opportunity to observe and participate in the daily workings of political and civic life.
Government Department faculty members are among the most highly regarded at Hamilton. All have published extensively; many are the authors of multiple books on their specialties. Most have been the recipients of fellowships and grants to further their research and teaching expertise.
From namesake Alexander Hamilton forward, the College has established a rich legacy of distinguished public service. Graduates include statesman and Nobel laureate Elihu Root, ambassador and presidential advisor Sol Linowitz, ambassador Edward S. "Ned" Walker Jr., governors, legislators and many others. The Government Department sustains and nurtures this tradition through courses, special programs and student-faculty interaction focused on political actions, values and institutions.
With its breadth and rigor, the study of government at Hamilton is a great starting point for many different careers and professions. Recent graduates are advancing in the fields of management, law, banking and finance, publishing and education as well as governmental service.
Many government students head for the nation's capital for Hamilton's Washington, D.C. Program. It's an integrated semester of coursework, debate and discussion during which students serve internships in a variety of congressional, executive and nongovernmental offices. The program is an unparalleled opportunity to observe and participate in the daily workings of political and civic life.
Government Department faculty members are among the most highly regarded at Hamilton. All have published extensively; many are the authors of multiple books on their specialties. Most have been the recipients of fellowships and grants to further their research and teaching expertise.
From namesake Alexander Hamilton forward, the College has established a rich legacy of distinguished public service. Graduates include statesman and Nobel laureate Elihu Root, ambassador and presidential advisor Sol Linowitz, ambassador Edward S. "Ned" Walker Jr., governors, legislators and many others. The Government Department sustains and nurtures this tradition through courses, special programs and student-faculty interaction focused on political actions, values and institutions.
With its breadth and rigor, the study of government at Hamilton is a great starting point for many different careers and professions. Recent graduates are advancing in the fields of management, law, banking and finance, publishing and education as well as governmental service.
