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Georgetown alumnus develops innovative database to expose LGBTQ+ abuses
When Juan Pablo Delgado (MPP’19) started litigating cases in Mexican courts on LGBTQ+ rights abuses, local and national authorities often denied the existence of prejudice…
April 8, 2024
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Research by McCourt School criminal justice policy expert targets police training efficacy
Andrea Headley’s previous work has focused on improving police-community relations in communities of color, assessing the effect of race during use-of-force encounters,…
March 11, 2024
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Shaping tech for the common good: How Georgetown experts are limiting harms and maximizing benefits
Every day, humans and machines across the globe create 2.5 quintillion bytes of new data, according to IBM — enough to fill 20 billion file cabinets. Thanks to powerful new…
December 11, 2023
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A recipe for diplomatic success
Ideruugan Galbaatar (MPP’23) hadn’t thought much about the role food plays in international diplomacy. But after 10 dinners with some of the world’s leading diplomats,…
November 27, 2023
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Building bridges: GU Politics’ mission to break polarization
Dean Maria Cancian is on a mission to make the McCourt School the most inclusive public policy school in the country by increasing racial, geographic, socioeconomic and…
November 6, 2023
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Uncovering sources of life-giving water
Serenity Fan knows (MIDP’24) that access to clean water changes everything. They are putting their passion for providing water security to communities across Southeast Asia…
October 23, 2023
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Transforming conflict into mutual understanding
Rachel Milner Gillers aims to help students learn how to transform conflict into mutual understanding — a key skill in academic, personal and professional life. As the director…
October 16, 2023
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National Urban Fellow Michelle Meza wants to reimagine our democracy
Public service has always been Michelle Meza’s North Star, so it’s fitting that she joined the National Urban Fellows (NUF) class of 2024 at McCourt. Fresh out of the Biden…
October 2, 2023
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Meet the 2023-2024 McCourt Scholars
McCourt Scholars are a select group of incoming students who, through their admissions applications, demonstrate profound potential as future policymakers. Five students are…
September 18, 2023
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Meet the 2023-2024 Newmark Scholars
Three incoming students at the McCourt School of Public Policy have been selected as Craig Newmark Scholars for academic year 2023-2024. The Craig Newmark Veterans Scholarship…
September 11, 2023