Jon Favreau ‘03, Hon. ‘14 on the Impact of the College of the Holy Cross’ Washington Semester Program
Release Date: 04/19/2022
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info_outlineCollege of the Holy Cross President Vincent Rougeau, Dean and Provost Margaret Freije and Jon Favreau ‘03, Hon. '14, former head speechwriter for President Obama and co-founder of Crooked Media, reflect on the impact of the seminal program, the intersection of experiential learning and a Jesuit education, and more.
Show Notes
"Not Your Average Internship": Inside the Lifelong Impact of the Washington Semester Program (Holy Cross Magazine, Spring 2022)
Holy Cross Washington Semester Program
Jon Favreau '03, Hon. ‘14 Commencement Address to the Holy Cross Class of 2014 (May 2014)