In the U.S. federal government, low retention levels of minority millennial interns i.e., women and men of color, in the Honors Internship Program have reinforced a lack of diversity and the negative image associated with some federal organizations. Although researchers have examined aspects of this issue, they have not yet examined minority…

Most college curricula are matched by professional counterparts in state and federal governments. A program of public service internships can serve the liberal arts by bringing them together. The Albany (New York) Semester Program places students in full-time 15-week internships with state agencies. (MSE)

Despite the tremendous growth of the ethnic community in Santa Clara County, California, very few minorities are employed in city and county government. The Minorities In Government Internship Project (MIGIP) was established to place minority vocational students with a minimum of 12 quarter units in their major in administrative, technical and…