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Uncovering sources of life-giving water
Serenity Fan knows (MIDP’24) that access to clean water changes everything. They are putting their passion for providing water security to communities across Southeast Asia…
October 23, 2023
- Discovery & Impact
- General News
- Policy Perspectives
Transforming conflict into mutual understanding
Rachel Milner Gillers aims to help students learn how to transform conflict into mutual understanding — a key skill in academic, personal and professional life. As the director…
October 16, 2023
- Alumni
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Three Georgetown alums join the McCourt School Advisory Board
The McCourt School of Public Policy welcomes three new members to its Advisory Board , established in October 2021. Koonal Gandhi (MPP’05), chief investment officer for…
October 10, 2023
- General News
- Student Experience
- Tech & Public Policy
McCourt’s Tech & Public Policy program welcomes 3 new fellows
The McCourt School’s Tech & Public Policy (TPP) program initially launched and continues to proudly support paid fellowships for emerging technology policy leaders. In…
October 6, 2023
- Faculty Impact
- General News
7 things you didn’t know about McCourt’s new faculty
The McCourt School of Public Policy welcomed nine new faculty members to the Hilltop this fall. Ahead of joining students on campus, many of them spoke candidly about their…
October 5, 2023
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National Urban Fellow Michelle Meza wants to reimagine our democracy
Public service has always been Michelle Meza’s North Star, so it’s fitting that she joined the National Urban Fellows (NUF) class of 2024 at McCourt. Fresh out of the Biden…
October 2, 2023
- General News
- Student Experience
McCourt School hosts founder of Innovations for Poverty Action
On September 26, 2023, the McCourt School of Public Policy’s Master of International Development Policy program hosted Dean Karlan, founder of Innovations for Poverty Action,…
October 2, 2023
- General News
- Student Experience
McCourt student explores passion for environmental conservation in Ecuador
The 2023 Colin McCollester Mission Fund scholarship was awarded to Nathan Lesch (MPP’24), a second-year student at the McCourt School of Public Policy and managing editor of…
September 25, 2023
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- Policy Perspectives
Meet the 2023-2024 McCourt Scholars
McCourt Scholars are a select group of incoming students who, through their admissions applications, demonstrate profound potential as future policymakers. Five students are…
September 18, 2023
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- Student Experience
Meet the 2023-2024 Newmark Scholars
Three incoming students at the McCourt School of Public Policy have been selected as Craig Newmark Scholars for academic year 2023-2024. The Craig Newmark Veterans…
September 11, 2023