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A Legal Lifesaver for Venezuelan Refugees
Political and social unrest has forced millions of Venezuelans to flee their country, often by traveling through Colombia to Ecuador. Many are stuck at the border because they…
October 7, 2019
- Alumni
- Discovery & Impact
Alum Devotes Her Policy Acumen to Hawaiian Entrepreneurs
Brittany Heyd (JD/MPP ‘13) was on the fast track for a high-powered law firm job when the lure of the startup world pulled her in another direction. For the past two years,…
September 23, 2019
- Discovery & Impact
- Student Experience
McCourt Student Launched Free Tax Prep Service Led by D.C. High School Students
Seeing an opportunity to help D.C. taxpayers, Peter Nouhan (MPP ’19) founded a program to train Washington, D.C., high school students to facilitate free tax preparation for-…
September 9, 2019
- Student Experience
McCourt Supports Students Working in Development, Social Impact, and Climate Change
The McCourt School is thrilled to support our students through the Fund for Student Excellence, which provides financial assistance to students who are advancing their careers…
May 22, 2019
- Discovery & Impact
- Student Experience
Seven McCourters Tackle Migration in Policy Simulation
The McCourt School was proud to serve as a host site for the 2019 NASPAA-Batten Student Simulation Competition. This year’s competition—a partnership between the University…
March 26, 2019
- Discovery & Impact
- Student Experience
Students address community health, food insecurityand other issues affecting low-income Washingtonians
The 5th annual Georgetown Public Policy Challenge tasked graduate students with developing innovative policy solutions to address local or regional issues in the Washington, D.C.…
March 20, 2019
- Student Experience
McCourt Students Tackle Automation and Job Loss at New America
Automation, and the threat it poses to workers, has become an incredibly salient issue for policy experts in the U.S. and around the world. Among the think tanks tackling this…
January 22, 2019
- Discovery & Impact
- Student Experience
McCourt Student Receives Gates Foundation Grant For Venezuelan Refugee Work
There is an ongoing humanitarian crisis in Venezuela. As the Venezuelan government clings to power and denies that its people are sick, starving, and saddled with an increasingly…
January 22, 2019
- Student Experience
McCourt Student Leads First Sample-Based Election Observation in U.S. History
Ben Mindes (MPP ‘19) founded the Observe D.C. initiative to provide the first representative data about the quality of election administration in Washington, D.C. Observers…
November 30, 2018
- Student Experience
Whittington Scholar Passionate About Environmental Justice
The Whittington Scholarship is a prestigious award given to a second-year McCourt student who excels academically and displays a strong commitment to serving their community.…
October 22, 2018