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She Transferred to Georgetown To Study Public Policy and Help Small Businesses Thrive
For Asha Gudipaty (C’27), enrolling in the McCourt School’s Joint Program in Public Policy is a step toward empowering small businesses.
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Leading through uncertainty: McCourt’s Executive Master’s program trains vision-driven policy leaders
The McCourt School of Public Policy’s Executive Master’s in Public Policy prepares senior leaders to tackle complex policy challenges with clarity, vision and skill through effective and ethical leadership.
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McCourt and Anthropic explore the promise and uncertainty posed by AI’s impacts on the economy
The McCourt School of Public Policy hosted Anthropic, a leading AI company, for a half-day symposium exploring how rapid advances in artificial intelligence are reshaping the economy — bringing both opportunity and disruption.
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Meet the new Tech & Public Policy scholars shaping tech policy for the public good
The McCourt School of Public Policy’s Tech & Public Policy (TPP) program is pleased to announce Chirag Chinnapa (MIDP’26), Hannah Blair (MPP’27), Joya Wheatfall-Melvin (MS-DSPP’26) and Max Morgan (MPP’27) have been selected as TPP scholars for the 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 academic years.
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Introducing the 2025 McCourt Scholars
From Ukrainian revolution to Indian renewable energy planning, a wealth of diverse experience drives these new policymakers to improve lives worldwide.
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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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Bringing AI to the Ballot Box: What Election Officials Need to Know
How can artificial intelligence transform election administration while preserving public trust? Recently the McCourt School partnered with The Elections Group and Discourse Labs to tackle this critical question at a groundbreaking workshop. In this article, two McCourt School experts gives us 5 insights from the workshop.
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Passionate Researchers: McCourt School welcomes new faculty driving research in criminal justice, education and state politics
McCourt School welcomes assistant teaching professor Amanda Lu, professor Chris Warshaw and assistant professor Roman Gabriel Rivera.
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Right place, right time: Getting to know Dean Carole Roan Gresenz
Carole Roan Gresenz, The McCourt School’s new dean, talks about her earliest lessons, her career in research and the things that keep her grounded.
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The nation’s costliest child care is just across the river. How can policy help drive down costs?
In Georgetown’s Ask a Professor series, McCourt School of Public Policy Professor Emeritus William Gormley breaks down why Arlington, Virginia, has the highest child care costs in the nation and what can be done to lower costs.