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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
- Student Experience
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
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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
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From TikTok to Capitol Hill: A McCourt School student’s journey to transform immigration policy
Born in India and raised in the U.S. from the age of four, Srushti Patil’s (MPP’26) journey to the McCourt School of Public Policy is rooted in a deep empathy for…
January 27, 2025
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McCourt School’s Massive Data Institute and Georgetown’s Ethics Lab partner to embed ethics into technical research
It seems only appropriate that the pilot partnership between the McCourt School of Public Policy’s Massive Data Institute (MDI) and Georgetown’s Ethics Lab began with an…
January 3, 2025
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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
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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
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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
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McCourt School fund reduces financial strain of unpaid internships
Each year, the McCourt School of Public Policy’s Fund for Experiential Learning provides financial assistance to more than 30 graduate students pursuing meaningful professional…
November 18, 2024