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McCourt alumna recognized among the nation’s top technology talent

McCourt alum Sahithi Adari (MS-DSPP‘22) was selected as part of the inaugural cohort of the U.S. Digital Corps (USDC), an early‑career fellowship program designed for the…

October 11, 2022

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McCourt School’s development research center awarded $1.5M by USAID, $3M by FID

While school enrollment rates increase annually, the availability of qualified teachers is not keeping pace, resulting in below-grade learning levels. Policies that can improve…

October 6, 2022

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McCourt’s 2022 Newmark Scholars represent the U.S. Army, Marine Corps, Navy and Space Force

Alekhya Chaparala (MPP’24) Kory Hasenoehrl (MPP’23) Austin Henderson (MPM’23) Kristen Soderlund (MPP’24) Gabrielle Topacio (MPP)…

October 3, 2022

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Seattle is expanding donor participation in local elections, one $25 voucher at a time

In 2015, the city of Seattle passed a citizen-led initiative that created a series of campaign finance reforms, including the distribution of “democracy vouchers.” Through…

September 28, 2022

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Meet the 2022 McCourt Scholars

Sumin Lee (MPM'23)Born in South Korea and raised in Canada, Sumin Lee (MPM'23) spent the last seven years serving in the Canadian government on issues related to health and…

September 26, 2022

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Universal pre-K: The long-term benefits that exceed short-term costs

For more than two decades, Dr. Bill Gormley and Dr. Deborah Phillips , co-directors of the  McCourt School of Public Policy’s Center for Research on Children in the United…

September 20, 2022

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Meet the 2022 Howard Scholar at McCourt

The McCourt School selected Ethan Rodriguez-Shah (MS-DSPP’24), an aspiring data analyst and researcher, as the 2022 Howard Scholar. As a graduate student, Rodriguez-Shah…

September 19, 2022

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What happens when developing countries take a gamble on their future?

The McCourt School of Public Policy’s Master of International Development Policy (MIDP) program hosted Stefan Dercon , professor of economic policy at the University of Oxford,…

September 19, 2022

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A BTS look at policymaking featuring the McCourt Advisory Board

Amidst welcoming new and returning students to the Hilltop, the McCourt School hosted a unique collection of off-the-record conversations with members of the McCourt Advisory…

September 12, 2022

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Disaster recovery — who gets left behind?

Tahir Andrabi, Benjamin Daniels , a research fellow at Gui2de , and McCourt School Professor Jishnu Das  surveyed households four years after the 2005 “great” earthquake in…

September 9, 2022