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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
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‘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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$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
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He had never lived in America. Now he’s a “big brother” at Georgetown.
For Anirudh Srivathsan (MPP’24), community matters. Whether it be a local dance chapter in Singapore, a hockey team in London or the student body at Georgetown University’s…
January 10, 2024
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Howard Scholar shies from the limelight, but accolades find her
Even as a young girl, Natalia Cooper (MPP-EP’26) knew she wanted to make a difference. While her childhood dreams of being appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court have changed, she…
January 8, 2024