Stories from McCourt
News
-
Georgetown Public Policy Challenge celebrates a decade of innovative policy solutions — and a growing future
Since 2014, the McCourt School of Public Policy’s competition has introduced graduate students across disciplines to the policymaking process.
-
McCourt School launches new visiting fellowship for Congressional Tri-Caucus members
Congresswoman Joyce Beatty will be the first member of the diverse legislative powerhouse to participate in the McCourt Tri-Caucus Visiting Congressional Fellows program, helping mentor and empower a new generation of public service leaders who can work across differences and effect change.
-
McCourt School policy student leverages data science for social impact in the Philippines
The 2024 Colin McCollester Mission Fund recipient, Hannah Reynolds (MIDP’25), spent the summer working with global development leaders to improve lives through evidence-based policymaking.
-
McCourt School hosts the nation’s largest bipartisan convening of young state legislators
The McCourt School of Public Policy welcomed nearly 100 state legislators to its new home on Georgetown University’s Capitol Campus as the host of Future Summit, the nation’s largest bipartisan convening of young state legislators.
-
Voices from the field: Policy students reflect on global internships
McCourt School of Public Policy graduate students share their experiences in international development across Central America, the Middle East, South Asia and Africa.
-
How nurse-led triage is better connecting DC’s 911 callers to appropriate care
Researchers from Georgetown University, American University and The Lab @ DC discovered that nurse placement in the 911 call center significantly reduced strain on the District’s emergency services.
-
How this first-gen student found a passion for impact-driven policymaking
Inspired by her experiences living and working in Mexico and South America, soon-to-be-graduate Diana Rivas Garcia (MIDP’24) aspires to empower communities through development policy.
-
Dr. Fauci presents the 10 most compelling lessons learned from COVID
Dr. Fauci fielded questions from students on pandemic skepticism, politicization and prevention, and advanced physician training.
-
Classroom Connections: McCourt Student Advances Racial Equity at Google
A classroom connection during a Leadership Fellow training led Cherizza Lundy (MPM ‘22) to a breakthrough in advancing racial equity at Google.