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McCourt School’s Latin American initiatives soar, elevating global engagement

The McCourt School of Public Policy is deepening its engagement with Latin America, leveraging a century of collaboration between Georgetown University and the region to drive…

October 10, 2024

Discovery & Impact
Policy Perspectives

GU Politics Fellows offer strategies to safeguard voting and civil rights in U.S. elections

At the crossroads of technology and politics, former GU Politics Fellows and current Advisory Board members Cristóbal Alex, Katie Harbath and Katie Walsh Shields are the ideal…

October 7, 2024

Discovery & Impact
Student Experience

McCourt School policy student leverages data science for social impact in the Philippines

With generous support from the Colin McCollester Mission Fund and the Master of International Development Policy program’s Summer Experience , Hannah Reynolds (MIDP’25)…

August 12, 2024

Discovery & Impact
Student Experience

Voices from the field: Policy students reflect on global internships

Lahore, Pakistan | July 2024 The extreme heat (113 degrees Fahrenheit on average) is finally dissipating as we enter the monsoon season. My colleagues at the Centre for Economic…

July 29, 2024

Discovery & Impact
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How nurse-led triage is better connecting DC’s 911 callers to appropriate care

According to DC’s Office of Unified Communications (OUC), the District’s 911 call center is one of the busiest in the country, historically ranking behind those of New York…

July 15, 2024

Discovery & Impact
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Tech & Public Policy

This ‘transformative experience’ launched a Georgetown Law grad’s career in tech policy

Mateo García Silva (LLM’24), a native of rural Galicia, in northwest Spain, spent his first few years as a practitioner of law at Cuatrecasas, an international firm based in…

June 17, 2024

Discovery & Impact
University News

Leading U.S. decision-desk operation selects Georgetown’s McCourt School as its 2024 election hub

Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ), a leading provider of real-time election results and race calls, will base one of the nation’s only decision-desk operations at Georgetown University…

February 12, 2024

Discovery & Impact
Tech & Public Policy
University News

Ukrainian government turns to Georgetown’s McCourt School to train senior government executives

Through a new collaboration with the Ukrainian government, Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy will host a weeklong training program for 30 Ukrainian…

December 20, 2023

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Transforming conflict into mutual understanding

Rachel Milner Gillers aims to help students learn how to transform conflict into mutual understanding — a key skill in academic, personal and professional life. As the director…

October 16, 2023

Discovery & Impact
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Student Experience

Two McCourt students awarded prestigious Bryce Harlow Fellowships

The Bryce Harlow Foundation awarded a total of 27 fellowships for the 2023-2024 academic year, including McCourt students Mika Alvarez (MPP’24) and Ferdous Dehqan (MPP’26),…

September 5, 2023