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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

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
General News

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

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
General News

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

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

General News
Student Experience

Dual-degree student and inaugural Colin McCollester Mission Fund recipient will follow in the footsteps of the fund’s namesake

The inaugural stipend from the Colin McCollester Mission Fund has been awarded to Andrew Schlegel (MPP/MAGES’23), a dual-degree candidate in the McCourt School of Public…

August 25, 2021

Centering Inclusion
General News
Student Experience

Welcoming the 2021 Howard Scholar at McCourt, Quentin Byrd

The McCourt School is excited to announce the inaugural Howard Scholar at McCourt, Quentin.…

August 12, 2021