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Two McCourt students awarded prestigious Bryce Harlow Fellowships

The Bryce Harlow Foundation awarded a total of 27 fellowships for the 2023-2024 academic year, including McCourt students Mika Alvarez (MPP’24) and Ferdous Dehqan (MPP’26),…

September 5, 2023

Policy Perspectives
Student Experience

Supporting student mental health

The messages arrive in the email inboxes of McCourt students every Wednesday morning. Hey, how has your week been? … Make sure to drink water today. … What have you…

August 31, 2023

General News
Student Experience

New MSA president brings leadership experience, bold vision to McCourt

Elsa Ingwersen (MPP’24) almost decided not to run for president of the McCourt Student Association (MSA). Despite an abundance of leadership experience, she struggled with…

August 28, 2023

Alumni
Policy Perspectives
Student Experience

McCourt School Career Development team levels up services and offerings

Don’t be surprised if a visit with McCourt’s three-person career development team yields some introspection. “I like to tell students that I ask a lot of questions, but I…

August 7, 2023

Discovery & Impact
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Student Experience

McCourt students’ educational tool is applied by international organization

Cuong Pham Vu (MIDP’23), Nicolás Quintero (MIDP’23), Payal Soneja (MIDP’23) and Hailey Wellenstein (MIDP’23) received high praise for their capstone project at the 2023…

August 7, 2023

Discovery & Impact
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Student Experience

McCourt School student publishes biography on President Garfield

Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, C.W. (Charlie) Goodyear grew up living between Australia and the United Kingdom before returning to the United States to attend Yale University.…

July 3, 2023

Student Experience

A soon-to-be graduate is paving the way for new innovations in urban policy

Joshua (Josh) Rosen (MS-DSPP’23) grew up in the suburbs south of Boston, Massachusetts, where land-use regulations and zoning often restrict multi-family and affordable. …

May 15, 2023

Centering Inclusion
Student Experience

Graduating student-parents reflect on balancing their academic and personal lives

As the McCourt community has grown, so has its parent-student population, driving interest in community resources and guidance on everything from access to lactation rooms and…

May 15, 2023

General News
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Tech & Public Policy

Meet the inaugural Tech & Public Policy Scholars

The McCourt School’s Tech & Public Policy (TPP) program is pleased to announce that  Santiago Vidal Calvo (MPP’25), Maitreyi Natarajan (MPP/MBA’24), Kevyanna Rawls …

May 3, 2023

Alumni
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University News

Founding donor’s commencement address marks 10th anniversary of the McCourt School

Georgetown alumnus Frank H. McCourt, Jr. (C’75), a civic entrepreneur, international business leader and founder of Project Liberty, a visionary initiative to transform how the…

May 3, 2023