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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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McCourt School establishes new community lecture series

As part of our commitment to inclusion, the McCourt School established a new public lecture series to provide a forum for community dialogue on a wide range of topics. Through…

March 28, 2022

Discovery & Impact
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DC Policy Center names new initiative in honor of late McCourt professor

The DC Policy Center officially launched the Alice M. Rivlin Initiative for Economic Policy & Competitiveness to conduct the first in-depth assessment of the District of…

March 24, 2022

Discovery & Impact
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McCourt School student publishes novel inspired by military service and struggles with mental health

“The Assignment,” a new novel written by McCourt School student and U.S. Army Officer Anthony Williams Jr. (MPM‘22), follows the journey of two siblings desperate to…

March 21, 2022

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Student Experience

Five teams selected as finalists in the 2022 Georgetown Public Policy Challenge

The Georgetown Public Policy Challenge is an interdisciplinary competition that calls on graduate students to develop innovative policy solutions that help address a challenge in…

March 11, 2022

Faculty Impact
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Research

McCourt professor receives 2021 Article of the Year Award

The American Society for Public Administration’s (ASPA) Section on Democracy and Social Justice recently announced the winners of its annual awards . Among the recipients is…

March 9, 2022

Alumni
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McCourt alumna named president & CEO of Easterseals

Kendra Davenport, alumna of the McCourt School’s Executive Master in Policy Leadership program , has been selected as president and CEO of Easterseals, one of the nation’s…

March 4, 2022

Discovery & Impact
General News

Six winners and losers from Biden’s first State of the Union

President Joe Biden used his first State of the Union Address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night to hold Russian President Vladimir Putin accountable for his…

March 2, 2022

Discovery & Impact
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Inside the State of the Union Address

The annual State of the Union (SOTU) Address is considered to be the commander-in-chief’s largest captivated television audience of the year, typically tens of millions of…

February 28, 2022

General News
University News

These 4 historic presidential addresses on policy were announced at Georgetown

Since 1796, nearly a dozen U.S. presidents have visited Georgetown’s campus. The university’s unique location at the center of the policy world has made it a particularly…

February 21, 2022