Stories from McCourt
Announcements
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McCourt School announces the Joan Dougherty Endowed Scholarship Fund for undergraduate public policy majors
Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy is honored to announce the establishment of the Joan Dougherty Endowed Scholarship Fund, created to honor the memory and legacy of Joan Dougherty C’77. The scholarship is the first dedicated to the McCourt School’s Joint Program in Public Policy, which offers undergraduates in the class of 2027 and…
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National leaders in policy, governance and juvenile justice named Doris Duke Distinguished Visiting Fellows
The McCourt School of Public Policy welcomes Robert Gordon, Liz Ryan and Shalanda Young as the 2025 Doris Duke Distinguished Visiting Fellows cohort. The Doris Duke Distinguished Visiting Fellows program provides senior public policy practitioners with research and community engagement opportunities at the McCourt School.
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Better Government Lab to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Social Programs Designed to Improve Economic Mobility
Arnold Ventures awarded Georgetown University’s McCourt School Associate Professor Sebastian Jilke and the Better Government Lab (BGL) an $800,000 grant.