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Tackling the Tech Industry
When Kamila Saldanha (MPP ’19) was selected for the Twitter Public Policy Fellowship, she was thrilled but apprehensive. “While Twitter’s mission to serve the public…
November 20, 2020
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A Passion For Public Policy
Lily Yue’s curiosity about the world and love of exploring new cultures fuels her passion for public policy. During a school trip to Israel in March 2019, she toured the…
November 20, 2020
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Strengthening Our Foundation to Catalyze Transformational Impact
While the world grapples with intersecting health, economic, social and climate crises, strengthening the pipeline of future problem solvers and advancing solutions to meet…
October 9, 2020
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Connecting Data to Improve Health Care Delivery for Veterans
For over a decade, Nadhal Eadeh (EMPL’18) worked at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) supporting four different Under Secretary for Benefits and connecting with…
September 18, 2020
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Advice to Incoming McCourt Students: ‘Explore your Interests’
Rachel Grich recently graduated salutatorian of the full-time MBA Class of 2020 and with a dual MPP/MBA degree. She works as the Strategic Initiatives and Finance Coordinator at…
August 14, 2020
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Strategies for Racial Equity in Organizations
The blog post below originally appeared on the Learning by Giving website. With support from the Learning by Giving Foundation, students in the McCourt School’s …
June 25, 2020
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From classroom to community
Alum Catherine Lyons Applies McCourt Experience to Develop Human-Centered Policy and Empower Economic…
April 3, 2020
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Advocating for Voting Rights in Florida for People with Past Felony Convictions
For decades, civil rights advocates have been fighting to ensure that all Americans can exercise their right to vote. There are different types of systemic barriers that can…
February 20, 2020
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Combating Hunger and Homelessness in DC
As a licensed social worker, Adam Rocap knew he wanted to work in a space that created positive social change. When Cheryl Bell left the private sector, she was looking for…
January 20, 2020
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McCourt Alumni Bring Innovative Approach to Development Economics
This year, three economists were awarded a Nobel Prize for their rigorously analytical approach to international development – an approach that is also at the heart of the…
December 9, 2019