Washington D.C. Travel Course

NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR MAY 2023 HERE. THE APPLICATION DEADLINE IS MARCH 3, 2023 AT 5:00 PM.

The Cohen Institute sponsors a travel course to Washington D.C. each year during May Term in partnership with Leadership Studies and Political Science. This year’s program will run from May 14-20.

The course offers an immersive experience to develop hands-on, advanced leadership skills for the 21st century—a time of dramatic, unpredictable change. We take advantage of the unique opportunities available in the nation’s capital to meet and learn from notable leaders in fields such as government, the military, business, non-profit organizations, athletics, education, and the arts. This course includes a number of site visits to many of the most compelling attractions in Washington DC, as well as some other important sites that are less well known.

In order to make this opportunity available to as many students as possible, lodging, onsite expenses, and most meals in DC will be provided by a generous grant from the Cohen Institute. We also have a limited number of scholarships available to help defray travel expenses to/from DC for students with financial need via the Mary Berry Gerwin Scholarship Fund.

A sample syllabus from a past year can be accessed here in order to give you a sense of the course. However, please keep in mind that specific events, guest speakers, and course details change from year to year.

Students are selected for the course through an application process that is held each spring semester. Please contact Dr. Richard Powell (rpowell@maine.edu) for more information about the course.