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McCourt launches new initiative: LabGov Georgetown
Spearheaded by McCourt Professor Sheila Foster, LabGov explores the idea that social and economic generation in cities can benefit from an “urban commons” framework in which…
May 11, 2018
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McCourt’s Center for Public & Nonprofit Leadership Awards Racial Equity Grants
Three nonprofits were presented with monetary awards from the McCourt School of Public Policy’s Center for Public & Nonprofit Leadership (CPNL) on April 17 during an event“…
April 20, 2018
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McCourt’s Kugler discovers very long lasting impacts from cash transfer program
A new study by Professor Adriana Kugler at the McCourt School of Public Policy and recently released by the National Bureau of Economic Research finds significant long-term…
March 22, 2018
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Academic, Financial Support Critical to Low-Income and Minority Student Success
Low-income and minority students are far more likely to complete their degrees at colleges and universities that provide academic and financial support, according to a recent…
March 8, 2018
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McCourt’s Massive Data Institute and Netherlands Central Bureau of Statistics Sign MOU
McCourt School demonstrates commitment to data-driven and global policy scholarship - Georgetown Provost and Executive Vice President Robert M. Groves and Netherlands Central…
February 15, 2018
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Pre-K Program Benefits Last Into Middle School, New Study Finds
Positive effects of pre-K programs are detectable as late as middle school, according to a new study published today by two Georgetown.…
December 12, 2017
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Access to Reproductive Care Improves Economic Outcomes for Women
This month, McCourt Professor Adriana Kugler and her colleagues published a new report with the Center for American Progress, reinforcing earlier findings that reproductive…
December 4, 2017
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McCourt Expert Shares Insights on Juvenile Justice as Part of Delegation to China
Earlier this month, Professor Shay Bilchik, founder and director of the Center for Juvenile Justice Reform at Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy, joined a…
November 28, 2017
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Complex Reasons Spur Women to Change STEM Majors, New Georgetown Study Finds
The triple threat of low grades, gender composition of a major, and gender stereotypes are what compel undergraduate women to switch from a STEM (science, technology,, …
October 11, 2017
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FutureEd Presents Report, Panel Discussion on Student Absenteeism and Federal Law
FutureEd, a nonpartisan think tank at the McCourt School of Public Policy, pored through the 51 plans submitted to the U.S. Education Department, and found that more than two…
September 30, 2017