Students from the University of Pikeville are in Washington, D.C. for The Washington Center’s Inauguration 2017 Academic Seminar. This year’s theme is Elevating Political Discourse. More than 340 students from dozens of colleges and universities are attending the two-week seminar, which ends Saturday, January 21. TWC President Chris Norton said participants have the opportunity to witness the most important event in our democracy: the peaceful transfer of power.