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An Olympian’s Path to Improving Mental Health Outcomes Through Public Policy
How one student’s journey to the McCourt School to study mental health policy began as an.…
January 2, 2026
- Discovery & Impact
- Policy Perspectives
Policy Impacts Tableside: A McCourt Alum’s Journey to Strengthen the Restaurant Industry
How managing a restaurant through COVID led Eric Jeffay (MPP'23) to seek new ways to support the.…
December 1, 2025
- Discovery & Impact
- Policy Perspectives
This Professor’s Course Aims to Ease Social Isolation
Bradley Holst, assistant teaching professor at the McCourt School, delves into an overlooked public health risk: social.…
November 24, 2025
- Discovery & Impact
- Student Experience
Charting a New Career Path: How a McCourt Student Jump-Started His Pivot into Tech Policy
Drew Ambrogi’s (MPP-EP’27) policy fellowship opened the door to advance his career while shaping the future of emerging.…
November 17, 2025
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- Student Experience
Georgetown policy students propose timely revisions to public school safety plans for students with disabilities
At the eleventh annual Georgetown Public Policy Challenge , McCourt School of Public Policy students Nina Bachich (MPP’26), Ethan Bose (MPP’26) and Demi Tomasides (MPP’26)…
April 30, 2025
- Alumni
- Discovery & Impact
How the McCourt School prepared an alumna for a White House communications role
Sneha Choudhary (MPP’24), the former White House’s associate director of regional media, was a force in tackling policy challenges with innovation. To the Office of…
March 24, 2025
- Alumni
- Discovery & Impact
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McCourt School alumna charges ahead on EV adoption incentives for Washington State
As a clean transportation policy engagement specialist for the Washington State Department of Commerce, Emma Wyma (MPP’23) is the point person for the state’s Electric…
March 10, 2025
- General News
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A new fellowship honoring Benjamin Franklin aims to empower future inventor-diplomats
The McCourt School of Public Policy’s new Franklin Fellowship , a unique interdisciplinary program created and supported by Hannah Hummelberg, Miles Taylor and Georgetown…
February 25, 2025
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How poetry empowered a policy student to serve with compassion
Trinity Allen’s (MPP’26) commitment to public service began at the youth arts organization Teens With a Purpose, where she honed her creative voice and discovered her love…
February 24, 2025
- Discovery & Impact
- Student Experience
Why an aspiring doctor left medicine behind to pursue global health policy
For Rosie Poling (MPP-E’27), health policy is personal. Growing up in North Carolina and later Marco Island, Florida, she witnessed firsthand the challenges of accessing…
February 18, 2025