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.
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Sovereign Debt Forum and Massive Data Institute announce the launch of #PublicDebtIsPublic
The Sovereign Debt Forum and Massive Data Institute launch the #PublicDebtIsPublic initiative, which will create the first centrally-collated web-based sovereign debt documentation and data commons.
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McCourt School launches new visiting fellowship for Congressional Tri-Caucus members
Congresswoman Joyce Beatty will be the first member of the diverse legislative powerhouse to participate in the McCourt Tri-Caucus Visiting Congressional Fellows program, helping mentor and empower a new generation of public service leaders who can work across differences and effect change.