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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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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

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McCourt School welcomes 5 new Richmond Foundation Fellows

In partnership with the McCourt School, the George E. Richmond Foundation provides experiential learning opportunities to graduate students with a demonstrated interest in health…

September 6, 2022

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McCourt Advisory Board Speaker Series

This series will feature a unique collection of off-the-record conversations with members of the McCourt School Advisory Board covering a variety of timely policy and political…

August 25, 2022

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Introducing McCourt’s new full-time faculty members

2022 New Faculty Members   Professor Carole Roan Gresenz Dr. Gresenz is jointly appointed in the McCourt School of Public Policy and the School of Health and serves as a…

August 22, 2022

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McCourt School’s Massive Data Institute appoints new director

The McCourt School of Public Policy’s Massive Data Institute (MDI) appointed Dr. Lisa Singh as its new director, succeeding Dr. Michael Bailey who served in the role for three…

June 29, 2022

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In Memoriam: Mark Shields

The McCourt School community mourns the loss of former professor Mark Shields, the longtime syndicated columnist and PBS NewsHour commentator who died on June 18, 2022. Shields…

June 22, 2022

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Introducing the 2022 Colin McCollester Mission Fund recipient

The 2022 Colin McCollester Mission Fund scholarship has been awarded to Matthew Parker (MPP‘23), a first-year student in the McCourt School of Public Policy. Parker will be…

June 21, 2022