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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

Discovery & Impact
Student Experience

Bringing the numbers game to policy studies

A love of numbers is what originally lured Jake Kochmansky (MPP’23) to McCourt. As an undergraduate at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania — where he played…

February 20, 2023

Alumni
Student Experience

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

Centering Inclusion
Student Experience

Resiliency, patience and faith drive McCourt student’s commitment to community service

Sade Cole (MPP’24), a first-year student in the McCourt School’s Master of Public Policy program, devotes most of her time to social justice work. Her journey to McCourt…

February 13, 2023

Student Experience

6,500 miles from home, but closer to fulfilling a dream

Ideruugan Galbaatar doesn’t have much free time. From working as a graduate assistant in the McCourt School’s Office of the Dean to consulting at the World Bank, Galbaatar…

January 23, 2023

Alumni News
Discovery & Impact
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McCourt alumna wins big in Georgia House race

Born in Jordan, Ruwa Romman moved to Georgia with her family shortly before terrorists attacked the United States on September 11, 2001. Romman was just 8 years old, and as a…

November 28, 2022

Alumni News
Discovery & Impact

Those who can do… also teach

McCourt School alum Bobby Clark (MPP’06) has joined George Washington University’s Milken Institute School of Public Health as a part-time faculty member. His introductory…

August 15, 2022

Alumni
Student Experience

Former graduate students share how their love began at the McCourt School

Bidjan Nashat (Hertie MPP‘07) and Joanna Mikulski (MPP‘07) Bidjan, an exchange student from the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin , met Joanna during McCourt School…

February 14, 2022

Discovery & Impact
General News
Student Experience

McCourt students fuel their passion for health policy with support from the George E. Richmond Foundation

Through a new partnership with the McCourt School, the George E. Richmond Foundation provides experiential opportunities to students with a demonstrated interest in health. …

December 13, 2021

Alumni
Discovery & Impact
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Alumni spotlight: MPP graduates aspire to educate the next generation of policymakers and data scientists

While many McCourt graduates pursue careers in the public, private and nonprofit sectors, others find their calling in academia. The McCourt School is proud to share the stories…

October 18, 2021