Stories from McCourt
Master of International Development Policy
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Around the World, McCourt Students Bring Development Policy to Life
Through MIDP’s Summer Experience and gui2de summer internships, McCourt students spent their summers applying analytical methods at leading international development institutions.
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From the Mountains of Balochistan to Capitol Hill
Walwala Bashir’s interest in development policy started in the place she calls home. After her time at McCourt, she aims to address the challenges that first sparked that interest.
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She wanted to have an outsized impact. She now leads impact management for a global development investor.
Lillian Alexander (MIDP’20) draws on her international development policy degree and the lifelong community she gained at the McCourt School of Public Policy as director of impact at Mercy Corps Ventures.
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Doctor pushes to improve health outcomes beyond the exam room
Changemaker Nicholas Mensah (MIDP’26) seeks policy solutions to the problems that affect us individually and collectively.
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From Morocco to the Philippines: How MIDP students are making an impact globally
Through MIDP’s Summer Experience program, McCourt students are spending their summers applying analytical methods at leading development institutions worldwide.
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McCourt School policy student leverages data science for social impact in the Philippines
The 2024 Colin McCollester Mission Fund recipient, Hannah Reynolds (MIDP’25), spent the summer working with global development leaders to improve lives through evidence-based policymaking.
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Voices from the field: Policy students reflect on global internships
McCourt School of Public Policy graduate students share their experiences in international development across Central America, the Middle East, South Asia and Africa.
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How this first-gen student found a passion for impact-driven policymaking
Inspired by her experiences living and working in Mexico and South America, soon-to-be-graduate Diana Rivas Garcia (MIDP’24) aspires to empower communities through development policy.