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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

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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

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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

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Policy Perspectives
Student Experience

A recipe for diplomatic success

Ideruugan Galbaatar  (MPP’23) hadn’t thought much about the role food plays in international diplomacy. But after 10 dinners with some of the world’s leading diplomats,…

November 27, 2023

General News
Research

McCourt School dean and AEI president propose reforms to one of government’s most powerful tools

Maria Cancian , dean of Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy , and Robert Doar , McCourt Advisory Board member and president of the American Enterprise…

November 20, 2023

Centering Inclusion
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Shaping the future of public service starts with diverse, talented undergraduates

Each year, the Public Policy and International Affairs Program (PPIA) hosts a variety of free, in-person conferences for undergraduate students across the United States. The…

November 15, 2023

Alumni News
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McCourt School alumni help drive America’s digital transformation as Digital Corps Fellows

Alex Adams (MS-DSPP’22) and Louisa Sholar (MPP’23), alumni of Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy , were selected among more than 1,300 applicants to…

November 14, 2023

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Student Experience

Active-duty McCourt student mentors young people in and out of uniform

Captain Matthew Manning (MPM’24) hails from a community where hope and opportunity were scarce. Manning, who was born and raised in Southeast Washington, DC, found an avenue to…

November 13, 2023

Alumni News
General News

Veteran McCourt School alum awarded AARP Purpose Prize

Ken Falke (MPM’11), a 21-year veteran of the U.S. Navy Special Operations Explosive Ordnance Disposal community and retired master chief petty officer, is the founder and…

November 10, 2023