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Police Officer to Policy Student
Sergeant Howard Singer (MPM'17), the communications advisor to the First Deputy Police Commissioner of the New York City Police Department, is leading a new initiative to…
November 4, 2019
- Discovery & Impact
- Student Experience
McCourt Student Launched Free Tax Prep Service Led by D.C. High School Students
Seeing an opportunity to help D.C. taxpayers, Peter Nouhan (MPP ’19) founded a program to train Washington, D.C., high school students to facilitate free tax preparation for-…
September 9, 2019
- Student Experience
McCourt Supports Students Working in Development, Social Impact, and Climate Change
The McCourt School is thrilled to support our students through the Fund for Student Excellence, which provides financial assistance to students who are advancing their careers…
May 22, 2019
- Discovery & Impact
- Student Experience
Seven McCourters Tackle Migration in Policy Simulation
The McCourt School was proud to serve as a host site for the 2019 NASPAA-Batten Student Simulation Competition. This year’s competition—a partnership between the University…
March 26, 2019
- Student Experience
Latin American Policy Students to Tackle Corruption at Omnia Conference
The Latin American Policy Association (LAPA) at McCourt seeks to disseminate knowledge and awareness about Latin American issues and policies among the Georgetown community, in…
March 26, 2019
- Discovery & Impact
- Student Experience
Students address community health, food insecurityand other issues affecting low-income Washingtonians
The 5th annual Georgetown Public Policy Challenge tasked graduate students with developing innovative policy solutions to address local or regional issues in the Washington, D.C.…
March 20, 2019
- Student Experience
585 Students Around the World Compete in Host Nations: A Refugee Simulation
On February 23, McCourt will host graduate students from a cohort of 137 universities to participate in the 2019 NASPAA-Batten Student Simulation.…
February 11, 2019
- Student Experience
McCourt Students Tackle Automation and Job Loss at New America
Automation, and the threat it poses to workers, has become an incredibly salient issue for policy experts in the U.S. and around the world. Among the think tanks tackling this…
January 22, 2019
- Discovery & Impact
- Student Experience
McCourt Student Receives Gates Foundation Grant For Venezuelan Refugee Work
There is an ongoing humanitarian crisis in Venezuela. As the Venezuelan government clings to power and denies that its people are sick, starving, and saddled with an increasingly…
January 22, 2019
- Student Experience
Six McCourters Selected for Prestigious Presidential Management Fellowship
Congratulations to the six McCourt students and alumni selected as Presidential Management Fellows Finalists for the class of 2019. The finalists will now be able to attend a PMF…
November 30, 2018