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Q&A: McCourt and National Urban Fellows alum Omar Suarez

Imagine if you could take five year’s worth of career experience and boil it down to a 14-month period of time… That’s the kind of acceleration that NUF provides. Omar…

January 19, 2022

Alumni
Discovery & Impact
General News

Alumni spotlight: MPP graduates aspire to educate the next generation of policymakers and data scientists

While many McCourt graduates pursue careers in the public, private and nonprofit sectors, others find their calling in academia. The McCourt School is proud to share the stories…

October 18, 2021

Alumni
General News
University News

In Memoriam: Judge Robert Katzmann

The McCourt School community mourns the loss of Judge Robert Katzmann, a former member of our faculty at what was then known as the Georgetown Public Policy Institute (GPPI).…

June 11, 2021

Alumni
General News
Student Experience

Event: Impatient Changemakers: A Conversation with Colombian President Iván Duque (MPM’07)

Event Details: On Friday, April 16, 2021 McCourt School Dean Maria Cancian joined the Latin American Alumni Network in a discussion with the President of the Republic of Colombia…

April 8, 2021

Alumni
General News
Student Experience
University News

$100M investment in McCourt School advances aspiration to be world’s most inclusive public policy school

March 25, 2021

Alumni
Discovery & Impact

Answering the Call: McCourt Alumnus Manages National COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution

McCourt Alumnus Army Maj. Doug Meyer (MPM’19) manages the United States COVID-19 vaccine distribution efforts supporting the federal response and progressing pandemic.…

March 15, 2021

Alumni
Research

Virtual Panel Explores Future of Environmental and Energy Policy

At a virtual event earlier this month, hosted by Georgetown University’s Alumni Association, climate experts, practitioners, and journalists gathered to discuss climate policy…

March 5, 2021

Alumni

Disrupting Generational Poverty through Equity Audits

Omolara Fatiregun (MPP ’02) is kept up at night by a troubling statistic. The McCourt School alumnus knows that 84 percent of children who grow up in poverty end up remaining…

February 15, 2021

Alumni
Discovery & Impact
Student Experience

Presidential Transition 2020

The presidential transition is underway as President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris prepare to take office next month. At a GU Politics event, experts,…

December 11, 2020

Alumni
General News
Student Experience
University News

Eight McCourters Selected for Prestigious Presidential Management Fellows Program

The McCourt School of Public Policy is excited to announce that the following eight students and alumni were selected as Presidential Management Fellows for the Class of 2021:…

December 4, 2020