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Those who can do… also teach
McCourt School alum Bobby Clark (MPP’06) has joined George Washington University’s Milken Institute School of Public Health as a part-time faculty member. His introductory…
August 15, 2022
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McCourt alumna’s social enterprise receives investment from DC government
Mayor Muriel Bowser, the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development (DMPED) and 1863 Ventures announced 16 local businesses as first-round recipients of.…
June 27, 2022
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McCourt Center alum details a $41 million program to combat the climate crisis
A note from Dr. Kathy Kretman, director of the Center for Public & Nonprofit Leadership and member of the Woodwell Climate Research Center’s President’s Council…
May 23, 2022
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McCourt alumna named president & CEO of Easterseals
Kendra Davenport, alumna of the McCourt School’s Executive Master in Policy Leadership program , has been selected as president and CEO of Easterseals, one of the nation’s…
March 4, 2022
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McCourt alumna returns to the Hilltop as Associate Director of the Massive Data Institute
The Massive Data Institute (MDI) at the McCourt School of Public Policy recently welcomed McCourt alumna Anjelika Deogirikar Grossman (MPP‘14) as its new associate director. …
January 31, 2022
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Turning passion into action: A McCourt Center alum’s journey from nonprofit mentor to executive director
For almost 25 years, the Youth Leadership Foundation (YLF) has provided one-on-one mentoring and tutoring services to kids across the District. Under Janaiha Bennett’s…
November 1, 2021
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CMS Administrator Brooks La-Sure on the importance of health equity and putting people first
“It’s important to remember in all of our work that we’re including every voice. By listening to different voices you start to change how you think about things,” said…
October 25, 2021
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McCourt alumni, representing 16 countries, rally together in support of displaced Afghans
On August 15, 2021, McCourt alums Andrea Vargas Delgado (MPP’19) and Peter Nouhan (MPP’19) were alerted that one their former classmates was impacted by the crisis in…
October 11, 2021
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Event — 2021-2022 Whittington Lecture with Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure
Brooks-LaSure leads the federal agency responsible for overseeing public health insurance programs that support more than 149 million people across the country — including…
October 7, 2021
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McCourt Alumna Leads Centers For Medicare & Medicaid Services
In May 2021, the US Senate confirmed McCourt School alumna Chiquita Brooks-LaSure to lead the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid.…
September 1, 2021