Georgetown Public Policy Review

Established in 1995, the Georgetown Public Policy Review is the McCourt School of Public Policy’s nonpartisan, graduate student-run publication. Our mission is to provide an outlet for innovative new thinkers and established policymakers to offer perspectives on the politics and policies that shape our nation and our world.

Diversity & Representation in Government with Virginia State Senator Ghazala Hashmi

GPPR Podcast Editor Kharl Reynado (MPP ’23) spoke with Virginia State Senator Ghazala Hashmi about diversity and representation in government. In this podcast, Senator Hashmi addresses the underrepresentation of women and minority groups in government and politics, the importance of adequate and accurate representation of the identities that have shaped America, and the notion of […]

Expansion of the Boyfriend Loophole

As devastating as it has been, the COVID-19 outbreak is not the only outbreak that the United States has dealt with in the past few years. The country continues to face an absurdly high rate of gun violence, that has torn apart families and communities alike. The United States’s gun violence rate dominates that of […]