The Lugar Center, McCourt Unveil 2017 Bipartisan Index
The Lugar Center, led by former U.S. Senator Richard Lugar, and the McCourt School today released their new Bipartisan Index rankings of members of Congress for 2017. The latest data reflects significant shifts in bipartisan behavior in the Senate, where Republican scores improved to their highest levels since 2008, while scores of Senate Democrats declined sharply to near record lows.
GU Politics to Host Nancy Pelosi
House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-California) will come to Georgetown on April 24th at 11:00 a.m. for a town hall conversation with students about issues that matter to young adults, and her vision for “A Better Deal for America”.
McCourt Rises in Latest U.S. News Ranking
The McCourt School was ranked 23rd in the U.S. News & World Report 2019 Best Public Affairs Schools Ranking, which provide one rating of the academic quality of the 282 schools of public affairs and public administration in the U.S.
New McCourt School Poll Explores Americans’ Lost Faith in Institutions
Professor Jonathan Ladd moderated the keynote conversation with President Michael Dimock of Pew Research Center.
Prominent Scholars to Join McCourt School of Public Policy Faculty
Donald Moynihan, a leading public management expert, and Pamela Herd, an aging and survey research scholar, both from the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s La Follette School of Public Affairs, will join the faculty of Georgetown’s McCourt School of Public Policy this fall.
National Unity Focus of NYT Columnist David Brooks’ Georgetown Talk
New York Times columnist David Brooks explored how America might restore a sense of national unity in America during the 2018 Whittington Lecture Feb. 15 at Georgetown.
New Certificate in Ed Finance Prepares Tomorrow’s Education Leaders
The McCourt School, in partnership with the Edunomics Lab, is pleased to offer a Certificate in Education Finance– an interdisciplinary certification combining finance, economics and leadership with public policy and administration.
McCourt Launches Master in Data Science for Public Policy Program
A new joint degree offered by McCourt and Georgetown’s Graduate Analytics program, the MDSPP provides a unique curriculum at the intersection of data science and quantitative public policy analysis, equipping graduates with cutting-edge computational, analytical, and governance skills.
Learn Policy at the Center of Policymaking
McCourt School students link theory to practice during their time in Washington, DC through access to policy practitioners as affiliated faculty, internships with leading organizations and government institutions, and conferences, seminars, hearings, and other events around the nation’s capital.
An Elite Public Policy Program
The McCourt School is a top-ranked program in the Washington, DC area for Public Policy Analysis, according to U.S. News and World Report. Learn more about our Master in Public Policy program.
Take Your Policy Skills to the Next Level
The McCourt School of Public Policy offers several dynamic and flexible mid-career education options for accomplished policy professionals looking to broaden their skill sets.
The McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University is a top-ranked public policy school located in the center of the policy world in Washington, D.C.
Our mission is to teach our students to help design, analyze, and implement smart policies and put them into practice in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors, in the U.S. and around the world. The McCourt School flagship degree is the Master in Public Policy. McCourt also offers a Master in International Development Policy, a Master of Science in Data Science for Public Policy, a Master in Policy Management, an Executive Master in Policy Leadership, as well as other dual degree and executive programs.
