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One of the goals of The College Fix and its parent organization, the nonprofit Student Free Press Association, is to identify college students interested in media careers and give them an opportunity to not only report on the latest campus news, but advance their journalism careers.

To that end, every fall, spring and summer The College Fix/Student Free Press Association sends talented and ambitious student journalists to highly respected news outlets in Washington D.C. to hone their skills and improve their craft. They gain real-world experience and network with some of the best and brightest.

We offer college students and recent grads paid work experience through these interning fellowships, opportunities that have often helped lead to longterm media jobs.

(Students interested in joining our roster of writers, click here!)

Our journalism fellows receive stipends to work among the field’s most talented veterans, gaining valuable experience and a lifetime of memories. Today we are pleased to announce our Summer 2015 Washington D.C. Journalism Fellows:

Andrew Desiderio is a junior majoring in journalism and minoring in Italian language and literature at The George Washington University’s School of Media and Public Affairs. He is the station manager at GW-TV, and has also interned for Mediaite, and is a member of the university’s various instrumental ensembles. His articles for The College Fix have appeared on the Drudge Report, Fox News, National Review, and many other news outlets. He is a summer 2015 College Fix journalism fellow at Real Clear Politics.

Austin Yack is a College Fix/Student Free Press Association journalism fellow at The Hill for the summer of 2015. His articles for The College Fix have been featured on Fox News, Breitbart, The Blaze and many other news outlets. He currently holds the title of Administrative Vice Chair of California College Republicans and previously served as Vice President of UC Santa Barbara College Republicans. Austin is also actively involved with Young America’s Foundation. He is a junior at UC Santa Barbara majoring in political science with a minor in English, and spent the summer of 2014 studying abroad at the University of Cambridge.

Ben Parker is a College Fix/Student Free Press Association journalism fellow at The Weekly Standard for the summer of 2015. He is a student at the University of Pennsylvania pursuing a degree in politics, philosophy and economics with a minor in Russian culture and history. In 2013 and 2014, he worked for Congressman Frank Wolf and Congresswoman Barbara Comstock. His articles for The College Fix have been featured on Fox News, Instapundit and Red Alert Politics. He is a native of Great Falls, Virginia.

Mairead McArdle is a College Fix/Student Free Press Association journalism fellow at USA Today for the summer of 2015. She recently graduated from Thomas Aquinas College, where she completed its Great Books program. She served as editor-in-chief of student newspaper The Campus Dirt, and has interests in medical ethics and the history of film. She is actively pro-life with several years’ experience sidewalk counseling and engaging students on many campuses. Her articles for The College Fix have appeared on the Drudge Report and many other news outlets.

Nathan Rubbelke is a senior double majoring in political science and sociology at Saint Louis University. He is a member of the university’s track and cross country teams. He has previously interned with Red Alert Politics and the National Journalism Center. He is a die-hard St. Louis Cardinals fan. His articles for The College Fix have been featured on the Drudge Report, Fox News, and many other news outlets. Rubbelke is a College Fix/Student Free Press Association journalism fellow at the Washington Examiner for the summer of 2015.

For those who would like to apply for The College Fix/Student Free Press Association’s Fall 2015 journalism fellowships, learn more here.

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