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McCourt School’s new research lab aims to reshape criminal justice policy

Founded by Dr. Andrea M. Headley , an assistant professor at the McCourt School and affiliate fellow at the Center for Innovations in Community Safety at Georgetown Law, the…

April 8, 2025

General News
Student Experience

Georgetown Public Policy Challenge announces 5 finalists after historic application surge

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

April 1, 2025

Discovery & Impact
Student Experience

Inspired by pioneering female leaders, a policy student confronts gender equity across Africa

Driven to understand the economic forces shaping Africa, Nadia Baye (MIDP’26) earned an undergraduate degree in economics and francophone studies at Davidson College, where she…

March 31, 2025

General News
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McCourt School elevates its Leadership Fellows program

Since 2020, the McCourt School of Public Policy’s Leadership Fellows program has offered a small cohort of returning graduate students unique professional development…

March 3, 2025

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A new fellowship honoring Benjamin Franklin aims to empower future inventor-diplomats

The McCourt School of Public Policy’s new Franklin Fellowship , a unique interdisciplinary program created and supported by Hannah Hummelberg, Miles Taylor and Georgetown…

February 25, 2025

Discovery & Impact
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How poetry empowered a policy student to serve with compassion

Trinity Allen’s (MPP’26) commitment to public service began at the youth arts organization Teens With a Purpose, where she honed her creative voice and discovered her love…

February 24, 2025

Discovery & Impact
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Why an aspiring doctor left medicine behind to pursue global health policy

For Rosie Poling (MPP-E’27), health policy is personal. Growing up in North Carolina and later Marco Island, Florida, she witnessed firsthand the challenges of accessing…

February 18, 2025

Alumni
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Head over heels for policy: Three McCourt School love stories

Skyller Cosme (MPP’24) and Jimmy Doucette (MPP’24) Skyller Cosme (MPP’24), an analyst supporting FEMA at Partner Forces, and Jimmy Doucette (MPP’24), an economist at the…

February 14, 2025

Discovery & Impact
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Meiman Hock Scholar aspires to improve human rights for women worldwide

Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy proudly recognizes Issabella Romo (MPP’26) as the 2024-2025 Meiman Hock Scholar for her commitment to advancing human…

February 5, 2025

Discovery & Impact
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Balkans-born youth advocate is fusing law and policy at the McCourt School

Filip Kulakov (MPP’25), a second-year student in the McCourt School’s Master of Public Policy program , was initially drawn to the legal field with aspirations of becoming a…

January 30, 2025