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DC career trip returns to advance connections between students and alumni

Feb 29, 2024

The DC career exploration trip, a Ford School tradition organized by Career Services, was held this year on February 8th and 9th in person for the first time since 2020. The experience allows graduate and undergraduate students to learn about policy...

Ford School students, alumni, and friends network in DC

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January Career Expo taps Ford School’s global community

Jan 29, 2021

Finding opportunity among the continued challenges of the coronavirus, the Ford School’s traditional career trip to Washington, DC took on a new and expanded approach this year in the form of a three-day virtual January Graduate Student Career Expo...

Students and alumni networking at the Ford School's DC trip

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Annual career trip goes global: January Graduate Student Career Expo and networking event expands career opportunities for students

Dec 2, 2020

RSVP for the trivia and networking event on January 13! For more than 25 years, the Ford School’s annual DC trip has inspired first and second year graduate students to explore careers, clarify goals, and make connections. Like so many other...

Annual DC career trip fosters connections between students and alumni

Feb 11, 2020

On February 6 and 7, 2020, the Ford School held its annual DC career trip with record student attendance (55 graduate students) and alumni participation (140). A Ford School tradition, this year’s Washington, DC experience provided students with...

Boots on the ground: Annual trip gives students perspective on policy work in DC

Feb 25, 2019

While Graduate Career Service’s yearly DC trip is only two days, its benefits reverberate to influence students’ career trajectory plans. On February 7 and 8, 35 Ford students took part in panels and information sessions around Washington, DC, on a...

Annual DC Trip encourages professional networking and career exploration for students

Feb 20, 2018

Washington, DC is the heartland of sorts for much of American public policy, which is one reason why Ford School alumni flock to the area after graduation. For current students, that means an extensive alumni network to approach for career...

Annual DC trip informs and inspires student career searches

Mar 14, 2016

Ford School alums are working across the globe, on the east coast and the west, as well as in that big portion of land in the middle. They are working in government agencies, consulting firms, non-profits and advocacy organizations on every issue...

Exploring DC policy careers with a little help from Ford School friends

Feb 27, 2015

Some Ford School alums choose to work on the east coast or the west. Some work abroad. Some work in city government, county government, or state. But many have an interest in spending some portion of their careers in Washington, DC. For these...

Annual D.C. trip connects students, alumni

Feb 1, 2007

Ann Arbor lies a short distance by air from a key hub of the public policy world in Washington, DC. Each February the Ford School's Graduate Career Services Office organizes a trip aimed at tapping, strengthening, and expanding the network of Ford...

Ford School Event in Washington, DC

Feb 8, 2024, 5:45-8:30 pm EST

Rockefeller-Peterson Room

Join us in Washington, DC on February 8 for a special Ford School event with alumni, friends, and current students.

Celeste Watkins-Hayes holding a microphone and smiling. A illustration of the capitol building and the text #FordSchoolDC are below.

Washington, DC Alumni-Student Career Networking Reception

Feb 8, 2018, 6:00-8:30 pm EST

The Rockefeller-Peterson Room

You are invited to the 2018 Washington, DC Alumni-Student Career Networking Reception.

Promotional graphic for event, including photo of Dean Barr with students

Washington, D.C., Alumni-Student Career Networking Reception

Feb 6, 2020, 6:00-8:30 pm EST

The Rockefeller-Peterson Room

Alumni and Ford School friends are invited to the annual Washington, D.C. Alumni-Student Career Networking Reception.

John Ciorciari: The Path Forward in Afghanistan

Feb 6, 2020 0:55:29

The Ford School Networking Reception The Path Forward in Afghanistan, given by Professor John Ciorciari, director of the Weiser Diplomacy Center.

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Making the most out of the D.C. Graduate Student Career Exploration Trip

Jan 16, 2019 0:01:41

Kristina Kaupa and Morgan Beeler discuss their experiences and tips on how to make the most of your Graduate Student Career Exploration Trip to D.C..