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McCourt School alumni help drive America’s digital transformation as Digital Corps Fellows

Alex Adams (MS-DSPP’22) and Louisa Sholar (MPP’23), alumni of Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy , were selected among more than 1,300 applicants to…

November 14, 2023

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Veteran McCourt School alum awarded AARP Purpose Prize

Ken Falke (MPM’11), a 21-year veteran of the U.S. Navy Special Operations Explosive Ordnance Disposal community and retired master chief petty officer, is the founder and…

November 10, 2023

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Three Georgetown alums join the McCourt School Advisory Board

The McCourt School of Public Policy welcomes three new members to its Advisory Board , established in October 2021. Koonal Gandhi (MPP’05), chief investment officer for…

October 10, 2023

Alumni
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McCourt School Career Development team levels up services and offerings

Don’t be surprised if a visit with McCourt’s three-person career development team yields some introspection. “I like to tell students that I ask a lot of questions, but I…

August 7, 2023

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Founding donor’s commencement address marks 10th anniversary of the McCourt School

Georgetown alumnus Frank H. McCourt, Jr. (C’75), a civic entrepreneur, international business leader and founder of Project Liberty, a visionary initiative to transform how the…

May 3, 2023

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$75K gift establishes new McCourt School scholarship fund

The McCourt School of Public Policy is pleased to announce the creation of the Jim and Kellie Meiman Hock Scholarship Fund, made possible by generous support from McCourt School…

February 21, 2023

Alumni
Student Experience

Georgetown couples find love on the Hilltop

Jannet Esparza (MPM’23) and Carlos Beltran (MPM’23) Jannet and Carlos, who met in an introductory political science course as undergraduates at California State University…

February 14, 2023

Alumni
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McCourt School alum Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) elected to serve as House Democratic Leader

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) (MPP’94), who earned a Master of Public Policy degree from what was then known as the Georgetown Public Policy Institute, was unanimously elected to…

December 6, 2022

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McCourt alumna wins big in Georgia House race

Born in Jordan, Ruwa Romman moved to Georgia with her family shortly before terrorists attacked the United States on September 11, 2001. Romman was just 8 years old, and as a…

November 28, 2022

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Political pollster to professor: How a McCourt School alum is paying it forward

Alex Lundry (MPP‘04), the inaugural recipient of the Whittington Scholarship , was drawn to what was then the Georgetown Public Policy Institute (GPPI) for its …

October 31, 2022