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Reflections from Brazil: McCourt Students Strengthen Communities With Evidence-Based Policy Solutions
Members of the McCourt School Policy in Practice recently traveled to Brazil to support impact evaluation for local organizations advancing education policy initiatives.
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From playwright to public policy: How a student’s experience in the entertainment industry fueled a passion for tech policy
Matt Steinberg’s interest in tech policy started in a writer’s room. Now, in his first year at Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy, Steinberg is delving into the ever-evolving world of tech governance.
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What is Public Policy?
Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy explains what public policy is and how it plays a role in our everyday lives, from ensuring access to healthy foods and high-quality health care to limiting the impact of climate change. Public policy is everywhere and touches everything, from the water we drink to the air we…
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Georgetown Public Policy Challenge celebrates a decade of innovative policy solutions — and a growing future
Since 2014, the McCourt School of Public Policy’s competition has introduced graduate students across disciplines to the policymaking process.
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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.
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McCourt School hosts the nation’s largest bipartisan convening of young state legislators
The McCourt School of Public Policy welcomed nearly 100 state legislators to its new home on Georgetown University’s Capitol Campus as the host of Future Summit, the nation’s largest bipartisan convening of young state legislators.
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How nurse-led triage is better connecting DC’s 911 callers to appropriate care
Researchers from Georgetown University, American University and The Lab @ DC discovered that nurse placement in the 911 call center significantly reduced strain on the District’s emergency services.
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How this first-gen student found a passion for impact-driven policymaking
Inspired by her experiences living and working in Mexico and South America, soon-to-be-graduate Diana Rivas Garcia (MIDP’24) aspires to empower communities through development policy.