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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

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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

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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

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McCourt School graduate reflects on ‘a bittersweet end to an unforgettable three years’

Yash Dhuldhoya (MPP/MSFS‘24) began his career working in political risk in India, where he was born and attended university. In September 2020, he attended a professional…

May 6, 2024

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How this first-gen student found a passion for impact-driven policymaking

In September 2021, Diana Rivas Garcia (MIDP’24) embarked on her Fulbright journey in the city of Teziutlán, Mexico, located 500 kilometers from her hometown of Senguio. Having…

April 15, 2024

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Trimming heart disease risk, one haircut at a time

Georgetown School of Medicine (SOM) students Ryan Braun (M‘26), Evan Czulada (M‘25), Stefan Prvulovic (M‘27), Holly Shan (M’25) and Mana Sheykhsoltan (M‘25) were…

April 11, 2024

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13 international peers unite to solve a tech policy challenge in 5 days

In the last few years, we have been bombarded with headlines relating to artificial intelligence (AI) and emerging tech — from the Hollywood Strike and the European Union AI…

April 2, 2024

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5 Georgetown Public Policy Challenge finalists selected among 40 teams

Each year, Georgetown graduate students of all backgrounds and academic disciplines develop innovative policy solutions to issues in the Washington, DC region. The tenth annual…

April 2, 2024

Student Experience

Georgetown graduate student builds a career integrating international relations, data science and public policy

Maggie Sullivan (MS-DSPP’24), an international development specialist and emerging data scientist, has already lived and worked in three countries. She is well acquainted with…

March 25, 2024

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Against the odds: How a first-gen policy student became a voice for child welfare

Tony Parsons (MPM’24), a Master of Policy Management student in Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy, spent much of his childhood in foster care in, …

February 20, 2024