Kimberly Schmidt

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

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
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EMU’s D.C. program offers policy and advocacy internship opportunities to support new majors

by Karlyn Gehring and Lauren Jefferson

A spring semester visit by Eastern Mennonite University students, history professors Mark Metzler Sawin, Mary Sprunger and Ji Eun Kim, and career services director Kimberly Phillips highlighted internship opportunities in
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In the nation’s capital, an ‘invaluable’ internship and ‘new perspectives’ thanks to a new WCSC scholarship

by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

For students who commute to campus for classes, enrolling in a residential program such as the Washington Community Scholars’ Center (WCSC) can mean taking on a semester of increased room
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