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- General News
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Dual-degree student and inaugural Colin McCollester Mission Fund recipient will follow in the footsteps of the fund’s namesake
The inaugural stipend from the Colin McCollester Mission Fund has been awarded to Andrew Schlegel (MPP/MAGES’23), a dual-degree candidate in the McCourt School of Public…
August 25, 2021
- Alumni
- Student Experience
Improving Voting Transparency
Anyone who voted in the District of Columbia last year might have seen one of the volunteers for a new project, Observe D.C. The first-ever sample-based election observation…
November 11, 2019
- Discovery & Impact
- Student Experience
One-Stop Shop: Students Can Register to Vote While Choosing Classes
For the first time in Georgetown history, students will have the opportunity to register to vote – almost exactly a year before the 2020 presidential election – at the same…
November 5, 2019
- Discovery & Impact
- Student Experience
McCourt Student Launched Free Tax Prep Service Led by D.C. High School Students
Seeing an opportunity to help D.C. taxpayers, Peter Nouhan (MPP ’19) founded a program to train Washington, D.C., high school students to facilitate free tax preparation for-…
September 9, 2019
- Student Experience
McCourt Supports Students Working in Development, Social Impact, and Climate Change
The McCourt School is thrilled to support our students through the Fund for Student Excellence, which provides financial assistance to students who are advancing their careers…
May 22, 2019
- Discovery & Impact
- Student Experience
Seven McCourters Tackle Migration in Policy Simulation
The McCourt School was proud to serve as a host site for the 2019 NASPAA-Batten Student Simulation Competition. This year’s competition—a partnership between the University…
March 26, 2019
- Student Experience
Latin American Policy Students to Tackle Corruption at Omnia Conference
The Latin American Policy Association (LAPA) at McCourt seeks to disseminate knowledge and awareness about Latin American issues and policies among the Georgetown community, in…
March 26, 2019
- Discovery & Impact
- Student Experience
Students address community health, food insecurityand other issues affecting low-income Washingtonians
The 5th annual Georgetown Public Policy Challenge tasked graduate students with developing innovative policy solutions to address local or regional issues in the Washington, D.C.…
March 20, 2019
- Student Experience
585 Students Around the World Compete in Host Nations: A Refugee Simulation
On February 23, McCourt will host graduate students from a cohort of 137 universities to participate in the 2019 NASPAA-Batten Student Simulation.…
February 11, 2019
- Discovery & Impact
Network Analysis in Python
Last week, the Massive Data Institute held its second two-day data workshop that focused on teaching students, faculty, and staff about how to conduct network analysis in Python.…
February 8, 2019