department of history, politics & philosophy

every year, our students intern at a variety of non-governmental organizations, private sector employers, and at federal, state and local government. nashville, as a state capital and a growing metropolis, provides a wide variety of work experience and career explorations. since 2017, our students have interned at:

• tn governor's office
• tn general assembly (we place several interns here every year)
• nashville mayor's office
• various law offices
• numerous gubernatorial campaigns
• numerous u.s. senate and congressional campaigns
• us senate foreign relations committee
• national defense university
• federal bureau of investigation
• numerous non-profit organizations (both local and national)
• various lobbying and consulting firms
• tennessee state library and archives
• tennessee state museum
• and many more...

history, political science, and philosophy are the disciplines best suited to equip students with the necessary skills to excel on the lsat and perform well in law school.  students who want to go to law school must know how to read and write both critically and extensively. due to our broad and challenging undergraduate program, we have placed a significant number of students at premier law schools.  since 2014, ours students have won acceptance and graduated law schools at harvard university, university of virginia, emory university, vanderbilt university, william and mary university, university of texas at austin, pepperdine university, university of alabama, university of tennessee, samford university, american university and many others. 

this is a full-tuition scholarship named in honor of angie greene who majored in this department, and then served as special assistant to tn governor ned mcwherter before being killed in the valujet 592 crash in florida in 1996.

applications are received through march each year, and preference is given to upper-division students majoring in political science or government and public administration, or to students with a demonstrated record of public service plus financial need. full-time students who wish to be considered must submit a brief written paper and resume demonstrating the qualities and circumstances which qualify them for the scholarship. announcements are made in spring semester.

maiden scholarships were funded by their namesake, lewis maiden, who taught in this department for many years. these are limited awards ranging from $500 to $1,500 per academic year, and multiple students benefit from this fund every year. 

this scholarship is for full-time students only who have demonstrated need. awards are made in consultation with the financial aid office.