Kent State University is celebrating the 50th Anniversary of its Washington Program in National Issues this week, with a reception for current program participants and alumni at the National Press Club in Washington, DC on Thursday, April 27. As one of those alumni who had a life changing, and really positive experience with the program back when I was a student at Kent State; I was happy recently to talk about it with Political Science Professor, Dr. Mark Cassell, who is the Director of that program now.