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Aitchison Public Service Fellowship in Government Immerse yourself in the life and politics of the nation’s capital through The Johns Hopkins University Aitchison Public Service Undergraduate Fellowship. This residential program gives Hopkins juniors and seniors the opportunity to earn 15 credits while making connections and gaining real-world experience as they spend a full semester in Washington, D.C Based in the Johns Hopkins Bernstein Offit Building, located at 1717 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, the Aitchison Fellowship Program allows JHU students to
The Curriculum:
Each semester two or three courses are offered especially for Aitchison Fellows. In previous semesters these courses have included Politics and Media, The Morality of War, Film, Media and Politics; Theory and Politics of Terrorism; and American Political Thought.
Students have the option to take Arts & Sciences graduate courses offered in DC. For course descriptions, please click here. http://advanced.jhu.edu/government/course_descriptions.cfm Our Core Faculty William Clinger (BA ’51) represented Pennsylvania's Fifth District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1978 to 1996. He was Chairman of the House Government Reform and Oversight Committee, Vice Chairman of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and Chairman of the House Wednesday Group. Prior to his congressional service, Mr. Clinger was the Chief Counsel to the U.S. Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration. Kathy Wagner Hill is the Program Coordinator for the Aitchision Public Service Undergraduate Fellowhip Program and Senior Associate Program Chair for the Government and Global Security Programs at Johns Hopkins University. She has taught courses in public policymaking, environmental policy and research methods at Hopkins for ten years. Prior to joining Hopkins, she taught at Swarthmore College and was previously a Congressional Fellow in the Office of Technology Assessment and later a policy analyst and project director there. She is the lead editor and contributor of Environmental Management in Healthcare Facilities and the author of several articles on environmental policy making. Robert Shogan was the national political correspondent for the Los Angeles Times Washington Bureau for 30 years. His books include: Bad News: Where the Press Goes Wrong in the Making of the President; The Double-Edged Sword: How Character Makes and Ruins Presidents, from Washington to Clinton; Hard Bargain: How FDR Twisted Churchill's Arm, Evaded the Law and Changed the American Presidency; and Riddle of Power: Presidential Leadership from Truman to Bush. His most recent book, The Battle of Blair Mountain, was cited a one of the "notable books of the year" in 2004 by the Christian Science Monitor. Dorothea Israel Wolfson is a freelance writer and has been teaching courses in American Political Thought in the Hopkins program for six years. She earned her Ph.D. in political theory from Cornell University's Department of Government. A former policy analyst at Empower America, she later collaborated with William J. Bennett to write Our Sacred Honor and Our Country's Founders. Among her most recent publications is an essay on Thomas Jefferson in The Founders' Almanac (Heritage Foundation, 2001). “The Aitchison Fellowship was the best possible opportunity to concentrate on my two biggest goals for college: educational achievement and career development. THe work experience I gained from my internship on Capital Hill allowed me to hit the ground running with a staff position for a Member of Congree just ten days after I graduated." Harrison Wadsworth IV, 2007-2008 Aitchison Fellow, Congressional Office Intern “My Aitchison fellowship gave me my most exciting and productive time I've had at Hopkins. THe internship was a great experience and the graduate courses were also a highlight of my stay in D.C.” Ricardo Lopez, 2007-2008 Aitchison Fellow, Public Defender's Office Intern Investigator
Fellows stay in The Congressional, an apartment building of the Washington Intern Student Housing (WISH; http://www.internsdc.com/), located at 215 Constitution Avenue, N.E. on Capital Hill. The Congressional (www.thecongressional.com) is across from the Supreme Court and other historic buildings on the Senate side of Capital Hill and is a short walk from Union Station with rail lines to Baltimore and the red line Metro. The Hopkins Washington Center (1717 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W) where Aitchison classes will be held is a short ride on the red line to Dupont Circle Stop. The amenities at The Congressional include wireless network connection and free laundry facilities. There are also student social activities and a lecture series with interns from other universities also housed in WISH buildings. Aitchison Fellows are required to reside in the Boston University facility during their participation in the Aitchison Program. Detailed housing information will be sent to applicants in a separate package. The cost of the program is in the same range as living on campus and attending classes at Homewood. Students are charged their normal tuition and for the costs of a double room in the The Congressional. (A limited number of single rooms are available for an additional fee.) Since the Aitchison Fellowship is a JHU program all financial aid is applicable to the program costs. All JHU students are eligible to apply for the Aitchison Fellowship. Preference will be given to students who are rising juniors or seniors. Application:
Please submit all materials in one envelope. We regret that, due to the large number of applications we receive, we cannot respond to requests for notification of receipt of student materials. If you wish to receive notification that your materials have been received, please include in your application packet a self-addressed stamped postcard. Kathy Hill We are not responsible for materials delayed because of incorrect addressing. DEADLINE: Kathy Hill
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