For DMI Scholars change is a verb, not a noun. Join us.

Bumped. --Mike

Young Americans elected change on Nov. 4. Now who will turn the buzzword into reality? Electing the right people is just the beginning- we still have to fight for the right policies- like health care and living wages for all. Making change a reality requires a lot of people- not a lot of Obamas, but a lot of people behind the scenes.

Let me give you an example. Do you know who Charles Moskos was? Probably not. But you probably do know that the US military has a “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy for LGBT service members, and that when you finish college, you will pay back your student loans based on how much you earn. These were both ideas crafted by Mr. Moskos as a policy advisor to President Clinton. These are the people behind the scenes who influence major ideas and decisions- decisions that will eventually become the policies that govern our lives. So, how do we ensure that the next generation of influential policy advisors is waiting in the wings?

Our answer is the DMI Scholars program. Each summer, DMI Scholars brings together progressive minded college activists to intensively train on the policymaking process and analyze policies, while exposing them to the who’s who in progressive policy circles- a world that expands far beyond presidential advisors. DMI Scholars will become the future heads of think tanks, advisors to elected officials, grassroots campaigns directors and media commentators to collectively steer our nation in the right direction.

The program, poised to introduce its third cohort of Scholars this summer, will ensure that as baby boomers age out, the current cadre is ready to take up the charge of implementing real change. Interested college sophomores and juniors should check out www.dmischolars.org and apply to the 2009 DMI Scholars Summer Institute, to be held in NYC, August 1-15.

The first class of Scholars has now completed their training and internship, and are already beginning to change the public policy landscape in places like the US Senate Judiciary Committee and the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund.

Apply to DMI Scholars today. Tell a friend about it.

APPLICATION DEADLINE FEB 1 AT 11PM!! www.dmischolars.org