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McCourt School alums aspire to educate the next generation of policymakers and data scientists
While many McCourt School of Public Policy graduates pursue careers in the public, private and nonprofit sectors, others find their calling in academia. The McCourt School is…
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
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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
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- Student Experience
Welcoming the 2021 Howard Scholar Quentin Byrd
The McCourt School is excited to announce the inaugural Howard Scholar at McCourt, Quentin.…
August 12, 2021
- Student Experience
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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