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Five McCourt Students Develop Pandemic Preparedness Plans in Policy Simulation Competition

On February 27, five McCourt students competed in the virtual 2021 NASPAA-Batten Student Simulation Competition , a partnership between the University of Virginia Frank Batten…

March 19, 2021

Alumni
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Student Experience
University News

Eight McCourters Selected for Prestigious Presidential Management Fellows Program

The McCourt School of Public Policy is excited to announce that the following eight students and alumni were selected as Presidential Management Fellows for the Class of 2021:…

December 4, 2020

Alumni
Discovery & Impact

Tackling the Tech Industry

When Kamila Saldanha (MPP ’19) was selected for the Twitter Public Policy Fellowship, she was thrilled but apprehensive. “While Twitter’s mission to serve the public…

November 20, 2020

Alumni
Student Experience

Advice to Incoming McCourt Students: ‘Explore your Interests’

Rachel Grich recently graduated salutatorian of the full-time MBA Class of 2020 and with a dual MPP/MBA degree. She works as the Strategic Initiatives and Finance Coordinator at…

August 14, 2020

Student Experience
University News

Three McCourt Students Awarded Bryce Harlow Fellowship for Government Advocacy

This year, three McCourt students, Adeline DeYoung (MPP’21), Lauren Fresconi (MPP’21), and Cesar Prieto (MPP’21), were awarded the competitive Bryce Harlow Fellowship for…

August 12, 2020

Alumni
Discovery & Impact

Strategies for Racial Equity in Organizations

The blog post below originally appeared on the Learning by Giving website. With support from the Learning by Giving Foundation, students in the McCourt School’s …

June 25, 2020

General News
Student Experience

Congratulations to the 2020 McCourt Fund for Student Excellence Recipients

Launched in 2011, the McCourt Fund for Student Excellence provides financial assistance to students who are advancing their careers with substantive and meaningful internships…

June 2, 2020

Student Experience

McCourt Students Veronica Hoyer and Jack Ryan Recognized for Academic Excellence and Leadership at Georgetown’s Graduate Student Awards

McCourt student Verónica Hoyer (MPP-MSFS ‘21) received the Masters Student of the Year At-Large Award, an award that recognizes a small group of students who demonstrate a…

April 21, 2020

Alumni
Discovery & Impact

From classroom to community

Alum Catherine Lyons Applies McCourt Experience to Develop Human-Centered Policy and Empower Economic…

April 3, 2020

Discovery & Impact
Student Experience

Panel Shares Insights on Campaign Strategies and the Road to 2020

In advance of Super Tuesday, McCourt student Layla Oghabian shares a recap and reflections from a panel discussion on 2020 campaign strategies and election coverage. Last week,…

March 1, 2020