The Washington Center at UNH

08/29/2022

We love when our alumni are out there doing great work and co-writing great pieces!

By many indicators, the New Hampshire economy has recovered from and expanded beyond the challenges and declines of the past several years. Unemployment across the region and in New Hampshire has reached historically low levels, and overall employment has rebounded to pre-pandemic levels. However, a...

07/13/2022

Congratulations to UNH & TWC alumnus Andrew Middleton on his new podcast!

Could you pick a white-breasted nuthatch out of a lineup? We explore the value - and limits - of birdwatching, categorization, and measurement.

06/21/2022

All UNH TWC students and alumni are invited!

Join TWC President Kim Churches to learn more about The Washington Center’s newly adopted strategic plan and network with fellow alumni.

06/16/2022

Wow, looks like some big changes are coming to the neighborhood where our TWC interns live!

The Federal Railroad Administration this week unveiled new images showing its vision to turn Washington's declining train station into a modern, multimodal transit hub.

06/02/2022

Another UNH TWC alum receives a Fulbright grant! Congratulations, Daniel!

Four UNH students received Fulbright grants this spring to teach, study or conduct research abroad, with two more earning alternate recognition. Nine of the 20 applicants from UNH advanced as far as the semifinal stage. Those receiving offers were Angelica Beltran Franco ’19, Brian Lundgren ’21,...

05/17/2022

Superstar student alert: Whatever agency or office hires her in DC this fall when she's interning with TWC is a very lucky employer! Congrats, Joslyn, on your publication.

Consumers are surrounded by video content now more than ever. Every day we spend hours watching video content that educates, inspires, and entertains, and this amount of time exploded during the pandemic (Hayes, 2021). People devote one-third of their internet time to watching videos, and it is pred...

05/08/2022

The former Secretary of Transportation was recognized with TWC's Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012.

05/04/2022

You probably heard part of this story if you applied to The Washington Center anytime from 2005-2020, when the UNH Liaison described the impetus for TWC's Simpson-Mineta Leadership Series. If these two could find common ground and form a friendship in turbulent times, can't we all?

Thank you for your service to the country and to our students at TWC, Sec. Mineta.

Nearly 75 years later, internee Norman Mineta and jamboree visitor Alan K. Simpson return to the Wyoming site where Mineta and his Japanese American family were confined.

04/15/2022

Another great sign that you should be spending a semester interning in Washington DC!

It's not exactly easy to get in, but if you book in advance, it's once again possible to get a close-up view of the historical paintings, furnishings and knickknacks in the People's House.

04/08/2022

The annual 603 Challenge is upon us. If you are inclined to give, please consider a gift that is directed to The Washington Center internship program. And thank you for your support.

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04/06/2022

That's our own UNH POLT/IA major Meadow!

“Congratulations to University of New Hampshire student Meadow Fortier, one of five students nationwide who was awarded the Samuel G. Rose scholarship for the spring 2022 Academic Internship Program! Learn more about this scholarship: https://hubs.ly/Q017mjKK0

03/08/2022

UNH & TWC alumni in DC: you are NOT going to want to miss this. Register now, it's FREE. See you April 4th!

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