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C-SPAN CEO, Georgetown Law alum to deliver McCourt School Commencement address

Sam Feist (L’99), a longtime political journalist and member of the GU Politics Advisory Board, will address the McCourt School of Public Policy’s Class of 2025. CEO of C…

May 2, 2025

Discovery & Impact
Student Experience

Georgetown policy students propose timely revisions to public school safety plans for students with disabilities

At the eleventh annual Georgetown Public Policy Challenge , McCourt School of Public Policy students Nina Bachich (MPP’26), Ethan Bose (MPP’26) and Demi Tomasides (MPP’26)…

April 30, 2025

Discovery & Impact
Student Experience

Leveraging global experience, McCourt School student uses data for social impact

After earning a double major in economics and political science with a minor in statistics from the University of Toronto, Ibadat Jarg (MS-DSPP’26) sought a graduate program…

April 22, 2025

General News
Research
Tech & Public Policy

TrueMedia finds new home at Georgetown’s McCourt School

As the information environment grows more complex and technological advances make it easier to manipulate content, knowing what’s true online has never been more difficult.…

April 16, 2025

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Research
Tech & Public Policy

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
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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