Four alumni from the McCourt School of Public Policy will join the two-year program, which works to modernize, digitize and enhance access to essential government services.

Karen Guggenheim had a choice: spend her life grieving or choose to live a happy life after trauma. She chose happiness, and led a global happiness movement in the process.

Jonathan Strum began serving as a cantor for Georgetown's High Holy Days services while earning his master's in 1984. He has no plans to quit anytime soon.

Yamiche Alcindor is an award-winning journalist covering the 2024 presidential election. She told us why this election feels different - and how she's using her Georgetown degree almost every day.

Steven Gillen (G’96, ‘01) was unsure about joining the Foreign Service when he met his mentor at Georgetown. Today, he's served all over the world, most recently as a hostage…

Ken Rutherford (G’87, G’00) came face-to-face with death when he stepped on a landmine. Over 20 years later, he's at the forefront of advocacy to remove landmines around the world.

Neval Mulaomerovic, an alumna of the School of Foreign Service, has been selected for the Yenching Academy of Peking University, a competitive master’s program in Beijing.

Sarah Trahern (C'86) is the CEO of the Country Music Association. She traces much of her career back to one single decision she made on the Hilltop.

Celine Calpo (C’19) will use the merit-based award for immigrants and children of immigrants to pursue a law degree.

While a Fulbright Fellow in Cambodia, Alyssa Erin Kardos Loera (H'21) noted the waste coming from the country's fashion industry. Now she's working to make the industry more sustainable.