The newest Baruch address is not in NYC but rather in D.C. This fall seven lucky graduate students in the Washington Semester program—offered through Baruch’s Austin W. Marxe School of Public and International Affairs (MSPIA)—call the elegant, turreted Victorian mansion at 301 Maryland Avenue NE home.
Two blocks from the Capitol, the Baruch House offers each student a private bedroom and shared kitchens, living rooms, dining room, and laundry room. There’s even a piano. More important than the gracious setting, though, is the opportunity for daily intellectual and social camaraderie, for a true Baruch student support system.
Although MSPIA has covered participants’ housing costs since the program launched in 2012, several past cohorts had to make do with less-than-optimal accommodations (e.g., dormlike conditions shared with students from various universities). Of the new living quarters, Dr. David Birdsell, Marxe Dean, says, “First-rate accommodations now match the overall excellence of the program.”
No more than 14 high-achieving students are accepted each year to this exclusive program. Cohorts include students from MSPIA’s master’s programs in public administration and higher education administration but will welcome students from its newest degree program in international affairs soon.