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- Student Experience
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
- 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
- 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
- Discovery & Impact
- General News
- Student Experience
McCourt students’ educational tool is applied by international organization
Cuong Pham Vu (MIDP’23), Nicolás Quintero (MIDP’23), Payal Soneja (MIDP’23) and Hailey Wellenstein (MIDP’23) received high praise for their capstone project at the 2023…
August 7, 2023
- Discovery & Impact
- Faculty Impact
Breaking barriers and accelerating international problem-solving
Professor James Habyarimana knows that the solutions to address barriers to better health and education outcomes in developing countries will come in a matter of time. He…
February 6, 2023
- General News
- Research
McCourt School’s development research center awarded $1.5M by USAID, $3M by FID
While school enrollment rates increase annually, the availability of qualified teachers is not keeping pace, resulting in below-grade learning levels. Policies that can improve…
October 6, 2022
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- General News
What happens when developing countries take a gamble on their future?
The McCourt School of Public Policy’s Master of International Development Policy (MIDP) program hosted Stefan Dercon , professor of economic policy at the University of Oxford,…
September 19, 2022
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- Research
Disaster recovery — who gets left behind?
Tahir Andrabi, Benjamin Daniels , a research fellow at Gui2de , and McCourt School Professor Jishnu Das surveyed households four years after the 2005 “great” earthquake in…
September 9, 2022
- Discovery & Impact
- Student Experience
Not your typical summer professional development opportunity
Each year, McCourt School students in the Master of International Development Policy (MIDP) program secure unique professional opportunities with leading development institutions…
June 21, 2022
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- General News
- Student Experience
Life after military service: Finding purpose and community at McCourt
Ahead of the fall 2021 academic year, the McCourt School named an inaugural class of Newmark Scholars , awarded through the Craig Newmark Veterans Scholarship Fund , which…
February 7, 2022