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Active-duty McCourt student mentors young people in and out of uniform

Captain Matthew Manning (MPM’24) hails from a community where hope and opportunity were scarce. Manning, who was born and raised in Southeast Washington, DC, found an avenue to…

November 13, 2023

Alumni
General News

Veteran McCourt School alum awarded AARP Purpose Prize

Ken Falke (MPM’11), a 21-year veteran of the U.S. Navy Special Operations Explosive Ordnance Disposal community and retired master chief petty officer, is the founder and…

November 10, 2023

General News
Policy Perspectives
Student Experience

Building bridges: GU Politics’ mission to break polarization

Dean Maria Cancian is on a mission to make the McCourt School the most inclusive public policy school in the country by increasing racial, geographic, socioeconomic and…

November 6, 2023

Faculty Impact
General News

5 new books published by McCourt School faculty

A young reader’s novel from a former White House speechwriter, a landmark volume on the sociology of housing, a rejection of White Christian Nationalism, a guide to addressing…

November 1, 2023

General News
Research
Student Experience

McCourt School welcomes 7 new Richmond Foundation Fellows

The 2023-2024 Richmond Foundation Fellows , Zeynep Çelik (MIDP’25), Lindsay Cox (MPM’24), Madeleine Dimarco (MIDP’25), Maya Millette (MPP’24), Charlene Nguyen (MPP), …

October 30, 2023

General News
Student Experience

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
General News
University News

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