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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
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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

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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
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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

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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

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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

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Five teams selected as finalists in the 2023 Georgetown Public Policy Challenge

Each year, Georgetown graduate students of all backgrounds and academic disciplines develop innovative policy solutions to issues in the Washington, DC region. The Georgetown…

March 13, 2023