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Pitt Washington Center
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Signature Student Experiences
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Centers and Initiatives
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News

Assistant Professor chosen for prestigious leadership program
SPIA Assistant Professor Zoila Ponce de León was named to the 2025-2026 NASPAA Next cohort by the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (NASPAA).

Internship Highlight: A summer in Panama with the United Nations Development Programme
Second-year MID student Paola Ortiz Vargas may have secured the perfect internship—one that combined her passions for gender equality and women's empowerment with a regional focus on Latin America and the Caribbean.

Internship Highlight: MPA/MSW student dives deep into local government
Morgan Bryson (MPA/MSW '26) is getting hands-on experience this summer thanks to support from the Marshall Bond/WAPMM Local Government Internship Program.