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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

General News
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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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Student Experience

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

Student Experience
University News

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

General News
Student Experience

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

Alumni
Student Experience

‘Very DC’ love stories: 4 Georgetown couples share their charming meet cutes

Alex Brillman (MPP’19) and Anna Heard (MPP’19) Alex Brillman and Anna Heard met in the sandwich line on the first day of orientation at the McCourt School. “One of us was…

February 14, 2024

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Student Experience

$200K gift from Craig Newmark Philanthropies expands pipeline to public service for veterans

Since 2021, Newmark has donated $575,000 to the McCourt School and played a direct and crucial role in the lives of dozens of talented veterans and military-connected students.…

January 22, 2024