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Tech & Public Policy program awards $1.5M in grants to 24 Georgetown researchers
The McCourt School’s Tech & Public Policy program (TPP) administers the annual Grants Program to support research that explores the role of emerging technologies in…
April 9, 2025
- Faculty Impact
- General News
- Student Experience
McCourt School’s new research lab aims to reshape criminal justice policy
Founded by Dr. Andrea M. Headley , an assistant professor at the McCourt School and affiliate fellow at the Center for Innovations in Community Safety at Georgetown Law, the…
April 8, 2025
- General News
- Student Experience
Georgetown Public Policy Challenge announces 5 finalists after historic application surge
Each year, Georgetown graduate students of all backgrounds and academic disciplines develop innovative policy solutions to issues in the Washington, DC, region. The annual…
April 1, 2025
- Discovery & Impact
- Student Experience
Inspired by pioneering female leaders, a policy student confronts gender equity across Africa
Driven to understand the economic forces shaping Africa, Nadia Baye (MIDP’26) earned an undergraduate degree in economics and francophone studies at Davidson College, where she…
March 31, 2025
- Alumni
- Discovery & Impact
How the McCourt School prepared an alumna for a White House communications role
Sneha Choudhary (MPP’24), the former White House’s associate director of regional media, was a force in tackling policy challenges with innovation. To the Office of…
March 24, 2025
- 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