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The View from Inside the Capitol

As floor director for Democratic leadership in the House of Representatives, Nnemdilim Ubezonu (MPM'23) has a front-row seat to how policy is.…

October 20, 2025

Discovery & Impact
Policy Perspectives

How the McCourt School is reimagining youth justice

After 18 years, the McCourt School’s Center for Juvenile Reform has rebranded as the Center for Youth Justice, highlighting its transformative approach to serving young people…

October 1, 2025

Discovery & Impact
Policy Perspectives

Introducing the 2025 McCourt Scholars

From Ukrainian revolution to Indian renewable energy planning, a wealth of diverse experience drives these new policymakers to improve lives. …

September 16, 2025

Discovery & Impact
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Passionate Researchers: McCourt School welcomes new faculty driving research in criminal justice, education and state politics

McCourt School welcomes assistant teaching professor Amanda Lu, professor Chris Warshaw and assistant professor Roman Gabriel.…

September 8, 2025

General News
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Right place, right time: Getting to know Dean Carole Roan Gresenz

Carole Roan Gresenz, The McCourt School's new dean, talks about her earliest lessons, her career in research and the things that keep her.…

September 4, 2025

Alumni
Discovery & Impact
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McCourt School alumna charges ahead on EV adoption incentives for Washington State

As a clean transportation policy engagement specialist for the Washington State Department of Commerce, Emma Wyma (MPP’23) is the point person for the state’s Electric…

March 10, 2025

Discovery & Impact
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Student Experience

McCourt School’s data science Career Lab provides a virtual forum and expert guidance for future policymakers

The story is in the numbers: According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, data science job creation is projected to surge 35% between 2022 and 2032. The McCourt School of Public…

December 9, 2024

General News
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Student Experience

National Urban Fellows renews agreement with McCourt School for another 10 years

Five years ago, National Urban Fellows (NUF) celebrated its 50th anniversary. “We were thinking a lot about the policy issues affecting the most marginalized communities and…

November 26, 2024

Discovery & Impact
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Student Experience

Georgetown Public Policy Challenge celebrates a decade of innovative policy solutions — and a growing future

While the participants and policy proposals arising from the Georgetown Public Policy Challenge have changed over the past decade, the core tenets of community-centered solutions…

November 18, 2024

Alumni
Discovery & Impact
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“I had never heard of a business model like this”: The ambitious affordable housing solution for working-class Americans

With deep roots in San Francisco, Tim Szarnicki is leading an innovative, affordable housing business model aimed at a group often sold short: middle-income earners. As executive…

November 13, 2024