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How this first-gen student found a passion for impact-driven policymaking
In September 2021, Diana Rivas Garcia (MIDP’24) embarked on her Fulbright journey in the city of Teziutlán, Mexico, located 500 kilometers from her hometown of Senguio. Having…
April 15, 2024
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- Student Experience
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Trimming heart disease risk, one haircut at a time
Georgetown School of Medicine (SOM) students Ryan Braun (M‘26), Evan Czulada (M‘25), Stefan Prvulovic (M‘27), Holly Shan (M’25) and Mana Sheykhsoltan (M‘25) were…
April 11, 2024
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Georgetown alumnus develops innovative database to expose LGBTQ+ abuses
When Juan Pablo Delgado (MPP’19) started litigating cases in Mexican courts on LGBTQ+ rights abuses, local and national authorities often denied the existence of prejudice…
April 8, 2024
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- Student Experience
13 international peers unite to solve a tech policy challenge in 5 days
In the last few years, we have been bombarded with headlines relating to artificial intelligence (AI) and emerging tech — from the Hollywood Strike and the European Union AI…
April 2, 2024
- Student Experience
- University News
5 Georgetown Public Policy Challenge finalists selected among 40 teams
Each year, Georgetown graduate students of all backgrounds and academic disciplines develop innovative policy solutions to issues in the Washington, DC region. The tenth annual…
April 2, 2024
- General News
- Tech & Public Policy
How to fix the internet: A thought-provoking conversation with Norah O’Donnell and Frank McCourt
On March 18, 2024, the McCourt School of Public Policy’s Tech & Public Policy program hosted Georgetown University alums Norah O’Donnell (C‘95, G’03), anchor and…
March 25, 2024
- Student Experience
Georgetown graduate student builds a career integrating international relations, data science and public policy
Maggie Sullivan (MS-DSPP’24), an international development specialist and emerging data scientist, has already lived and worked in three countries. She is well acquainted with…
March 25, 2024
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Research by McCourt School criminal justice policy expert targets police training efficacy
Andrea Headley’s previous work has focused on improving police-community relations in communities of color, assessing the effect of race during use-of-force encounters,…
March 11, 2024
- General News
- Tech & Public Policy
McCourt School and nonprofit media venture partner on new fellowship program for Georgetown students
The Tech & Public Policy program (TPP) at Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy launched a new fellowship with Tech Policy Press , a nonprofit media…
February 26, 2024
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- Student Experience
Against the odds: How a first-gen policy student became a voice for child welfare
Tony Parsons (MPM’24), a Master of Policy Management student in Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy, spent much of his childhood in foster care in, …
February 20, 2024