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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

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

General News
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