“I look forward to engaging with fellow students, esteemed faculty and diverse perspectives as we collectively strive for innovative solutions to tackle complex socioeconomic challenges.“ – Priscila Stisman (MPP’25)
Policy Perspectives Fall 2023
Policy Perspectives is the annual alumni magazine from Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy. It features original reporting on the cutting-edge work of the McCourt School’s faculty and research centers, and updates on our faculty, students, and alumni.
A Note From the Dean
This fall, the McCourt School welcomed a new class of graduate students, most of whom will have a wholly unique Georgetown experience: taking classes for one year on the Hilltop Campus and finishing their programs at our new building on the Capitol Campus, just steps away from the halls of Congress.
This represents just one of many milestones along the way toward realizing the exciting future of the McCourt School — at a time when the urgent challenges we face in the United States, and across the. globe, make building a broadly inclusive policy school in the heart of Washington more important than ever.
Shaping Tech for the Common Good
The McCourt School’s broad portfolio of work in technology and policy, including impactful partnerships at the Massive Data Institute, the collaborative efforts of our Tech & Public Policy program, and cutting-edge research from faculty and students is helping shape and regulate the data revolution.
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McCourt School Celebrates its First Decade
The McCourt School celebrated its 10-year anniversary with founding donor Frank H. McCourt Jr. (C’75) speaking at the 2023 Commencement Ceremony before the largest cohort of McCourt graduates to date.
McCourt’s remarks focused on ideals and dreams for the future, calling on 2023 graduates to utilize the skills they developed, the networks they built, and the talents they honed to address society’s most pressing challenges.
Dinner and Diplomacy
A collaboration between the McCourt School and the School of Foreign Service, The Art of Diplomacy offered 10 graduate students the opportunity to practice gastro-diplomacy with ambassadors from around the world. Most of the dinners were at the ambassadors’ private residences, offering a rare window into the world of “off the record” diplomacy over dinner.
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Community Updates
Supporting Student Mental Health
McCourt Student Association’s mental health initiatives and ongoing collaboration with Student Affairs Coordinator Keith Guerrant tackle an important aspect of wellness.
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Pushing Through Polarization with GU Politics
Dean Maria Cancian is on a mission to make the McCourt School the most inclusive public policy school in the country by increasing racial, geographic, socioeconomic and ideological diversity within our community. At the Georgetown Institute of Politics and Public Service (GU Politics), this mission is key to preparing future political leaders to push through toxic polarization for the common good.
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Digital Revolutionary
Gulsanna Mamediieva knows what it’s like to run from missiles in the dark of night, desperate for change. The brave scholar and experienced digital policy practitioner from Ukraine has used that experience as a catalyst to fight against corruption and connect people in need with social services. Mamediieva, director general on EU integration in Ukraine’s Ministry of Digital Transformation, recently brought her expertise to Georgetown University, becoming a Tech & Public Policy Research Fellow at the McCourt School of Public Policy.
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