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McCourt School experts help prepare formerly incarcerated citizens for careers in law
As a partner to the Mayor’s Office on Returning Citizen Affairs (MORCA)-Georgetown Paralegal Program, the McCourt School’s Career Development team was tasked with preparing…
January 16, 2023
- General News
- Student Experience
5 must-read books for winter break
As the end of the semester approaches, we asked McCourt School faculty members to share their favorite books from 2022. Their recommendations, from suspense thriller to…
December 14, 2022
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McCourt School alum Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) elected to serve as House Democratic Leader
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) (MPP’94), who earned a Master of Public Policy degree from what was then known as the Georgetown Public Policy Institute, was unanimously elected to…
December 6, 2022
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McCourt alumna wins big in Georgia House race
Born in Jordan, Ruwa Romman moved to Georgia with her family shortly before terrorists attacked the United States on September 11, 2001. Romman was just 8 years old, and as a…
November 28, 2022
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McCourt experts challenge the status quo in health equity research
The Center on Health Insurance Reforms (CHIR) at the McCourt School of Public Policy is an independent, nonpartisan policy and research center founded in 2011, where faculty and…
November 16, 2022
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Rebuilding our economy: CEA Chair Rouse makes the case for public sector involvement
The McCourt School of Public Policy hosted Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) Chair Cecilia Rouse at the 2022 Whittington Lecture for a discussion on “Rebuilding Our Economy:…
November 10, 2022
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- Tech & Public Policy
No more cheap dates: Kara Swisher on the value exchange of personal data
The McCourt School’s Tech & Public Policy program hosted Frank McCourt (C’75), founder of Project Liberty, the McCourt Institute and founding donor of the Georgetown…
November 9, 2022
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Rising the ranks: An Army officer’s journey from McCourt to the Pentagon
McCourt School: What motivated you to enlist in the U.S. Army? Kevin Marks (MPM’23): I grew up in a small suburb outside of Chicago, IL, in an environment where most of my…
November 6, 2022
- Alumni
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Political pollster to professor: How a McCourt School alum is paying it forward
Alex Lundry (MPP‘04), the inaugural recipient of the Whittington Scholarship , was drawn to what was then the Georgetown Public Policy Institute (GPPI) for its …
October 31, 2022
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McCourt researcher publishes new book on Christianity’s role in protecting the environment
McCourt School Professor Gaël Giraud’s latest book , Composing a World in Common: A Political Theology of the Anthropocene, takes a theological deep dive into the role of…
October 27, 2022