McCourt School News
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- Alumni
- Discovery & Impact
She wanted to have an outsized impact. She now leads impact management for a global development investor.
In reflecting on life post-graduation, Lillian Alexander (MIDP’20) shared the joys of living in DC and making the most of her proximity to Georgetown’s McCourt School of…
March 17, 2025
- Tech & Public Policy
Event — Tech & Public Policy Hackathon with Anthropic
Join the McCourt School of Public Policy’s Tech & Public Policy (TPP) program and Anthropic , a leading AI safety and research company, for an exclusive two-day policy…
March 14, 2025
- Alumni
- Discovery & Impact
- Policy Perspectives
McCourt School alumna charges ahead on EV adoption incentives for Washington State
As a clean transportation policy engagement specialist for the Washington State Department of Commerce, Emma Wyma (MPP’23) is the point person for the state’s Electric…
March 10, 2025
- General News
- Student Experience
McCourt School elevates its Leadership Fellows program
Since 2020, the McCourt School of Public Policy’s Leadership Fellows program has offered a small cohort of returning graduate students unique professional development…
March 3, 2025
- General News
- Student Experience
A new fellowship honoring Benjamin Franklin aims to empower future inventor-diplomats
The McCourt School of Public Policy’s new Franklin Fellowship , a unique interdisciplinary program created and supported by Hannah Hummelberg, Miles Taylor and Georgetown…
February 25, 2025
- Discovery & Impact
- Student Experience
How poetry empowered a policy student to serve with compassion
Trinity Allen’s (MPP’26) commitment to public service began at the youth arts organization Teens With a Purpose, where she honed her creative voice and discovered her love…
February 24, 2025
- Discovery & Impact
- Student Experience
Why an aspiring doctor left medicine behind to pursue global health policy
For Rosie Poling (MPP-E’27), health policy is personal. Growing up in North Carolina and later Marco Island, Florida, she witnessed firsthand the challenges of accessing…
February 18, 2025
- Alumni
- Student Experience
Head over heels for policy: Three McCourt School love stories
Skyller Cosme (MPP’24) and Jimmy Doucette (MPP’24) Skyller Cosme (MPP’24), an analyst supporting FEMA at Partner Forces, and Jimmy Doucette (MPP’24), an economist at the…
February 14, 2025
- Discovery & Impact
- Student Experience
Meiman Hock Scholar aspires to improve human rights for women worldwide
Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy proudly recognizes Issabella Romo (MPP’26) as the 2024-2025 Meiman Hock Scholar for her commitment to advancing human…
February 5, 2025
- General News
Event — 2025 Whittington Lecture with Governor Adriana D. Kugler
Gov. Adriana D. Kugler is a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. She previously served as the U.S. executive director of the World Bank, for which she…
February 4, 2025