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A soon-to-be graduate is paving the way for new innovations in urban policy

Joshua (Josh) Rosen (MS-DSPP’23) grew up in the suburbs south of Boston, Massachusetts, where land-use regulations and zoning often restrict multi-family and affordable. …

May 15, 2023

Centering Inclusion
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Graduating student-parents reflect on balancing their academic and personal lives

As the McCourt community has grown, so has its parent-student population, driving interest in community resources and guidance on everything from access to lactation rooms and…

May 15, 2023

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DC social policy improvements presented by Georgetown students

Students from the Policy Innovation Lab at Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy presented ideas to improve some of the District of Columbia’s signature…

April 28, 2023

General News
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JCS Internship renamed Bradley Fellowship

The Bradley Fellowship , named in honor of General Omar N. Bradley, who served as both chief of staff of the U.S. Army and the first chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,…

April 26, 2023

Student Experience

Earth Day every day: This McCourt student puts environmental policy at the forefront of her future

Graduating a year early from McCourt’s Master of Public Policy Evening program , Emma Kaboli is eager to continue pushing the bounds of environmental and energy policy. Her…

April 24, 2023

Discovery & Impact
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2023 Policy Challenge winners brought home $3K and newfound passions for policymaking

The 2023 Georgetown Public Policy Challenge grand prize was awarded to William Macci (L’24) and Sparsha Muralidhara (G’23) for their proposal, E-QualityDC, which empowers DC…

April 24, 2023

Discovery & Impact
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McCourt School students use data analytics to help overturn wrongful convictions

Since 2018, the Prisons and Justice Initiative (PJI) has provided Georgetown students the opportunity to engage in criminal justice and legal studies through its Making an…

April 17, 2023

Discovery & Impact
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Massive Data Institute partners with leading data scientists at Howard and Morgan State Universities

The Massive Data Institute (MDI) at Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy is partnering with researchers at Howard University and Morgan State University to…

April 3, 2023

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Ukrainian director general details digital transformation in war-time Ukraine

In conversation with the McCourt School, Gulsanna Mamediieva discusses the relationship between digital transformation and governance, and the future of democratization and anti…

March 27, 2023

Student Experience

McCourt student pursues policymaking career centered on human dignity and empathy

Before the age of 18, Lydia Blandford had lived in three different countries across multiple continents. She was immersed in diverse cultures and saw firsthand how policy can…

March 20, 2023