Commentary - America's Future

By Chloe Anagnos • Jul 26,2019 Professional Development

How to Make Time for Professional Development

Making time for professional development can be a challenge, especially when we already balance work, volunteering, family time, and other activities. Learn to leverage what extra time you do have...

By Hallie Drew • Jul 24,2019 AF Community

Weekly Writers Round-Up: The DC Statehood Fight, Dishonest Debates over the Minimum Wage, and Building Shadier Cities

Each week, we’ll be featuring opinion pieces from the alumni and current participants of AF’s Writing Fellows Program. A few highlights from the past week are below. For more information...

By Claire Kittle Dixon • Jul 23,2019 Career Advice

6 Things to Consider When Asked for References

Have you ever gotten out of a bad relationship and wondered, “Why didn’t someone warn me about this clown?” Yeah, me too. This begs the question: why do we check...

By Cindy Cerquitella • Jul 22,2019 Culture

Learn it, Live it, Love it: The Tardy Edition

Learn It: I believe a big piece of personal responsibility is recognizing that you have agency over your own experience. Sure, office politics and personalities can play a role, but...

By Hallie Drew • Jul 17,2019 AF Community

Weekly Writers Round-Up: Leaving Afghanistan, a Back-Firing Vape Ban, and a New Approach to the Student Loan Crisis

Each week, we’ll be featuring opinion pieces from the alumni and current participants of AF’s Writing Fellows Program. A few highlights from the past week are below. For more information...

By John Dale Grover • Jul 16,2019 Career Advice

How to Survive and Find Your Policy Niche in DC

Don’t give up! It took me four years to really break into my preferred policy field, but that doesn’t have to be the case for everyone. It is possible to...