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University Entrepreneurs Congressional Intern Programhttp://ncet2.org/internship.html

The National Council of Entrepreneurial Tech Transfer (NCET2) announces a University and College Entrepreneurs Congressional Internship Program. The Program aims to educate and cultivate student leaders in policy issues that impact entrepreneurs and startups. The Program also seeks to build the student’s professional networks in the startup and policy communities in Washington D.C., in Silicon Valley, and at their home university and communities.

APPLICATION DETAILS CAN BE FOUND HERE
DEADLINE 1/30

University and college students will be placed in the offices of members of Congress – in the Senate and in the House of Representatives – with a high level of involvement in startups, tech transfer and/or entrepreneurship, at the pleasure of the office. Before beginning at Congress, interns admitted into the Program will also participate in a one-week Silicon Valley immersion to experience startup culture from entrepreneurs, angel investors, venture capitalists, startup companies and corporations in the valley.

Eligibility
Students must be currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree program and have at least one year remaining in their degree program after completion of the internship. This program is purposely designed to appeal to, and will benefit from, students in all fields, backgrounds, interests and disciplines, who have the ability to be outstanding leaders for entrepreneurship and startup culture in public, private or academic settings. International students enrolled in American universities and colleges are welcome to apply, but need to be proficient to a high degree in written and spoken English and meet specific Congressional ethics rules that pertain to international student interns.

This story, written by Max Cole, originally appeared here. 

In the days leading up to the presidential inauguration, Kimberly Moffitt, an associate professor of American studies, joined WEAA’s The Marc Steiner Show for a discussion about the news media and its coverage of President Trump.

A focal point of the discussion was the media coverage of Rep. John Lewis’s decision to not attend the inauguration and when he said he thought Pres. Trump was not elected legitimately, followed by Pres. Trump’s response to that.

Moffitt, whose research interests include media studies/criticism, argued that covering the situation presented a complex challenge for many journalists.

“Sometimes I think journalists do live in the bubble of ‘I am objective,’ and I’ve struggled with even recognizing that as a term synonymous with anything that human beings are participating in. And so I so appreciate [E.R. Shipp’s] willingness to say, ‘you know, this was tough for us as journalists who have a task before us to report the news and give information to the public to be able to respond or react to,’” Moffitt said. “I think it’s so important, because it does show our complexity as human beings and our willingness, or the inability sometimes, to do exactly what that particular estate is supposed to do for our nation.”

In a separate segment earlier this month on The Marc Steiner Show, Moffitt commented on the intersections of social media, young people, violence, and empathy in response to the filmed attack of a young disabled man by four youth in Chicago.

She argued that social media has added an element to childhood in ways that were not visible in past generations.

“It has created this instantaneous celebrity culture that everyone wants to be a part of,” she said. “And by virtue of that, what we tend to do is take certain actions that we then believe will make us go viral in some way, which then means we aren’t even thinking about what might be some of the consequences or repercussions of those actions.”

Listen to both segments below:

Chicago Assault: Violence, Empathy, and Social Media (January 9)
Media Roundtable: Preparing for a New Era (January 17) 

Image: Kimberly Moffitt speaks during a Humanities Forum event at UMBC. Photo by Marlayna Demond ’11 for UMBC. 

In the days leading up to the presidential inauguration, Kimberly Moffitt, an associate professor of American studies, joined WEAA’s The Marc Steiner Show for a discussion about the news media and its coverage of President Trump.

A focal point of the discussion was the media coverage of Rep. John Lewis’s decision to not attend the inauguration and when he said he thought Pres. Trump was not elected legitimately, followed by Pres. Trump’s response to that.

Moffitt, whose research interests include media studies/criticism, argued that covering the situation presented a complex challenge for many journalists.

“Sometimes I think journalists do live in the bubble of ‘I am objective,’ and I’ve struggled with even recognizing that as a term synonymous with anything that human beings are participating in. And so I so appreciate [E.R. Shipp’s] willingness to say, ‘you know, this was tough for us as journalists who have a task before us to report the news and give information to the public to be able to respond or react to,’” Moffitt said. “I think it’s so important, because it does show our complexity as human beings and our willingness, or the inability sometimes, to do exactly what that particular estate is supposed to do for our nation.”

In a separate segment earlier this month on The Marc Steiner Show, Moffitt commented on the intersections of social media, young people, violence, and empathy in response to the filmed attack of a young disabled man by four youth in Chicago.

She argued that social media has added an element to childhood in ways that were not visible in past generations.

“It has created this instantaneous celebrity culture that everyone wants to be a part of,” she said. “And by virtue of that, what we tend to do is take certain actions that we then believe will make us go viral in some way, which then means we aren’t even thinking about what might be some of the consequences or repercussions of those actions.”

Dr. Moffitt was also a guest on The Baltimore Sun’s “Roughly Speaking” podcast to analyze President Trump’s inaugural address.

Listen to all of the segments below:

Chicago Assault: Violence, Empathy, and Social Media (January 9)
Media Roundtable: Preparing for a New Era (January 17)
Roughly Speaking podcast: Trump refries a stump for his inaugural address (January 20) 

Image: Kimberly Moffitt speaks during a Humanities Forum event at UMBC. Photo by Marlayna Demond ’11 for UMBC. 

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