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Call for Applications: Fall 2021 MDI Scholars
\r\n\r\nMDI Scholars are expected to work approximately 10 hours per week and will be paid hourly. MDI Scholars will not only gain valuable research skills, but they will…
April 14, 2021
- Alumni
- Research
Virtual Panel Explores Future of Environmental and Energy Policy
At a virtual event earlier this month, hosted by Georgetown University’s Alumni Association, climate experts, practitioners, and journalists gathered to discuss climate policy…
March 5, 2021
- General News
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Georgetown Launches Racial Justice Institute With Multidisciplinary Leadership
The Racial Justice Institute at Georgetown will serve as a hub where scholars, activists and thought leaders may work across the academic, policy and advocacy spaces and serve as…
February 22, 2021
- Research
How to Lead Systems Change Work
What does it take to truly change the systems that perpetuate some of the greatest inequities in our country –education, healthcare, housing, food access, criminal justice? In…
January 27, 2021
- Research
- Student Experience
Massive Data Institute Scholars Showcase Research Bridging Big Data and Public Policy
The McCourt School’s Massive Data Institute Scholar program, also known as the MDI Scholars, is designed to increase interdisciplinary public policy research and engage…
January 23, 2021
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Building a More Diverse Donor Coalition
In 2015, voters in Seattle approved the Democracy Voucher program to transform the way municipal elections are funded. The program provides four vouchers to every eligible…
December 16, 2020
- Discovery & Impact
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Charting a New Course on a Widely Debated Education Issue
Standardized testing has been a cornerstone of public-school reform for a generation. Federal and state policymakers ramped up universal testing in core subjects to get a clearer…
November 20, 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
- Research
Presidential Debate Candidate Stance Analysis
This post looks at the opinions of Twitter users surrounding the first Presidential Debate. We look at content containing at least one debate hashtag, shared immediately before,…
October 8, 2020
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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