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Meet the 2022 Howard Scholar at McCourt

The McCourt School selected Ethan Rodriguez-Shah (MS-DSPP’24), an aspiring data analyst and researcher, as the 2022 Howard Scholar. As a graduate student, Rodriguez-Shah…

September 19, 2022

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McCourt School welcomes 5 new Richmond Foundation Fellows

In partnership with the McCourt School, the George E. Richmond Foundation provides experiential learning opportunities to graduate students with a demonstrated interest in health…

September 6, 2022

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Not your typical summer professional development opportunity

Each year, McCourt School students in the Master of International Development Policy (MIDP) program secure unique professional opportunities with leading development institutions…

June 21, 2022

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Introducing the 2022 Colin McCollester Mission Fund recipient

The 2022 Colin McCollester Mission Fund scholarship has been awarded to Matthew Parker (MPP‘23), a first-year student in the McCourt School of Public Policy. Parker will be…

June 21, 2022

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New MSA president shares plans for the future and ongoing advocacy work

As the governing student body at the McCourt School, the McCourt Student Association (MSA) facilitates communication and collaboration among students, administrators and faculty,…

May 4, 2022

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GU Politics student group represents Georgetown at Biden School conference on civility

A group of Georgetown students representing the McCourt School’s Institute of Politics and Public Service (GU Politics) was invited to attend the inaugural National Student…

May 2, 2022

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McCourt student advocates to increase equity and inclusion for Disabled students on college campuses

The Georgetown University Gender+ Justice Initiative (G+JI) Fellowship is designed to support faculty and students (undergraduate and graduate) with research related to…

April 25, 2022

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The lifesaving moment that inspired the award-winning Public Policy Challenge proposal

Georgetown University School of Medicine students Kira Chandran (M‘23), Pei-Ying Kobres (M‘23), Chloe Wang (M‘23) and Ruth Watson (M‘23) were awarded the grand prize at…

April 12, 2022

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How McCourt students are helping protect DC food culture through policy

Through the pandemic, local government officials found that legacy businesses — identified as businesses that have been in operation for a minimum of 20 years and are…

March 14, 2022

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Five teams selected as finalists in the 2022 Georgetown Public Policy Challenge

The Georgetown Public Policy Challenge is an interdisciplinary competition that calls on graduate students to develop innovative policy solutions that help address a challenge in…

March 11, 2022