Published on: August 29th, 2025

Hillsdale in D.C. Welcomes New Students to Campus

WASHINGTON, D.C. — This August, Hillsdale in D.C. welcomed twelve new students to the Van Andel Graduate School of Government and seventeen new students to the Washington-Hillsdale Internship Program. The Van Andel Graduate School of Government is a part-time graduate program for young professionals working in the D.C.-metropolitan area. The graduate students work all across the D.C.-metropolitan area, including in the federal government, on Capitol Hill, in think tanks, consulting firms, and private businesses.

The Washington-Hillsdale Internship Program (WHIP) is semester-long undergraduate program spent in D.C. Students intern in serious organizations during the day, take intensive academic classes at night, and explore the capital’s rich history on the weekends. This semester, students are interning in the White House; with various offices and committees on Capitol Hill such as with Representative Jim Jordan (OH-04) and the House Judiciary Committee; and thinks tanks like the America First Policy Institute and Pacific Legal Foundation.

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About Hillsdale in D.C.

Hillsdale in D.C. is an extension of the teaching mission of Hillsdale College to Washington, D.C. Its purpose is to teach the Constitution and the principles that give it meaning. Through the study of original source documents from American history—and of older books that formed the education of America’s founders—it seeks to inspire students, teachers, citizens, and policymakers to return the America’s principles to their central place in the political life of the nation.

About Hillsdale College

Hillsdale College is an independent liberal arts college located in southern Michigan. Founded in 1844, the College has built a national reputation through its classical liberal arts core curriculum and its principled refusal to accept federal or state taxpayer subsidies, even indirectly in the form of student grants or loans. It also conducts an outreach effort promoting civil and religious liberty, including a free monthly speech digest, Imprimis, with a circulation of more than 5.7 million. For more information, visit hillsdale.edu.