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WCSC hosts 14 for summer 2022 DC internships

July 21, 2022Last updated July 22, 2022 by EMU Communications

From conducting economic policy research in the DC area to assisting with costume design at an award-winning theater, 14 students are gaining professional experience this summer at the Washington Community

Donning of the Kente ceremony honors grads, their heritage and valued mentors

May 3, 2022Last updated May 4, 2022 by EMU Communications

Eastern Mennonite University’s seventh annual Donning of the Kente Ceremony held plenty of moments that tugged the heart. “Each time we do this, and this is the seventh time,” said

Keim Lecture to focus on Cheyenne, Mennonite history and intersections

March 18, 2022Last updated March 22, 2022 by EMU Communications

Professor Kimberly D. Schmidt is the 2022 speaker for the Albert N. Keim Lecture Series, sponsored by Eastern Mennonite University’s history and political science programs. She speaks Monday, March 21, at 5 p.m.

WCSC WORKS: Senior lands full-time employment at internship site

March 3, 2022Last updated July 27, 2022 by Lauren Jefferson

Tessa Waidelich, a recent graduate of Eastern Mennonite University, says she wasn’t sure exactly what she wanted to do after college. But after spending just 10 weeks in EMU’s Washington

WCSC hosts 15 this spring for DC internships

February 23, 2022Last updated February 28, 2022 by EMU Communications

From assisting DC’s own public defender service to podcast production for a prominent video production company, 15 students are gaining professional experience this semester at the Washington Community Scholars’ Center

WCSC WORKS: New grad translates internship into full-time employment

January 26, 2022Last updated February 28, 2022 by Lauren Jefferson

When Terry Jones arrived at the Washington Community Scholars’ Center during the summer of 2021, he wasn’t sure of his next steps. A senior at Eastern Mennonite University majoring in

WCSC fall 2021 interns work in DC-area clinics, labs, orgs and more

November 19, 2021Last updated November 30, 2021 by EMU Communications

This fall, students are working in schools, theaters, research labs and medical clinics as part of the Washington Community Scholars’ Center (WCSC). The center, located in D.C. since 1976, is

WCSC intern publishes in Smithsonian Magazine

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While interning with the Smithsonian Center for Folklife & Cultural Heritage during a fall semester with Washington Community Scholars' Center, Gwen Mallow researched and wrote about the Mothman of West Virginia. Her writing was published this month on the Smithsonian's magazine blog. Congrats, Gwen! ... read more about WCSC intern publishes in Smithsonian Magazine from Smithsonian Magazine

Bshara Nassar MA ’14 among The Arab American Foundation’s ’40 Under 40′

July 29, 2021Last updated August 4, 2021 by EMU Communications

Bshara Nassar, a 2104 alumnus of Eastern Mennonite University’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding, has been named as an awardee of The Arab America Foundation’s “40 Under 40” Class of

WCSC Summer 2021 hosts full house with wide-ranging internships

July 13, 2021Last updated February 28, 2022 by EMU Communications

This summer, students are shooting films, nursing human and wildlife patients back to health, and providing Spanish language translation throughout the city of Washington DC. These internships and more are

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