Stories from McCourt
Discovery & Impact
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Georgetown Awards Early-Career Professors With Grants To Explore AI, Digital Ethics
A McCourt professor is among three early-career faculty members awarded $100,000 in research funding and leave to pursue their research in AI and digital ethics.
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How McCourt Students Are Helping Reduce Youth Violence in the Nation’s Capital
Student teams in the McCourt School’s Policy Innovation Lab partner with local organizations to shape equitable public policy.
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Better Government Lab Receives More Than $2 Million from the Walmart Foundation to Support SNAP Administration, Accuracy and Access
The Better Government Lab (BGL) today announced a $2,053,870 grant from the Walmart Foundation.
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Inside Foundations: How Students Are Learning to Engage with Bias and Become Ethical Changemakers
For seven years, McCourt’s Foundations program has been equipping incoming students with the skills to lead in public policy.
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Georgetown alum Stefania Yanachkov Joins the McCourt School Advisory Board
Waymo policy leader brings expertise in technology, transportation and government affairs. The McCourt School of Public Policy welcomes Stefania Yanachkov (SFS’06), senior manager of federal policy and government affairs at Waymo, to its Advisory Board. Established in October 2021, the board brings together more than 20 leaders in politics, policy, business and philanthropy who offer…
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10 Grad Students Across Policy, Business, Security and Law Named Bryce Harlow Foundation Fellows
Ten Georgetown graduate and professional students, including three McCourt students, have been named fellows of the Bryce Harlow Foundation for the second year in a row.
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The Power of Public Policy Degrees Beyond the Federal Government
Learn about the ROI of a public policy degree at the McCourt School of Public Policy, written by Judi Ketteler as part of the annual Policy Perspectives alumni magazine.
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This Admissions Director Visited 54 Countries — and Still Calls Georgetown Home
Trish Makovsky, a travel blogger and assistant director of admissions at the McCourt School of Public Policy, helps prospective students plan their next adventure.
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McCourt School’s Institute of Politics and Public Service Hosts 2026 DC Democratic Mayoral Primary Debate
The Institute of Politics and Public Service, in partnership with WTTG Fox 5 DC hosted the 2026 DC democratic mayoral debate for the first open seat in 20 years.
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From Service to Science
How Khai Booker, program coordinator at McCourt’s Massive Data Institute (MDI), uses data to help ‘those who need it most.’