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¾«¶«Ó°ÒµPolicy Seminar is a central component of the Washington Program on National Issues (WPNI).  ¾«¶«Ó°Òµseminar’s purpose is threefold. 

1. Bring together students from a variety of disciplines to study domestic and international issues of public policy and management. 

2. Apply theories of public policy to a variety of policy areas, including economic development, criminal justice, climate change, tax policy, economic inequality,  racial and social justice, foreign and domestic security policies and cyber threats.  ¾«¶«Ó°Òµcourse supplements readings and discussions with briefings by Washington-based experts from the policy world.  

3. ¾«¶«Ó°Òµcourse also serves as a bridge to the post-undergraduate labor markets. There are networking opportunities and briefings with professionals on careers, including law, nonprofit management, and campaigns and elections. ¾«¶«Ó°Òµbriefings identify the skills necessary to make the most out of your internship and succeed in securing a job after college.

¾«¶«Ó°Òµseminar includes weekly discussions of common readings, briefings on policy-related topics by experts and several writing assignments.  ¾«¶«Ó°Òµwriting assignments include drafting op-eds, policy memos, short discussion papers and articles published in Wikipedia.org.