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Alumni spotlight: MPP graduates aspire to educate the next generation of policymakers and data scientists
While many McCourt graduates pursue careers in the public, private and nonprofit sectors, others find their calling in academia. The McCourt School is proud to share the stories…
October 18, 2021
- Alumni News
- Discovery & Impact
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
- Discovery & Impact
- General News
Virtual Event — Democratizing Democracy: The Impact of DC’s Public Campaign Financing Program and The Future of Local Elections
The panel discussion featured Georgetown University’s Department of Sociology and McCourt School of Public Policy Professor Brian McCabe, At-Large DC Councilmember…
October 5, 2021
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How magnet schools are closing the racial gap in school discipline
There has been a sharp focus on the Achievement Gap for almost 20 years. Thanks in part to the passage of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, a vast amount of data has been…
September 22, 2021
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The Fair Elections program is reshaping the campaign finance system in DC, increasing candidate and new donor participation
Established by the passage of the Fair Elections Act in 2018, the Fair Elections program aims to transform the way political campaigns are financed in Washington, DC, by…
September 19, 2021
- Discovery & Impact
- Policy Perspectives
Standing up to “open carry” intimidators: Protecting first amendment rights in state capitols
Adam Searing , associate professor of the practice at the McCourt School of Public Policy’s Center for Children and Families , has worked for years with public policy groups…
September 16, 2021
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New research shows compelling disparity in critical care resources in the year preceding the COVID-19 pandemic
Post-acute care, or the ongoing health care one receives after leaving a hospital, is largely unknown to many patients and their families. At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic,…
September 10, 2021
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The role of debt in job displacement: the worker’s perspective
Despite economic growth since the Great Recession, long-term unemployment continues to linger at historically high levels. Given the inextricable link of the economic downturn to…
August 30, 2021
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- General News
Meet the Fall 2021 GU Politics Fellows
The Institute of Politics and Public Service at Georgetown’s McCourt School of Public Policy is excited to introduce the Fall 2021 GU Politics Fellows class. Each semester,…
August 23, 2021