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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

Washington Community Scholars’ Center director to retire after 22 years of shaping, invigorating DC cross-cultural program

May 13, 2021Last updated May 14, 2021 by Randi B. Hagi

A city divided, Washington D.C. is at once violent and magnificent. Its political and cultural institutions attract politicians, academicians, artists, and immigrants. Rhythm and color from around the globe embellish

Francis Johnson ‘07 named fellow by the Okta for Good Nonprofit Technology Initiative

May 3, 2021Last updated May 6, 2021 by EMU communications

Francis Johnson, a 2007 alumnus of Eastern Mennonite University and the Washington Community Scholars’ Center program, has been named a Nonprofit Technology Fellow for the Okta for Good Nonprofit Technology

EMU announces community organizing and development minor

April 11, 2021Last updated December 10, 2021 by Randi B. Hagi

“Community organizing is fundamentally a project of power-building within and among groups of people marginalized from existing power structures,” says Professor Ryan Good, co-director of the Washington Community Scholars’ Center

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