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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
- Student Experience
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
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A recipe for diplomatic success
Ideruugan Galbaatar (MPP’23) hadn’t thought much about the role food plays in international diplomacy. But after 10 dinners with some of the world’s leading diplomats,…
November 27, 2023
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Active-duty McCourt student mentors young people in and out of uniform
Captain Matthew Manning (MPM’24) hails from a community where hope and opportunity were scarce. Manning, who was born and raised in Southeast Washington, DC, found an avenue to…
November 13, 2023
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Building bridges: GU Politics’ mission to break polarization
Dean Maria Cancian is on a mission to make the McCourt School the most inclusive public policy school in the country by increasing racial, geographic, socioeconomic and…
November 6, 2023
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McCourt School welcomes 7 new Richmond Foundation Fellows
The 2023-2024 Richmond Foundation Fellows , Zeynep Çelik (MIDP’25), Lindsay Cox (MPM’24), Madeleine Dimarco (MIDP’25), Maya Millette (MPP’24), Charlene Nguyen (MPP), …
October 30, 2023
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Uncovering sources of life-giving water
Serenity Fan knows (MIDP’24) that access to clean water changes everything. They are putting their passion for providing water security to communities across Southeast Asia…
October 23, 2023
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- Tech & Public Policy
McCourt’s Tech & Public Policy program welcomes 3 new fellows
The McCourt School’s Tech & Public Policy (TPP) program initially launched and continues to proudly support paid fellowships for emerging technology policy leaders. In…
October 6, 2023
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National Urban Fellow Michelle Meza wants to reimagine our democracy
Public service has always been Michelle Meza’s North Star, so it’s fitting that she joined the National Urban Fellows (NUF) class of 2024 at McCourt. Fresh out of the Biden…
October 2, 2023
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McCourt School hosts founder of Innovations for Poverty Action
On September 26, 2023, the McCourt School of Public Policy’s Master of International Development Policy program hosted Dean Karlan, founder of Innovations for Poverty Action,…
October 2, 2023