This week kicked off the 44th
year for the Hamilton College Program in Washington, D.C. With internships,
debates, and excursions, this semester will surely be as exciting, informative,
and entertaining as prior semesters. The Department of Justice, Global Policy
Group Firm, Qorvis Communications, and the National Organization for Women are just
a few of the places where students are interning this semester. This semester
the seminar course that accompanies the program, entitled Public Policy Problems: The American Administrative State, focuses
on the complexity of the federal executive branch. In addition to learning
about bureaucratic politics, agency design, and agency conflict, students will
also examine multiple executive branch crises in depth. Hurricane Katrina, the
attack on 9/11, the Gulf Oil Spill, and the attacks in Benghazi are a few of
the case studies students will analyze.
Wednesday evenings this semester
students will get to interact with dynamic speakers and visit important historical
landmarks across Washington. Scheduled events include a meeting with Admiral
James Loy, former Deputy Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security; a
meeting and Capital Tour with Representative Hanna; a Hamilton Media Panel with
discussions from Hamilton Alums with media careers in D.C.; and visits to the
Pentagon, the Newseum and the National Archives. This Wednesday, students got
the chance to hear about lobbying and politics in Washington D.C. from Hamilton
Alums Frank Vlossak IV and George Baker of Williams and Jensen. With all that
D.C., and the Hamilton College D.C. Program has to offer, it will definitely be
a busy and memorable semester!
Professor
G. Johnson
Assistant
Professor of Government Fall 2013 Hamilton College Program in Washington, D.C. Director
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