Government & Policy

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Public Health Policy & Management Experience with Australasian Society for HIV, Viral Hepatitis and Sexual Health Medicine

Business and Human Rights Experience with Clifford Chance

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Featured Resources

Immigration Justice Corp Community Fellowship

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Two-year Community Fellowships are awarded to recent college graduates with the linguistic skills, passion, and cultural competency to work with …

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ProFellow helps you find competitive fellowships and funding. Explore curated listings for graduate school, research, and professional programs.

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School of Fish

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For the second consecutive year, Fish & Richardson is hosting “School of Fish: STEM Careers in IP,” an education program …

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Discover the Latest Conservation Jobs

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Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship Program

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The Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Graduate Fellowship Program is a merit and needs based program that honors Thomas R. …

Preparing outstanding individuals for careers in the Foreign Service of the U.S.

ASPIA Fellowships and Scholarships

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Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs

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Featured Programs and Experiences

Public Health Policy & Management Experience with Australasian Society for HIV, Viral Hepatitis and Sexual Health Medicine

Business and Human Rights Experience with Clifford Chance

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Job & Internship Opportunities

Water Practice Intern: Economic and Financial Research
Castalia
Digital Fellowship - Fall 2025
Project 26 Pennsylvania
Cultivating Agricultural Policy Spring 2026 Paid Internship
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Summer Intern - Business Operations, Planning & Analysis - RBOPS
Federal Reserve Board
NASDA Policy Summer Internship 2026
National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA)

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                                American Civil Liberties Union, Wesleyan Chapter

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Vault Industry Guides

Vault Guide to Politics, Public Policy, and Activism Jobs

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Vault Guide to Government Jobs

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Featured Courses

GOVT 396 – Human Rights Advocacy: Critical Assessment and Practical Engagement in Global Social Justice

The core animating principles and practices of human rights are under threat. Will the global human rights movement be able…

ECON 206 – Race and Education Policy

This course will provide a broad introduction to contemporary education policy centered on issues of race/ethnicity. This course introduces the…

CSPL 493 – Internship

This course may be repeated for credit. Wesleyan has established a credit/uncredit internship course, CSPL 493, for students to receive…

CSPL 494Z – Internship: Elections

Through this course, students can earn academic credit for an internship, whether paid or unpaid, that involves learning about or…

CSPL 120 – Civic Engagement Practice

Wesleyan has a long tradition of civic engagement. CSPL 120 plays a critical role in helping continue this tradition. This…

AFAM 316 – Carceral Connecticut: Policing Race, Gender, and Sexuality in a “Progressive” State

Often considered a progressive bastion, Connecticut in fact has been at the forefront of carceral practices since the eighteenth century.…

CSPL 316 – Human Rights Advocacy: Critical Assessment and Practical Engagement in Global Social Justice

The core animating principles and practices of human rights are under threat. Will the global human rights movement be able…

QAC 378 / GOVT 381 – DeltaLab: Computational Media Analysis

The content of this course focuses on Wesleyan Media Project media data, including advertising and local television news, and exposes…

ENVS 284 / STS 293 / ENVS 284 – Animal Law & Policy

This course will provide an overview of law and public policy as they apply to non-human animals. The course will…

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Alumni Spotlights

Princeton Carter ’20 (he/him)

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Government, Sociology
Law Student Rutgers Law School - Newark

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Ari Fishman ’13 (she/her)

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College of Social Studies, French Studies
Assistant Director of Communications Campaigns and Strategy ACLU of NY

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Katherine Krems ’08 (she/hers)

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