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New Fund Expands International Learning Experiences

The McCourt School of Public Policy is honored to announce the endowment of the Colin McCollester Mission Fund , an annual award supporting international internships,…

November 24, 2020

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Election 2020: Policy Experts Share Insight as Election Day Approaches

The 2020 election is shaping up to be one of the most important in many American’s lifetimes. Amidst a backdrop of increasing COVID-19 cases, civil unrest, and record job loss,…

October 30, 2020

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Georgetown University Report Finds the Number of Uninsured Children Grew at Alarming Rate

A new report finds that the number of children without health coverage in the United States increased by about 726,000 between 2016 and 2019, bringing the total to over 4 million…

October 12, 2020

Alumni
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Strengthening Our Foundation to Catalyze Transformational Impact

While the world grapples with intersecting health, economic, social and climate crises, strengthening the pipeline of future problem solvers and advancing solutions to meet…

October 9, 2020

Faculty Impact
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Eviction Process Impacts 1 out of Every 9 Renter Households in DC, mostly in Black and Low-Income Communities, Report Concludes

A new Georgetown report examining housing instability in DC demonstrates the importance of examining eviction filings in addition to formal evictions to address the economic and…

October 8, 2020

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Trillions of Extra Economic Damages Predicted in New Study of Climate Change Effects

The world is underestimating the economic effects of climate change by trillions of dollars, according to a new study co-authored by Georgetown’s McCourt School of Public…

October 6, 2020

General News

February 2019: A Letter From Dean Cancian

Maria Cancian took over as the Dean of Georgetown’s McCourt School of Public Policy in February 2019. Here she shares some of her views on public policy, how she hopes to lead…

October 5, 2020

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Student Experience

2020 McCourt Leadership Fellows

The McCourt Leadership Fellows program helps students hone leadership skills while also mentoring incoming students during new student orientation. Fellows strengthen their…

August 28, 2020

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Meet the Fall 2020 GU Politics Fellows

The Institute of Politics and Public Service at Georgetown’s McCourt School of Public Policy (GU Politics) is proud to introduce the Fall 2020 Fifth-Anniversary Fellows class.…

August 5, 2020

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Unpacking the Supreme Court’s Ruling on Title VII

On June 15th, the Supreme Court ruled that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects LGBTQ people from workplace discrimination. The ruling is significant, particularly…

July 21, 2020