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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
- General News
- 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
- Student Experience
6,500 miles from home, but closer to fulfilling a dream
Ideruugan Galbaatar doesn’t have much free time. From working as a graduate assistant in the McCourt School’s Office of the Dean to consulting at the World Bank, Galbaatar…
January 23, 2023
- General News
- Student Experience
- Tech & Public Policy
Tech & Public Policy Fellows partner with leading tech advocates
Technology impacts every part of our world, and having ethically-trained, data-driven leaders at the helm of policymaking is imperative. The Tech & Public Policy (TPP)…
January 18, 2023
- Discovery & Impact
- Student Experience
National Urban Fellow Cecil Brooks Jr. looks to break cycles of poverty
Hailing from the South Bronx in New York, by way of Central America, National Urban Fellow Cecil Brooks Jr. has always obsessed over the intricacies underneath stable. &#…
January 9, 2023
- General News
- Student Experience
5 must-read books for winter break
As the end of the semester approaches, we asked McCourt School faculty members to share their favorite books from 2022. Their recommendations, from suspense thriller to…
December 14, 2022
- Research
- Student Experience
- Tech & Public Policy
Big ideas, big impact: Georgetown students advance 35 data-driven policy solutions
The Massive Data Institute (MDI) Scholars program is an experiential learning opportunity for undergraduate and graduate students to work with faculty and researchers on cutting…
December 12, 2022