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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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Better Government Lab Receives More Than $2 Million from the Walmart Foundation to Support SNAP Administration, Accuracy and Access

The Better Government Lab (BGL) today announced a $2,053,870 grant from the Walmart Foundation.

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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…

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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…

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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.