Tag: politics
Student Internship Stories: Chloe McKim Jepsen (CAS’22), Massachusetts Housing Coalition
CCD: Tell us about your experience. What were your responsibilities? CMJ: I served as the Marketing and Policy Intern for the Massachusetts Housing Coalition, a new nonprofit organization based in Boston. MHC aims to promote the creation of affordable housing in Massachusetts through advocacy of adequate access to transportation, sustainable practices, and racial social, and ...
Student Internship Stories: Tima Dasouki (CAS’22), Office of Senator Elizabeth Warren
CCD: Tell us about your experience. What were your responsibilities? TD: I was a policy intern at Senator Elizabeth Warren's Boston Office. My main responsibilities were conducting outreach with the Senator's constituents, authoring weekly briefings to keep the Senator's office informed on local legislative issues and delivering administrative support with data coordination, document management, material ...
Internship Series: San José City Hall Vice Mayor’s Office (District 5)
Anna Pham COM '21 | Public Relations Intern CCD: Tell us about your work experience. What were your responsibilities? AP: This past summer, I interned at the Office of Vice Mayor Magdalena Carrasco for the City of San José. Some of my tasks included answering the phone and helping constituents, tabling at community events, designing ...
Internship Series: Tim Canova for Congress
Masha Vernik CAS/Pardee’19 | International Relations Deputy Field Organizer CCD: Tell us about your internship experience. What were your responsibilities? Masha: My job was to knock on voters’ doors and convince them to vote for Tim Canova. To do this effectively required a multitude of persuasion and tactful skills. I gave pitches tailored to an individual ...
Careers with the Federal Government
Thinking about an internship for the summer? Worried about what you’re going to do when you graduate? We’ve all been there. You have so many options, and a great one includes working with the federal government. Contrary to popular opinion, you don’t have to be a political science major to work for the federal government. ...
Internship Series: Department of State
Aelish Benjamin-Brown CAS/Pardee’18 | International Relations State Department Internship CCD: Tell us about your internship experience. What were your responsibilities? Aelish: I found the opportunity via my academic department and the Center for Career Development. I went to walk-in hours for cover letter help and followed up with a career advisor multiple times to perfect my ...
Internship Series: Hispanic Black Gay Coalition
Amanda Reveles CAS’17 | Astronomy Youth Conference Organizer CCD: Tell us about internship experience. What were your responsibilities? Amanda: I was in charge of soliciting sponsors and in kind donations as well as creating a website for the conference. I also communicated with a lot of youth and other nonprofit organizations to get facilitators for ...
Internship Series: Fox News
Laura Eng CAS’17 | Political Science Fox News College Associate CCD: Tell us about your summer experience. What were your responsibilities? Laura: I worked in the Northeast Bureau at Fox News in New York City, where I learned how to write and produce segments pertaining to the Northeast area. I went out into the field ...
Internship Series: Congresswoman Niki Tsongas
Bob Schneider CAS’13 | International Relations Intern As an undergraduate student, Bob Schneider worked as intern in Washington, D.C. for Congresswoman Niki Tsongas. In addition to administrative tasks, Bob wrote recommendations on legislation for Congresswoman Tsongas. He found his internship via the Congresswoman’s website at the recommendation of a BU D.C. Study Abroad Program Manager. ...
Internship Series: U.S. House of Representatives
Eric Kashdan CAS’14 | Major: International Relations Legislative Intern for Congressman John Tierney This spring, Eric Kashdan is a legislative intern at the United States House of Representatives for Congressman John Tierney, representing the sixth Congressional District of Massachusetts. Eric found this opportunity online, with the knowledge that he wanted to work in the federal ...
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