More than 150 college and graduate students have answered President Obama's call to service while interning at the U.S. Department of Education this summer. The 158 interns are from 93 different colleges and universities and are working in 21 different offices throughout the Education Department.

"Having vibrant college and graduate students interning at the department over the summer is invaluable. They bring innovative ideas along with the enthusiasm and vigor that college and graduate school fosters," U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said. "They are our next generation of educators and leaders. We are proud to have them here and we encourage others to serve."

"United We Serve" is a summer service initiative running from June 22 to September 11, focusing on promoting service in communities across America. In response to the president's call to service, the U.S. Department of Education implemented its "Read to the Top" program.

Throughout the summer, Secretary Duncan has been hosting cabinet secretaries and White House officials in weekly sessions in front of the Education Department building, reading to children, both to encourage summer reading and to help curb summer reading loss. Interns have been instrumental to the success of this program, developing, implementing and improving the program week after week.

Interns have also helped organize other service initiatives aimed at reducing summer reading loss. Along with Education Department staff, interns are visiting recreation centers, Boys and Girls Clubs and public libraries, reading to and tutoring a mix of children ranging from 5-year-olds to preteens. Regardless of the age of the child, the goal is the same: to maintain or improve their reading skills before they return to school.

The interns are not only learning how the federal government runs, but also helping improve the efficiency of their offices and actively participating in this historic opportunity to advance the quality of education for every student.

For service opportunities visit Serve.gov or for those interested in an internship with the Department of Education visit ed.gov.

Interns and School Attending

• An-Li Herring
  University of Michigan

• Jin Kim
  Georgetown University Law School

• Timothy Argetsinger
  Dartmouth College

• Danielle Combes
  American University

• Alicia Johns
  Brigham Young University

• Corey Argust
  Georgetown University Law School

• Cattleya Concepcion
  Georgetown University Law School

• Anthony Barnes
  Townson University

• Carola Conces
  Georgia Institute of Technology

• Katherine Walker
  Georgetown University Law School

• Henry Mills
  Williams College, MA

• Ricki Meyer
  Northwestern University

• Shavon Holland
  University of Maryland College Park

• Sam Nayman
  NorthWestern University

• William Packer
  Brown University

• Erica McMillian
  Prince George's Community College

• Emily Roessel
  University of Michigan

• Kyle Condon
  University of TN

• Anna Gregory
  Princeton University

• Andeneshea Kemp
  University of Okalahoma

• Jessica Kurtz
  Washington College of Law, American U.

• John Siadak
  Washington College of Law, American U.

• Raj Tiwari
  University of Michigan

• Luke Cunningham
  Middleburry College

• Katie Decker
  University of IA

• Jessica Peng
  Vassar College

• Antynese Boswell
  University of D.C.

• Jasmine Welch
  The University of the Dirstrict of Columbia

• Erika Brodis
  Prince George's Community College

• Tenesa Brown
  Marymount University

• Calvery Cooper
  St. Augustine's College

• Alisha Gibson
  Salsibury State

• Talia Harris
  Case Western Reserve University

• Andrew Harris
  University of Chicago Laboratory High School

• Kourtney Hill
  Shaw University

• Rachelle Matthews
  Philadephia University

• Brandi Jefferson
  Strayer University

• Warren McNair
  University of Maryland Easter Shore

• Janay McPherson
  Johnson C. Smith University

• Tyesha Mitchell
  University of Phoenix

• Sparkle Murray
  Fort Valley state University

• Marcia Nealy
  Bennett College for Women

• Jermaine Perrier
  University Of DC

• Zewiditu Ruffin
  Eugene Lang New School for Liber Arts

• Bianca Talley
  Johnson C. Smith University

• Brianna Townsend
  Virginia Common Wealth University

• Elijah Turner
  University Of DC

• Le'Mia Tyree
  Prairie View A&M Univ.

• Yoeona Villatora
  University of DC

• Angela Walker
  Morgan State Univ.

• Michael Wu
  Washington University St. Louis School Of Law

• Anthony Adragna
  Middlebury College

• Elise Hanks
  Middlebury College

• Emma Moros
  Middlebury College

• Julian Reid
  Yale University

• Nia Winslow
  Hofstra University

• Ronald Wright
  Clark Atlanta University

• Shirley Co
  George Washington University

• Zeest Haider
  Barnard College

• Rocky Kno
  George Washington University

• Nicole Long
  University of MD

• Melanie Bennett
  Washington College of Law, American U.

• Ariel Murphy
  Dartmouth College

• Kara Tanaenbaum
  Emory University

• Kevin Todd
  University of Michigan

• Quana Hogan
  Prince George's Community College

• Adam Thomas
  Stanford Law School

• Kimeka Campbell
  Pennsylvania State University

• Anthony Reid
  Bowie State University

• Bernice Jauregui
  New Mexico State University

• Danielle Gill
  Georgetown Univerisity

• Alicia Burns
  Harvard Law School

• Samuel Ryan
  DePaul University

• Nikhil Phadnis
  University of Michigan

• Clifton Jones
  U of Maryland

• Soumya Sathya
  George Washington Univ.

• Laura Quinn
  George Mason University

• Paul Schneider
  Ursienus University

• Victor Kirk
  Winson-Salem State University

• Stephen Buckley
  National University of Ireland, Maynooth

• Yalowitz Adam
  Northwestern University

• Alana Biden
  Harvard University

• Lauren McDade
  Towson University

• Deirdre Smith
  Indiana University Mauer School of Law

• Evan Wright
  Brown University

• Antonio Ellis
  Howard University

• Jerome Newton
  Howard University

• Aaron Nobles
  Clark Atlanta University

• Anthony Hughes
  University of Maryland

• Mykeia Garrett
  Norfolk State University

• Marcus White
  Bowie State University

• Ebony Davis
  Frostburg State University

• Evan Atkinson
  Elon Univeristy

• Alexa Burr
  Georgetown University

• Emily Cregar
  Michigan State University

• Oliver Dolan
  University South Carolina

• Bernard Harmon
  Southeastern University/UDC

• Akisha Townsend
  Georgetown University Law School

• Kelly Hughes
  Richard Kurtz

• Hope Huynh
  Georgetown University

• Jackson Jordan III
  North Carolina A & T

• Archie Cubarrubia
  George Washington Univ.; Graduated 5/17/09

• Stephanie Kreusser
  Georgetown University

• Erin McDermott
  John Hopkins

• Nyasha Tate
  University of MD

• Lea Lopez
  University of DC

• Tarika Mason
  Prince George's Community College

• Ian Mason-Smolka
  University of Baltimore

• Darryl McFadden
  Virginia State University

• Brandon Middleton
  East Carolina University

• Krishna Nambisan
  George Mason University

• Cheron Pearson
  Bowie State University

• Chelsea Smedley
  Montogomery College

• Erica Greenberg
  Stanford University (School of Education)

• Jamal Steward
  Bowie State University

• Kevin Suyo
  Georgetown University

• Cameron Washington
  North Carolina A & T

• Robert Wiese
  Georgetown University

• Lauren Williams
  Bowie State University

• Delaunte Allen
  Wayne State University

• Jeffrey Anderson
  North Carolina A&T

• Asher Bartch
  Harvard University

• Muriel Broussard
  Johns Hopkins

• Alan Pryor
  University of Georgia

• Sarah Camp
  West Springfield High School

• Alexander Colbert
  Strayer University

• Kabreya Ghaderi
  Richard Montgomery Highschool

• Dennis Zeveloff
  Dartmouth College

• Sharese Guest
  Hampton University

• Katie LeCapitaine
  University of Michiganchigan

• Hillary Harner
  Georgetown University

• Alisha Jackson
  North Carolina A&T

• Alisha Johnson
  Virginia Union University

• Mark Johnson
  Montgomery College

• James Jones
  University of Maryland Easternshore

• Meghan Binford
  Rice University

• John Lamm
  Mercyhurst College

• Megan Ibbotson
  George Mason University

• Valerie Peters
  Patricia Guard

• Phavy Phan
  George Mason University

• Brandie McCormick
  George Washington Univ.

• Annie Ropeik
  Boston University

• Jaime Valentine
  North Carolina A&T

• Chrystal Vaughn
  North Carolina A&T

• Brooke (Allyster) Blanks
  University of North Carolina, Greensboro

• Bryce McKibben
  University of Washington

• David Soo
  University of Pennsylvania

• Elizabeth Hughes
  Clemson University

• Susannah Cannon
  NVCC

• Julia Mayer
  Boston University

• Tanya Moorehead
  University of Central Florida

• Michael O'Neal
  University of Central Florida

• Scott Filter
  George Washington Univ.

• Danielle Kim
  Smith College

• Jingye (Peter) Zhou
  Syracuse University

• Katie Walker
  George Washington University Law School

• Taylor Henschel
  University of Cincinnati

• Erika Okehie
  Howard University

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