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Presidential Transition 2020
The presidential transition is underway as President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris prepare to take office next month. At a GU Politics event, experts,…
December 11, 2020
- Discovery & Impact
U.N High Commissioner for Human Rights Shares Steps for Advancing Gender Equality
Earlier this month, students and leaders from Georgetown University spoke with Michelle Bachelet, the United Nations high commissioner for human rights and former president of…
December 7, 2020
- Discovery & Impact
- General News
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New Fund Expands International Learning Experiences
The McCourt School of Public Policy is honored to announce the endowment of the Colin McCollester Mission Fund , an annual award supporting international internships,…
November 24, 2020
- Discovery & Impact
Consequential Elections: A Conversation with Ken Burns
The conversation explored historical U.S. elections during times of war, economic depression, and global conflict and how our elections reflect the spirit and concerns of the…
November 23, 2020
- Alumni
- Discovery & Impact
Tackling the Tech Industry
When Kamila Saldanha (MPP ’19) was selected for the Twitter Public Policy Fellowship, she was thrilled but apprehensive. “While Twitter’s mission to serve the public…
November 20, 2020
- Discovery & Impact
Five Years Is a Long Time In Politics
Mo Elleithee, the founding executive director of Georgetown University’s Institute of Politics and Public Service (GU Politics), knows that to many people, politics can seem…
November 20, 2020
- Discovery & Impact
Safer Homes: McCourt Students Use Data to Improve Housing Inspections in DC
When the Washington Post and Washington City Paper published well-documented stories about poor conditions in public housing — including broken doors, rat infestations and…
November 20, 2020
- Discovery & Impact
Mining Social Media to Analyze Change
Being on social media can feel like falling down a rabbit hole into a complex and confusing world. Lisa Singh, research professor in McCourt’s Massive Data Institute (MDI) and…
November 20, 2020
- Discovery & Impact
McCourt Faculty Document the Policy Failures of COVID-19 and the Opportunities Revealed
“We are still seeing over 1.4 million new unemployment claimants in all unemployment insurance programs every week, and over 26 million people continue to make claims seven…
November 20, 2020
- Discovery & Impact
- Research
Charting a New Course on a Widely Debated Education Issue
Standardized testing has been a cornerstone of public-school reform for a generation. Federal and state policymakers ramped up universal testing in core subjects to get a clearer…
November 20, 2020