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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
- Discovery & Impact
- Policy Perspectives
- Student Experience
Georgetown Public Policy Challenge celebrates a decade of innovative policy solutions — and a growing future
While the participants and policy proposals arising from the Georgetown Public Policy Challenge have changed over the past decade, the core tenets of community-centered solutions…
November 18, 2024
- Student Experience
Top 7 study spaces on Georgetown’s Capitol Campus
McCourt School Commons: A favorite among students for group projects and collaborative work, the second-floor Commons at 125 E St. offers a comfortable, spacious environment.…
October 17, 2024
- Discovery & Impact
- Student Experience
McCourt School policy student leverages data science for social impact in the Philippines
With generous support from the Colin McCollester Mission Fund and the Master of International Development Policy program’s Summer Experience , Hannah Reynolds (MIDP’25)…
August 12, 2024
- Discovery & Impact
- Student Experience
Voices from the field: Policy students reflect on global internships
Lahore, Pakistan | July 2024 The extreme heat (113 degrees Fahrenheit on average) is finally dissipating as we enter the monsoon season. My colleagues at the Centre for Economic…
July 29, 2024
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- Student Experience
McCourt School graduate reflects on ‘a bittersweet end to an unforgettable three years’
Yash Dhuldhoya (MPP/MSFS‘24) began his career working in political risk in India, where he was born and attended university. In September 2020, he attended a professional…
May 6, 2024
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Trimming heart disease risk, one haircut at a time
Georgetown School of Medicine (SOM) students Ryan Braun (M‘26), Evan Czulada (M‘25), Stefan Prvulovic (M‘27), Holly Shan (M’25) and Mana Sheykhsoltan (M‘25) were…
April 11, 2024
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- Student Experience
13 international peers unite to solve a tech policy challenge in 5 days
In the last few years, we have been bombarded with headlines relating to artificial intelligence (AI) and emerging tech — from the Hollywood Strike and the European Union AI…
April 2, 2024
- Student Experience
Georgetown graduate student builds a career integrating international relations, data science and public policy
Maggie Sullivan (MS-DSPP’24), an international development specialist and emerging data scientist, has already lived and worked in three countries. She is well acquainted with…
March 25, 2024
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- Student Experience
‘Very DC’ love stories: 4 Georgetown couples share their charming meet cutes
Alex Brillman (MPP’19) and Anna Heard (MPP’19) Alex Brillman and Anna Heard met in the sandwich line on the first day of orientation at the McCourt School. “One of us was…
February 14, 2024