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Dr. Fauci presents the 10 most compelling lessons learned from COVID

On February 1, 2024, Dr. Anthony Fauci delivered the McCourt School of Public Policy’s 2024 Whittington Lecture , sharing lessons learned from COVID-19. Dr. Fauci, a…

February 7, 2024

General News
Tech & Public Policy

New Georgetown visiting fellows program welcomes experts in tech governance, law and media

The Tech & Public Policy program (TPP) at Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy established a new visiting fellows program in January of 2024, drawing…

February 5, 2024

Alumni News
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Georgetown alumni philanthropy supports GU Politics Fellows Program

Georgetown University’s Institute of Politics and Public Service (GU Politics) at the McCourt School of Public Policy named its newly renovated meeting and convening space…

January 24, 2024

General News
Student Experience

$200K gift from Craig Newmark Philanthropies expands pipeline to public service for veterans

Since 2021, Newmark has donated 5,000 to the McCourt School and played a direct and crucial role in the lives of dozens of talented veterans and military-connected students. His…

January 22, 2024

Faculty Impact
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Dr. Fauci to deliver Whittington Lecture on lessons learned and missed opportunities from the pandemic

Dr. Anthony Fauci will deliver the McCourt School of Public Policy’s 2024 Whittington Lecture in Georgetown University’s historic Gaston Hall. His remarks, Pandemic…

January 10, 2024

General News

Event — 2024 Whittington Lecture with Dr. Anthony Fauci

Dr. Fauci, a physician, leading immunologist and infectious disease researcher and advisor to seven U.S. presidents, most recently served as the director of the National…

January 10, 2024

General News
Student Experience

He had never lived in America. Now he’s a “big brother” at Georgetown.

For Anirudh Srivathsan (MPP’24), community matters. Whether it be a local dance chapter in Singapore, a hockey team in London or the student body at Georgetown University’s…

January 10, 2024

General News
Policy Perspectives

Shaping tech for the common good: How Georgetown experts are limiting harms and maximizing benefits

Every day, humans and machines across the globe create 2.5 quintillion bytes of new data, according to IBM — enough to fill 20 billion file cabinets. Thanks to powerful new…

December 11, 2023

General News

Dystopian thrillers and ecological mysteries: The top 7 books of 2023 according to your professors

We asked faculty members at the McCourt School to share their favorite books from 2023. Their recommendations, from fictional universes to nature’s great mysteries, capture…

December 6, 2023

General News
Research
Tech & Public Policy

The future of technology and its threats to education, elections and policing

Tech & Public Policy (TPP) Scholars Maitreyi Natarajan (MPP/MBA’24), Kevyanna Rawls (MPP’24), Talia Stringfellow (MPP’25), Sanha Tahir (MS-DSPP’24) and Santiago Vidal…

December 4, 2023