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Alumni Network

Close Up’s global alumni network of students, teachers, volunteers, and staff is growing every day!

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Our alumni represent a wide variety of backgrounds, experiences, and career fields.  

Close Up alumni have been inspired to run for office, serve as teachers, and become advocates for the issues they care about. They are also part of a global community of people who have shared a life-changing Close Up experience. If you’re a current or former Close Up student, teacher, guest speaker, educational partner, board member, program instructor, or staff member, we invite you to join our alumni network today to make connections and stay involved with the Close Up mission!

Notable Close Up student and teacher alumni include:
Close Up Alumni in the 118th Congress
Former U.S. Government Officials

Alumni Resources

Upcoming Events

Upcoming Events

 Join us for Close Up Conversations, student deliberations, nationwide conferences, and more!

Donate

Donate

 Donations to Close Up directly support our mission to inform, inspire, and empower young citizens.

Volunteer

Volunteer

 If you have experience in government, policy, media, or advocacy, volunteer with Close Up to share your expertise with students!

Alumni Spotlights

Alumni Spotlights

 Read about Close Up alumni who have become leaders in government, advocacy, business, education, media, and other fields.
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I plan to introduce Close Up’s professional development to the teachers I work with…

and use this as a part of my school’s requirement that students take action on issues of local, national, and international importance.

— Middle School, Educator, South Carolina ”
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I’m truly blown away by what Close Up’s been able to accomplish in the last two weeks during IMPACT 2020…

The material seems very high level, and my daughter’s been very motivated to participate every day. I wanted to be sure to commend the staff on providing such a great experience!

— Alison, Parent, MA ”
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I think Close Up’s virtual program is an amazing experience…

 to get out of the bubble of your own community.

— Kayla, Student, MA ”
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I learned that there’s a huge network of people with the same goals and drive as me…

and that our collaboration really could make a difference. It gave me hope for the future of our communities and our nation!

— Kemper, Student, Texas ”
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