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Shaping Tech for the Public Good: Introducing the New Tech & Public Policy Center Scholars
The McCourt School’s Tech & Public Policy Center (TPP) has named its new cohort of TPP Scholars: three incoming students and two returning, each paired with Georgetown faculty to research pressing tech policy issues.
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McCourt Professor Recognized with David N. Kershaw Award and Prize for Outstanding Contributions to Public Policy
Andrea M. Headley, an associate professor at the McCourt School, received the award from the Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management (APPAM) for her notable contributions to public policy and the field of safety and justice.
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Meet the Fall 2026 Institute of Politics & Public Service Capitol Campus Fellows
Georgetown University’s Institute of Politics & Public Service at the McCourt School of Public Policy is pleased to announce that former Miami Mayor Francis Suarez and former White House Director of Legislative Affairs Louisa Terrell will serve as Capitol Campus Fellows this fall.
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McCourt Professor Recognized With National Book Award
Ning Leng, assistant professor at the McCourt School, was awarded the American Political Science Association’s (APSA) Theodore J. Lowi First Book Award.
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Around the World, McCourt Students Bring Development Policy to Life
Through MIDP’s Summer Experience and gui2de summer internships, McCourt students spent their summers applying analytical methods at leading international development institutions.
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What the End of Grad PLUS Federal Loans Could Mean for Higher Education Policy and the Workforce
Learn from a senior policy expert at the McCourt School of Public Policy’s Center on Education and the Workforce about the policy implications of recent federal changes to graduate student borrowing.
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Nobel Prize-Winning Economist George Akerlof Named as Professor Emeritus at McCourt School
Distinguished University Professor George A. Akerlof retires after more than a decade at Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy.
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McCourt School Launches Executive Certificate in Public Policy Leadership
The new 15-credit executive program equips leaders, advocates and change agents with the skills to successfully shape public policy, build followership and drive lasting change.
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From the Classroom to City Hall: My Summer Interning for the City of Boston
Tejas Kaur (MPP’27) blogs her experiences as the Summer 2026 McCourt School Summer Storyteller.
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How I’m Finding My Career Path and Landing Dream Internships as a Grad Student
Priyasha Chakravarti (C’25) (MPP’27) is a second-year Master of Public Policy candidate who is interning at the Brookings Institution’s Governance Studies program this summer.