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- Student Experience
Howard Scholar shies from the limelight, but accolades find her
Even as a young girl, Natalia Cooper (MPP-EP’26) knew she wanted to make a difference. While her childhood dreams of being appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court have changed, she…
January 8, 2024
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- Tech & Public Policy
The future of technology and its threats to education, elections and policing
Tech & Public Policy (TPP) Scholars Maitreyi Natarajan (MPP/MBA’24), Kevyanna Rawls (MPP’24), Talia Stringfellow (MPP’25), Sanha Tahir (MS-DSPP’24) and Santiago Vidal…
December 4, 2023
- Alumni News
- General News
McCourt School alumni help drive America’s digital transformation as Digital Corps Fellows
Alex Adams (MS-DSPP’22) and Louisa Sholar (MPP’23), alumni of Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy , were selected among more than 1,300 applicants to…
November 14, 2023
- General News
- Student Experience
McCourt student explores passion for environmental conservation in Ecuador
The 2023 Colin McCollester Mission Fund scholarship was awarded to Nathan Lesch (MPP’24), a second-year student at the McCourt School of Public Policy and managing editor of…
September 25, 2023
- Discovery & Impact
- General News
- Student Experience
Two McCourt students awarded prestigious Bryce Harlow Fellowships
The Bryce Harlow Foundation awarded a total of 27 fellowships for the 2023-2024 academic year, including McCourt students Mika Alvarez (MPP’24) and Ferdous Dehqan (MPP’26),…
September 5, 2023
- General News
- Student Experience
New MSA president brings leadership experience, bold vision to McCourt
Elsa Ingwersen (MPP’24) almost decided not to run for president of the McCourt Student Association (MSA). Despite an abundance of leadership experience, she struggled with…
August 28, 2023
- Discovery & Impact
- General News
- Student Experience
McCourt School student publishes biography on President Garfield
Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, C.W. (Charlie) Goodyear grew up living between Australia and the United Kingdom before returning to the United States to attend Yale University.…
July 3, 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
- Student Experience
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
- 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