The Daniel Patrick Moynihan Washington Seminar

Join students from around the country in the nation’s capital to study the intersection of ideas and action in political life, and meet with prominent leaders in law, politics, and journalism.

Photo of Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan.The Daniel Patrick Moynihan Center at Assumption University invites undergraduate students to apply for the Moynihan Washington Seminar, a five-day program dedicated to studying the intersection of ideas and action in political life. The seminar will bring students from around the country to the nation’s capital to meet with prominent leaders in law, politics, and journalism who work where ideas and action converge.  Participants will also study the writings of Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan, one of our nation’s greatest scholar-statesmen.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the inaugural Moynihan Washington Seminar has been postponed and is tentatively planned for June 2022. Fifteen students will be selected to participate. Each student will receive a $500 stipend along with reimbursement for airfare to and from the seminar. Housing and meals will be provided.  
Applications are open to undergraduate students of any major at any college or university.

The deadline to submit an application is February 15, 2022.

If you have questions or need more information, please email Dr. Deborah O’Malley, Associate Director of the Moynihan Center.

 

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