2025 Power In Transition: Politics, Policy, and Governance
Go behind the headlines.
The Winter Term Washington Experience 2025 Power In Transition: Politics, Policy, and Governance (Undergraduate PSCI/UAP 4644; Graduate SPIA 5984) explores the consequences of the constitutional transition of presidential and congressional power for agency leadership, policy-making, oversight, and democratic governance.
This 3-week, 3-credit seminar is designed to introduce students to the politics and practice of US government in action. This seminar immerses participants in the D.C. ecosystem of professionals acting out the constitutional separation of powers day to day, creating opportunities for students to interact with policymakers in executive branch agencies, think tanks, associations, lobbyists, news media, and congressional offices focused on government administration and oversight. This course is open to Virginia Tech and non-Virginia Tech students. Non-Virginia Tech students should contact Isidoro Hazbun (isidoro@vt.edu).
Winter Session Washington Experience 2025 Constitutional Power In Transition: Politics, Policy, and Governance
Program Director
Isidoro Hazbun (isidoro@vt.edu)