Hillsdale College Students Intern and Study in Washington, D.C., as Part of Washington-Hillsdale Spring Internship Program
WHIP students are interning for the White House, The Washington Post, the Claremont Institute, and more.
HILLSDALE, Mich. — Twenty-five Hillsdale College students are in the nation’s capital for the spring semester as a part of the College’s Washington-Hillsdale Internship Program. Through the program, students participate in full-time internships while taking evening classes on Hillsdale’s D.C. campus.
“WHIP challenges students to balance professional and academic life as they experience how the things they study at Hillsdale apply in the real world,” said Dorothy Roland, Hillsdale in D.C.’s undergraduate program coordinator. “On top of that, they spend an unforgettable semester exploring one of the most exciting cities in America.”
“WHIP challenges students to balance professional and academic life as they experience how the things they study at Hillsdale apply in the real world.”
This semester, WHIP students are interning for The White House and the House Oversight Committee, as well as the offices of Reps. Tom Barrett, Steve Scalise, Michael Cloud, Tim Walberg, Pete Stauber, and Josh Brecheen, and Sens. Markwayne Mullin and Deb Fisher. Outside of the government, WHIP students are interning for The Heritage Foundation, the Conservative Partnership Institute, The Kennedy Center, the American Legislative Exchange Council, The Claremont Institute, McKeon Group, the America First Policy Institute, The Washington Post, America’s Future, the Competitive Enterprise Institute, and American Moment.
During their time in D.C., students will take a trip to Mount Vernon, shoot at the NRA Gun Range, visit Gettysburg, and take a tour of the monuments, as well as attending the Intercollegiate Studies Institute’s Viennese Waltz Ball and the Hillsdale in D.C. Washington-Lincoln Toast. They will also get to watch an NHL or NBA game and a show at either the Folger Shakespeare Library or the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra.
This semester’s class will get to attend the first event in Hillsdale’s newly renovated D.C. facility: a lecture by Matthew Spalding, Hillsdale’s vice president for Washington operations, about his newest book, “The Making of the American Mind: The Story of Our Declaration of Independence.”
While on WHIP, students take two or three evening classes taught by both Hillsdale College faculty members and distinguished fellows who live and work in Washington, D.C., including Mollie Hemingway, editor-in-chief of The Federalist. WHIP offers classes in law, politics, economics, journalism, history, and English.
Juniors and seniors of all majors can participate in the program. This year’s WHIP class included students majoring in politics, economics, religion, financial management, psychology, English, history, exercise science, and philosophy.
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About Hillsdale in D.C.
Hillsdale College’s campus in Washington, D.C., extends the College’s educational mission to the nation’s capital by teaching and promoting the principles and practice of American constitutionalism. As the home of the Washington-Hillsdale Internship Program, the James Madison Fellowship Program, the Van Andel Graduate School of Government, the Academy for Freedom in Science, and a variety of lectures and events open to policymakers and the public, Hillsdale in D.C. seeks to inspire and form students, citizens, practitioners, and statesmen, who will restore America’s principles and revive self-government in the political life of the nation. For more information, visit dc.hillsdale.edu.