Stories from McCourt
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Capitol Dreams and Hilltop Views: Why I Transferred To Georgetown
Yasmin Diallo (C’28) is a sophomore from Atlanta, Georgia, majoring in public policy within the College of Arts & Sciences and the McCourt School of Public Policy.
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This Oncologist is ‘Restoring Trust’ in Rural Healthcare Through Public Policy
It was not one defining moment that led Dr. Wade Swenson (EMPL’26) to rural health policy advocacy, but an accumulation of life-changing diagnoses and patient stories.
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From the Mountains of Balochistan to Capitol Hill
Walwala Bashir’s interest in development policy started in the place she calls home. After her time at McCourt, she aims to address the challenges that first sparked that interest.
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Tour the Capitol Campus with a Junior Who’s Finding His Footing in Policy
Christopher Edwards (JPPP’27) shares how immigrating from Jamaica to the U.S. fueled his interest in policy and what it’s like living and studying in downtown DC.
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She wanted to have an outsized impact. She now leads impact management for a global development investor.
Lillian Alexander (MIDP’20) draws on her international development policy degree and the lifelong community she gained at the McCourt School of Public Policy as director of impact at Mercy Corps Ventures.
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Leading Through Service: Meet the Newmark Scholars at McCourt
Meet the current Newmark Scholars leading through service at the McCourt School of Public Policy.
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She wanted to be a doctor. Public Policy and Law Showed Her a Different Way of Driving Change.
Abbey Basa wanted to be a doctor. Now she is pursuing public policy and law degrees to tackle systemic challenges in education and healthcare.
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Guided by a ‘Mantra,’ This Student Is Reimagining Justice Through Data Science
Tech & Public Policy program Scholar Joya Wheatfall-Melvin (MS-DSPP’26) is using data to advance equity in criminal justice and education.
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This Howard Scholar’s Journey to Expanding Opportunity in Latin America and the Caribbean
Marlon Brooks (MPP-EP’28) is the McCourt School of Public Policy’s Howard Scholar, a full-tuition scholarship awarded to a Howard University student or alumnus to attend the McCourt School.
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When Teaching Exposed Inequality, She Turned to Public Policy for Answers
As the 2025-2026 Whittington Scholar, Britney Cheung (MPP’26) is drawing on her experience as a teacher and a commitment to expanding opportunity for underserved communities.