Did you know that the Levin College has provided 241 internships for our students in the past three years alone (2015-2018)? Internships are an integral part of the Levin College and constitute the core of experiential learning. Every undergraduate student is required to complete an internship as part of their path to degree completion, and internship opportunities are available to all interested and eligible graduate students as well. These internships often result in a direct connection with not only a job, but a career with meaning.
 
Our College has built a national reputation for academic excellence, and one way we uphold this reputation is by assisting our students in identifying opportunities to develop and refine competencies and create connections within their field of study. Upon graduation, our students have developed a portfolio that highlights their degree, specific industry competencies, and a network of professional connections to assist them in achieving their career aspirations. At Levin, you can learn to build cities, lead communities, and change your environment while immersed in a vibrant and engaging urban landscape. Learn to change the world at Levin.
 
Internship placements are coordinated through the Center for Public and Nonprofit Management.

Dr. Meghan E. Rubado, Assistant Professor at the Levin College, recently published an article with Urban Affairs Review, which has received extensive media coverage over the past several days. Her article, Political Consequences of the Endangered Local Watchdog: Newspaper Decline and Mayoral Elections in the United States, shares how newspapers have faced extreme challenges in recent years due to declining circulation and advertising revenue. This has resulted in newspaper closures, staff cuts, and dramatic changes to the ways many newspapers cover local government, among other topics. This article argues that the loss of professional expertise in the coverage of local government has negative consequences for the quality of city politics because citizens become less informed about local policies and elections. Dr. Rubado tests her theory using an original data set that matches eleven local newspapers in California to the municipalities they cover. The data show that cities served by newspapers with relatively sharp declines in newsroom staffing had, on average, significantly reduced political competition in mayoral races. Dr. Rubado also finds suggestive evidence that lower staffing levels are associated with lower voter turnout.
 
In addition to Dr. Rubado's interview on NPR's Weekend Edition, the article has been featured on City Lab, Neiman Lab, and the BBC.