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Conquering The Day: Life at a New School as a Transfer Student

Yasmin Diallo (C’28) didn't know how she'd fit in or adjust to life at Georgetown as a transfer student. Here's how she found her home as a.…

January 14, 2026

Discovery & Impact
Student Experience

Reflections from Brazil: McCourt Students Strengthen Communities With Evidence-Based Policy Solutions

Members of the McCourt School Policy in Practice recently traveled to Brazil to support impact evaluation for local organizations advancing education policy.…

January 12, 2026

News
Student Experience

This Public Policy Junior Drums for the Washington Commanders on NFL Sundays

Emmanuel Assefa (C'27) performs music with multiple ensembles on and off campus. This season, he's a part of one more ensemble: the Washington Commanders Marching.…

October 20, 2025

General News
Student Experience

She Transferred to Georgetown To Study Public Policy and Help Small Businesses Thrive

For Asha Gudipaty (C’27), enrolling in the McCourt School’s Joint Program in Public Policy is a step toward empowering small.…

September 26, 2025

Discovery & Impact
MIDP Student Experience
Student Experience

From Morocco to the Philippines: How MIDP students are making an impact globally

The McCourt School of Public Policy’s Master of International Development Policy (MIDP) Summer Experience program sends first-year students around the world to apply their…

August 1, 2025

Announcements
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Student Experience

C-SPAN CEO, Georgetown Law alum to deliver McCourt School Commencement address

CEO of C-SPAN Sam Feist (L’99) will address the McCourt School of Public Policy’s Class of 2025 on Thursday, May 15, at 6:00 p.m. on Georgetown’s Hilltop Campus. Feist’s…

May 2, 2025

Discovery & Impact
Student Experience

Georgetown policy students propose timely revisions to public school safety plans for students with disabilities

At the eleventh annual Georgetown Public Policy Challenge , McCourt School of Public Policy students Nina Bachich (MPP’26), Ethan Bose (MPP’26) and Demi Tomasides (MPP’26)…

April 30, 2025

Discovery & Impact
Student Experience

Why an aspiring doctor left medicine behind to pursue global health policy

For Rosie Poling (MPP-E’27), health policy is personal. Growing up in North Carolina and later Marco Island, Florida, she witnessed firsthand the challenges of accessing…

February 18, 2025

Alumni
Student Experience

Head over heels for policy: Three McCourt School love stories

Skyller Cosme (MPP’24) and Jimmy Doucette (MPP’24) Skyller Cosme (MPP’24), an analyst supporting FEMA at Partner Forces, and Jimmy Doucette (MPP’24), an economist at the…

February 14, 2025

General News
Student Experience

McCourt School fund reduces financial strain of unpaid internships

Each year, the McCourt School of Public Policy’s Fund for Experiential Learning provides financial assistance to more than 30 graduate students pursuing meaningful professional…

November 18, 2024