Consider the potential benefits of taking unpaid internships

by Andrew Hart | 02/11/2014

I believe the author of "Internship courses raise controversy" (Jan. 28) brings up important ques-tions about: 1) The role of internships (paid and unpaid) in students' academic and pro-fessional development, 2) If and how universities should award academic credit for unpaid internships and 3) The overall quality of instruction in all university courses, not just internship courses. However, I am concerned that the author failed to present a more subtle and balanced picture of the "internship experience"-at least at Brandeis.