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McCourt School students use data analytics to help overturn wrongful convictions
Since 2018, the Prisons and Justice Initiative (PJI) has provided Georgetown students the opportunity to engage in criminal justice and legal studies through its Making an…
April 17, 2023
- General News
- Student Experience
- Tech & Public Policy
Georgetown students present tech policy solutions in Paris
Seven Georgetown students spent their spring break participating in the McCourt School Tech & Public Policy program’s inaugural Ideathon at Sciences Po University in Paris.…
April 6, 2023
- Student Experience
McCourt student pursues policymaking career centered on human dignity and empathy
Before the age of 18, Lydia Blandford had lived in three different countries across multiple continents. She was immersed in diverse cultures and saw firsthand how policy can…
March 20, 2023
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- Student Experience
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Five teams selected as finalists in the 2023 Georgetown Public Policy Challenge
Each year, Georgetown graduate students of all backgrounds and academic disciplines develop innovative policy solutions to issues in the Washington, DC region. The Georgetown…
March 13, 2023
- Student Experience
- Tech & Public Policy
- University News
Event – Checks and Balances: A discussion with Frances Haugen about the future of the internet
The Tech & Public Policy program at Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy invites the Georgetown community to a discussion with social media advocate…
March 3, 2023
- Student Experience
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Policy Innovation Lab hosts launch event for Counties for Guaranteed Income
The Policy Innovation Lab hosted the launch of Counties for Guaranteed Income on Feb 12, 2023 featuring Former Sacramento Mayor Michael Tubbs and President of the Cook County…
February 22, 2023
- Discovery & Impact
- Student Experience
Bringing the numbers game to policy studies
A love of numbers is what originally lured Jake Kochmansky (MPP’23) to McCourt. As an undergraduate at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania — where he played…
February 20, 2023
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- Student Experience
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Georgetown approves new undergraduate degree in public policy
The first cohort of Georgetown students will be able to start earning their undergraduate degree in public policy in the fall of 2023. A joint degree between Georgetown…
February 15, 2023
- Alumni
- Student Experience
Georgetown couples find love on the Hilltop
Jannet Esparza (MPM’23) and Carlos Beltran (MPM’23) Jannet and Carlos, who met in an introductory political science course as undergraduates at California State University…
February 14, 2023
- Centering Inclusion
- Student Experience
Resiliency, patience and faith drive McCourt student’s commitment to community service
Sade Cole (MPP’24), a first-year student in the McCourt School’s Master of Public Policy program, devotes most of her time to social justice work. Her journey to McCourt…
February 13, 2023