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Georgetown couples find love on the Hilltop
Jannet Esparza (MPM’23) and Carlos Beltran (MPM’23) Jannet and Carlos, who met in an introductory political science course as undergraduates at California State University…
February 14, 2023
- Discovery & Impact
- Student Experience
National Urban Fellow Cecil Brooks Jr. looks to break cycles of poverty
Hailing from the South Bronx in New York, by way of Central America, National Urban Fellow Cecil Brooks Jr. has always obsessed over the intricacies underneath stable. &#…
January 9, 2023
- Centering Inclusion
- Discovery & Impact
- General News
- Student Experience
Rising the ranks: An Army officer’s journey from McCourt to the Pentagon
McCourt School: What motivated you to enlist in the U.S. Army? Kevin Marks (MPM’23): I grew up in a small suburb outside of Chicago, IL, in an environment where most of my…
November 6, 2022
- General News
- Student Experience
McCourt students awarded prestigious Bryce Harlow Fellowships
McCourt students Robyn Engibous (MPM’23), Fiona Kohrman (MPM’23) and Rachel Martinez (MPP’23) were awarded the competitive Bryce Harlow Fellowship for the 2021-22 academic…
August 27, 2021
- Alumni
- Discovery & Impact
Answering the Call: McCourt Alumnus Manages National COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution
McCourt Alumnus Army Maj. Doug Meyer (MPM’19) manages the United States COVID-19 vaccine distribution efforts supporting the federal response and progressing pandemic.…
March 15, 2021
- Discovery & Impact
- Student Experience
Classroom Connections: McCourt Student Advances Racial Equity at Google
When Cherizza Lundy (MPM ‘22) applied to be a McCourt Leadership Fellow , she knew she would acquire skills applicable to her job at Google. But, she did not expect that it…
January 14, 2021
- Discovery & Impact
- General News
McCourt School deepens commitment to increasing diversity in public service
The McCourt School of Public Policy has deepened its partnership with the National Urban Fellows program by committing to fund full tuition for the Class of 2022 Fellowship.…
January 8, 2021
- Student Experience
A Wider View
If you took a snapshot of the McCourt School of Public Policy’s Master of Policy Management (MPM) program 10 years ago, you’d see a classroom full of mostly male, mostly…
November 20, 2020
- Discovery & Impact
- General News
Dr. Lisa Rawlings Named President and CEO of the National Urban Fellows
Dr. Rawlings is a dynamic leader, a skilled strategist, and a creative problem solver with a tireless work ethic. She brings two decades of experience in the nonprofit and public…
June 26, 2020
- Discovery & Impact
- Student Experience
McCourt Students Advocate for Fair Housing in Virginia—And Win
In late 2018, MacBeth and Pruitt partnered on a project aimed at banning housing discrimination in MacBeth’s adopted hometown of Arlington County, Virginia. Specifically, the…
May 4, 2020