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Q&A on environmental policy with Parrish Bergquist

What made you want to study environmental policy? I became convinced in my early twenties that climate change is the most serious existential challenge that the world faces. My…

April 10, 2023

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Breaking barriers and accelerating international problem-solving

Professor James Habyarimana knows that the solutions to address barriers to better health and education outcomes in developing countries will come in a matter of time. He…

February 6, 2023

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McCourt School Dean joins Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Board of Directors

The CBPP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization and policy institute which has helped to champion policies to help families and children across the country for over 40…

June 9, 2022

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McCourt School Professor Adriana Kugler confirmed to lead World Bank

McCourt Professor Adriana Kugler was formally nominated by President Biden in August of 2021 and unanimously confirmed by the Senate on April 7, 2022.  “It is an honor to…

May 16, 2022

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McCourt professors named among DC’s 500 Most Influential People

Washingtonian released their latest Influencers list , expanded this year from 250, including Marguerite Roza among the leaders working to shape education policy reform in,…

May 9, 2022

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McCourt Professor reflects on 25 years of Hoya Kids and the importance of early childhood education

By the mid-1990s, a majority of women with children were in the workforce and companies were becoming particularly sensitive to the needs of working families. Those sensitivities…

May 2, 2022

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McCourt School professor delivers 2022 Herbert A. Simon Award lecture

The ​​Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA) presented McCourt Chair Donald Moynihan with the 2022 Simon Award, named in honor of the late American social scientist and…

April 11, 2022

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Is technology a dependency of public policy?

McCourt School Chair Donald Moynihan, Professor Pamela Herd, Associate Professor of the Practice Jasmine Tyler and Adjunct Professor Emily Tavoulareas joined CEO and Editor of…

April 8, 2022

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McCourt School ranks in the top 5% of all public affairs programs in the nation

In the latest U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate Schools rankings, the McCourt School placed 12th overall, rising from 19th in the Schools of Public Affairs ranking.…

March 29, 2022

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Georgetown awards $2.3M in first round of research grants through partnership with McCourt Institute

In partnership with the McCourt Institute , an independent organization, Georgetown awarded the first round of grants, supporting the work of faculty across the University with…

March 10, 2022