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Classroom Connections: McCourt Student Advances Racial Equity at Google
When Cherizza Lundy (MPM ‘22) applied to be a McCourt Leadership Fellow , she knew she would acquire skills applicable to her job at Google. But, she did not expect that it…
January 14, 2021
- Linkage Seminar
Improving Linkages with Neural Nets – Matthew Tamayo-Rios
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January 13, 2021
- Discovery & Impact
- General News
McCourt School deepens commitment to increasing diversity in public service
The McCourt School of Public Policy has deepened its partnership with the National Urban Fellows program by committing to fund full tuition for the Class of 2022 Fellowship.…
January 8, 2021
- Discovery & Impact
Death by a Thousand Paper Cuts: Curbing Immigration with Administrative Burdens
In early December 2020, Sarah Stillman, staff writer at The New Yorker, and Catherine Rampell, an opinion columnist at The Washington Post, joined McCourt School Chair Donald…
December 12, 2020
- Discovery & Impact
- University News
A Year of Transformational Impact and Resilience at McCourt
This year, the McCourt community channeled its expertise and resources to identify evidence-based solutions and put them into action to address unprecedented challenges amid…
December 11, 2020
- Alumni
- Discovery & Impact
- Student Experience
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
- University News
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