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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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Meet the 2026-2027 Newmark Scholars
Meet the current Newmark Scholars leading through service at the McCourt School of Public Policy.
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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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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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McCourt Welcomes Renowned Environmental Policy Scholar Aseem Prakash as New McCourt Chair
Professor Aseem Prakash joins the McCourt School of Public Policy with a joint appointment at Georgetown University’s Earth Commons Institute. The McCourt School of Public Policy is pleased to welcome Aseem Prakash to its faculty. Prakash’s globally and nationally recognized scholarship explores environmental policy, climate governance, non-governmental organizations and nonprofits, as well as voluntary and…
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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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Is All Publicity Good Publicity? Inside the Attention Economy of Presidential Campaigns
A new book by McCourt School Associate Professor Jonathan Ladd and Professor Lisa Singh explores how presidential campaigns compete for attention in a changing media landscape.
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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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Twenty-Five Years After 9/11: Remembering Professor Leslie Whittington
On the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, the McCourt community remembers beloved Public Policy Institute Associate Professor and economist Leslie Whittington.