McCourt School News
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- General News
- Tech & Public Policy
McCourt School’s Tech & Public Policy program welcomes new cohort of visiting fellows
The McCourt School of Public Policy’s Tech & Public Policy (TPP) program welcomed Aya Ibrahim, senior advisor for the U.S. Secretary of State’s Policy Planning Staff at…
January 14, 2025
- General News
- Research
Massive Data Institute welcomes first cohort of non-resident affiliates to drive ethical data innovation
The Massive Data Institute (MDI) at Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy proudly welcomes Dr. Eleni Antoniadou Dimokidis and Andrew Gamino-Cheong (C’15) to…
January 10, 2025
- Discovery & Impact
- Tech & Public Policy
From playwright to public policy: How a student’s experience in the entertainment industry fueled a passion for tech policy
Tech & Public Policy Scholar Matt Steinberg (MPP’26) is no stranger to Hollywood. After completing his undergraduate degree in economics and philosophy at New York…
January 9, 2025
- Discovery & Impact
- Research
- Student Experience
McCourt School’s Massive Data Institute and Georgetown’s Ethics Lab partner to embed ethics into technical research
It seems only appropriate that the pilot partnership between the McCourt School of Public Policy’s Massive Data Institute (MDI) and Georgetown’s Ethics Lab began with an…
January 3, 2025
- Discovery & Impact
What is public policy?
Public policy is everywhere and touches everything, from the water we drink to the air we breathe. When a systematic problem exists, policymakers seek to find an answer. …
December 18, 2024
- Discovery & Impact
- Tech & Public Policy
Tech & Public Policy Democracy Fellow highlights ‘invaluable opportunities’ to connect with election integrity experts
Georgetown University graduate student Nazli Togrul (CCT’25) shares her experience working on one of the most pressing challenges of our time: safeguarding election integrity…
December 11, 2024
- Discovery & Impact
- Policy Perspectives
- Student Experience
McCourt School’s data science Career Lab provides a virtual forum and expert guidance for future policymakers
The story is in the numbers: According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, data science job creation is projected to surge 35% between 2022 and 2032. The McCourt School of Public…
December 9, 2024
- General News
- Policy Perspectives
- Student Experience
National Urban Fellows renews agreement with McCourt School for another 10 years
Five years ago, National Urban Fellows (NUF) celebrated its 50th anniversary. “We were thinking a lot about the policy issues affecting the most marginalized communities and…
November 26, 2024
- Faculty Publications
- General News
Six new books by McCourt School faculty: From memoir to murder mystery
Democracy Vouchers and the Promise of Fairer Elections in Seattle Jennifer A. Heerwig, associate professor of sociology at Stony Brook University, and Brian J. McCabe, a…
November 25, 2024
- Discovery & Impact
- Policy Perspectives
- Student Experience
Georgetown Public Policy Challenge celebrates a decade of innovative policy solutions — and a growing future
While the participants and policy proposals arising from the Georgetown Public Policy Challenge have changed over the past decade, the core tenets of community-centered solutions…
November 18, 2024