College to Congress: Getting Low Income, High-Achieving Students Internships on The Hill
Author: Lindsay France
Created: 04 Feb, 2019
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Updated: 15 Aug, 2022●
1 min read
CEO Audrey Henson and her team are disrupting the way internships on the Hill are staffed. They’ve created a pipeline for top students who have overcome major adversity, and who lack valuable connections, to gain access to these valuable internships. Congress can’t get enough of these all-stars.
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