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
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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.
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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
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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
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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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  • How this first-gen student found a passion for impact-driven policymaking
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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.

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