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The McCourt School of Public Policy is a top-ranked public policy school located in Washington, DC, on @georgetownuniversity's Capitol Campus.

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Get to know McCourt — inside and out! 🏢

Explore our 140,000 sq. home with Nina (MPP’26), a graduate assistant in our admissions office, and discover where our policymakers learn, debate and collaborate.

To find out more and book a tour, head to the link in bio! 🔗 by @georgetownmccourt

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Exam season is tough on all of us 🥲 Good luck Hoyas ! 💙 by @georgetownmccourt

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What happens when public benefits systems lose their balance?

In our latest “After Class” episode, Kira Tebbe, a Tech & Public Policy visiting fellow and senior manager at the Aspen Institute Financial Security Program, shared her insights on the delicate balancing act public programs must play between access and integrity. She explains how this scale has recently tipped out of balance following the Big Beautiful Bill Act, and the real-world impacts these shifts have on millions of people navigating the system.

Want to dive deeper into civic tech and policy? Engage with Kira this semester! 👇

🎙️ PANEL EVENT: The Backbone of Digital Governance: Why Federal Data and Technology Capacity Determine What Government Can Deliver, with Denice W. Ross (former US Chief Data Scientist) and Ann Lewis (former Director of Technology Transformation Services at the GSA).

📅 Monday, October 19
⏰ 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
📍 Room 620, 125 E St.

🤝 GET INVOLVED: You can also join Kira for upcoming site visits or deep-dive discussion groups this semester. Check out our link in bio to register and learn more! by @georgetownmccourt

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What happens when you take the hardest conversations all the way to the Vatican?

Last fall, students from Georgetown’s Conflict Transformation Lab (@ctlgeorgetown) traveled to Rome to tackle exactly that. Engaging in deep, face-to-face dialogue across different faiths, backgrounds, and political beliefs, the cohort met directly with Pope Leo XIV, who emphasized that bridge-building is a global priority.

Associate Professor of the Practice Rachel Milner Gillers calls the core skill these students are learning the “gut punch”: the ability to hear an opposing viewpoint that upsets you to your core, and choosing to sit with that discomfort rather than fighting back or scrolling away.

Whether they are engaging in cross-faith dialogue at the Vatican or bridging the rural-urban divide right here at home, McCourt students are learning what it takes to talk across our deepest differences and simply stay in the room.

Read the full story in Policy Perspectives at the link in our bio. by @georgetownmccourt

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Meet the 2026-2027 Newmark Scholars!

Made possible by the generous support of Craig Newmark Philanthropies, this program empowers active-duty service members, veterans, and military-connected students to bring their invaluable lived experiences to public policy. Each scholar receives a $20,000 scholarship to support their studies and drive future impact.

Welcome to our newest cohort: Ed Holden (MPP’27), Meagan Kitsinian (MPP’29), Andrew Powers (MPM’27), Malachi Seib (MPM’28), and Daniel Winter (MPP’28).

And welcome back to our returning scholars: Ryan Johnson (MPP-MBA’27), Gabriel McKern (MPP-MSFS’27), Hayley Morton (MPP’27), and Cade Roy (MPP’27). by @georgetownmccourt

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Congratulations to Martin Orea (JPPP'28) on becoming a 2026-2028 Obama-Chesky Voyager!

As Federal Policy Director for @WhatWeAllDeserve, Martin partners with community organizations to expand anti-poverty initiatives and public benefits access, work rooted in understanding how access to food, housing and financial stability shapes educational and economic opportunity.

Created by the Obamas and @Airbnb's Brian Chesky, the Voyager Scholarship @ObamaFoundation supports young changemakers ready to make their mark in public service, in government, nonprofits, education, and beyond. We're proud to have Martin representing McCourt and Georgetown in this year's cohort! by @georgetownmccourt

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Biking has never looked cooler 😎

This October 23–24, @ridebellringer’s Team Capitol Campus is rallying together to support cancer research!

In honor of Georgetown’s founding year, we’re encouraging our community to donate $17.89. Every dollar, rider & volunteer brings us closer to finding a cure for cancer.

GU riders can use code HOYA26 for a 75% discount on the registration fee.

Let’s show the power of our community! Tap the link in our bio to join the team or make your $17.89 donation today. 💙

(No scooters were harmed in the making of this video). by @georgetownmccourt

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Can an AI-generated summary change what you remember? A new study led by Mattea Sim, assistant research professor at McCourt’s @massivedata_gu, suggests it can. 🧠

Together with co-authors Yoshi Kohno (@casgeorgetown) and Yael Eiger (@uofwa), the team found that only 44.8% of participants correctly recalled a detail from a video after reading a misleading AI summary, compared to 83.6% who read an accurate one. Even people who knew the summary came from AI were affected.

“AI is a new method of delivering misinformation, and it has the potential to create these false memories for people who are reading that information,” Sim said. “I think we should be thinking really deeply and critically about whether and how AI should be used to summarize information, especially in high-stakes settings.”

Read more about the findings and what they mean for high-stakes settings like policing at the link in bio. by @georgetownmccourt

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How might White House dynamics change after the midterms? 🗳️ In today’s “After Class” episode, @gupolitics Fellow Louisa Terrell gives us her take.

Want to hear more? Join us TODAY at 5 PM on the Capitol Campus for Louisa’s first discussion group, “Policy and Politics: How Democrats Can Rebuild.” Drawing on her experience as Former Assistant to President Biden and Director of Legislative Affairs at the White House, she’ll dig into:

➡️ Building a new governing coalition
➡️ Sustaining a narrative around a core set of policies
➡️ Debating structural changes like the filibuster and term limits

Can’t make it today? Mark your calendar for upcoming discussion groups on 10/14, 10/28 and 11/10. 🗓️ by @georgetownmccourt

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This week, the McCourt School was honored to partner with @chicago.cred to host an episode screening of "How To Change The World," highlighting the critical community violence intervention work happening in Chicago.

The screening was followed by an inspiring, solutions-focused panel featuring Former U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan alongside Chicago CRED's Curtis Amir Toler, Billy Moore, and William "Juju" Brown. Moderated by Roberto Rodriguez, Doris Duke Distinguished Visiting Fellow at McCourt, the discussion explored actionable, community-based solutions to interrupt violence, advance criminal justice reform, and foster economic success in underserved neighborhoods. by @georgetownmccourt

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In the latest issue of Policy Perspectives, we caught up with alumni across the private sector, international organizations, and academia to hear exactly how their McCourt degrees shaped their career paths. 💼

From landing roles at @google and @the_imf to gaining a versatile problem-solving toolkit, graduates reflect on the true ROI of a public policy education.

Read their stories at the 🔗 in bio. by @georgetownmccourt

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