DC PLEN is the Douglass College affiliate of the Public Leadership Education Network, a consortium of women`s colleges working together to prepare women for public leadership. The DC PLEN has many aspects, including workshops, lectures by state and national women leaders, internships, and national programs. Each spring, as part of the DC PLEN Spring Forum, three distinguished women leaders are invited to campus to discuss the inside story of women in politics. Students also participate in national programs in Washington, DC, that focus on women making public policy, including a one-term internship program and programs over winter and spring breaks. Each summer, DC PLEN sponsors a summer fellowship program, placing Douglass students in internships with women in New Jersey state government.
