This program will be moving to a virtual format for the summer of 2020. Our faculty and program staff will ensure that the core and quality of the program will be maintained and that your courses will be interactive and engaging. All international students should review the Resources for International Students page for important eligibility information.
Partnering with the Close Up Foundation, the Leaders in Advocacy Academy will bring together an online community of diverse students from across the United States and the world to participate in an intensive program exploring various strategies for organizing people and influencing policy. Using a combination of virtual lectures and learning opportunities, you’ll be immersed a world of decision-making and advocacy. You will hear from policy and media experts, think tanks, advocacy organizations, and influencers from both sides of the aisle. Through virtual lectures, workshops, and case studies, you’ll examine the complexities of current issues and the practice of crafting persuasive arguments and compelling messages to support various positions. You’ll leave the program well equipped to become a leader and champion for the issues important to you.
Estimated Tuition:
$2,275
This tuition has been updated to reflect the Summer 2020 term moving to a virtual experience.
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How You'll Benefit
Hear from leaders of nonprofits, liberal and conservative think tanks and organizations, lobbying firms, and community coalitions to learn strategies for influencing policy and public opinion
Learn from Members of Congress and staff on Capitol Hill about how they think about and respond to different forms of advocacy and stakeholders
Program Format & Subject Areas
As a student in the Leaders in Advocacy Academy, you'll spend your day in a blend of virtual lectures, activities, and online group discussions. Throughout the course of the week, you'll have the opportunity to explore the following subject areas:
Case studies of leadership
Coalition and consensus building
Lobbying and advocacy (professional advocates)
Organizing for community and citizen activism
Decision-making at the leadership level
Strategic messaging
Networking
Impacting current policy debates
It was amazing to be surrounded by such high caliber students and staff who were all encouraging and fabulous to work with. I took away many positive things from my week as a Summer Hoya.
Nicole Lyon
The program offers so much–from the off-site visits to the daily lectures and the on campus activities. The lectures were interesting, meeting new people was great and the off-site visits were interactive and intriguing.
Jazzelle DeLaney
My #SummerHoya experience was enriching, inspiring, and rewarding; if I could turn back the clock, I’d do it all over again.
Trevor Dalton
As I am filling out my college applications, I am able to think back to my memories from the summer and I am reassured that I am pursuing the right educational path.
Grace Hermes
Having the chance to experience once in a lifetime opportunities and getting to meet people from around the world made it so I got to really experience what college life was like.
Anthony DuPrau
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