McCourt School of Public Policy - Georgetown University

05/20/2026

This week, the McCourt School's Georgetown Institute of Politics and Public Service hosted the 2026 DC Democratic Mayoral Primary Debate. Candidates Gary Goodweather, Janeese Lewis George, and Kenyan McDuffie discussed the top issues facing DC voters in a live televised debate on Fox 5 DC.

Read the full recap and watch the debate here:

The McCourt School's Institute of Politics and Public Service at Georgetown University hosted the 2026 DC democratic mayoral debate.

05/15/2026

What a day to celebrate! Congratulations to the Class of 2026 🎓

Take a look at some of our favorite moments from commencement!

05/14/2026

Today's the day! 🎓 To view the 6 PM ceremony livestream, find parking information and see campus maps, visit:

Note: Academic Processions for all Commencement ceremonies begin approximately 30 minutes before the posted ceremony time. Guests should be seated before the procession begins.

05/11/2026

A year ago, the Class of 2025 walked across the stage and into the next chapter of their journeys. Since then, they've built careers across federal agencies, state legislatures, international organizations, and DC's leading think tanks — and they're just getting started.

We checked in with seven alumni to hear about their current roles, what McCourt prepared them for, and the advice they'd pass along to the Class of 2026. Their words of wisdom? Stay persistent, lean on your network and trust your timing.

Read their reflections here:

McCourt School alumni reflect on their current roles a year after graduating and what they learned along the way.

05/10/2026

As a mother of five, Khai Booker knows a thing or two about balancing a busy schedule. While serving as program coordinator at the Massive Data Institute, she dedicated her weekends to earning an Online Certificate in Data Science from Georgetown’s School of Continuing Studies.

From mastering predictive modeling to developing a Capstone project on global migration patterns, Khai has spent the last year turning raw data into a tool for advocacy. By bridging the gap between activism and analytics, she is ensuring that high-level insights reach the people who need them most.

Read more about Khai’s journey and her vision for data-driven change: https://mccourt.georgetown.edu/news/from-service-to-science/

How Khai Booker, program coordinator at McCourt's Massive Data Institute (MDI), explores the real-world impacts of analytic insights.

04/28/2026

We're so proud of our changemaker Camilla Feeley (MPP'26) for this incredible accomplishment! Learn more about the olympian's path to policy here: https://mccourt.georgetown.edu/news/olympics-mental-health-policy/

Comprised of Olympians, World champions and great contributors to the sport of gymnastics, the seven-person USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame Class of 2026 was announced Thursday by USA Gymnastics.

04/28/2026

We're honored to welcome Cindy McCain, executive director of the World Food Programme and former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture, as the McCourt School's 2026 Commencement Speaker!

A diplomat, humanitarian and business leader with a career spanning four decades, McCain "exemplifies the kind of principled, mission-driven public service we seek to inspire in our students," said McCourt Dean Carole Roan Gresenz.

Join us on Georgetown University's Hilltop Campus on Thursday, May 14, at 6:00 PM:

Cindy McCain, executive director of the World Food Programme, will deliver the commencement address to McCourt's Class of 2026.

03/19/2026

"I came to Georgetown because I thought I was going to change the world. I still think that."

Christopher Edwards (C'27) grew up in Jamaica and immigrated to Alabama in sixth grade, where he witnessed the inequities in the U.S. education system up close. That experience brought him toward Georgetown, and toward a career in education and social welfare policy.

Now, as part of the inaugural cohort of the Joint Program in Public Policy, he lives and studies steps from the U.S. Capitol — putting policy into practice.

Christopher Edwards is part of the first cohort of undergraduates majoring in public policy and living and learning in downtown DC.

03/03/2026

Meet the McCourt School's Newmark Scholars, a cohort of active-duty service members, veterans, and military-connected students bringing their lived experience to public policy.

Meghan Hall (MPP'26), Haley Morton (MPP'26), Steve Nava (MPM'26), and Cade Roy (PPP'26) know what it means when policy works — and when it doesn't. Now, as recipients of the Craig Newmark Veterans Scholarship Fund, they're building the tools to shape better outcomes for the communities they've served.

Read their stories:

The 2025-2026 Newmark Scholars are leading through service at the McCourt School of Public Policy. Learn more today!

02/17/2026

Abbey Basa (MPP-JD'26) grew up in rural Appalachia, where she saw firsthand how policy decisions shaped access to care in underserved communities. Originally on track for medical school, she realized her path to impact wasn't through treating individual patients—it was through addressing the systemic challenges that created inequities in the first place.

Now, as a dual-degree student at McCourt and Georgetown Law, Abbey is learning how law defines the boundaries, and policy determines priorities and implementation. Read her story:

Abbey Basa wanted to be a doctor. Now she is pursuing public policy and law degrees to tackle systemic challenges in education and healthcare.