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Solidarity Series 3: The Policy Innovation Lab’s Current and Future Actions to Pursue and Promote Racial Equity

In June 2020, the Lab’s former Strategy Lead, Steven Swann (MPP’20) published eleven strategies for organizations to pursue and promote racial equity . Today, the Policy…

November 18, 2020

Student Experience

Veteran and Student Brigid Calhoun on the McCourt Experience

As a premier policy school guided by evidence, compassion, and a commitment to the common good, the McCourt School has a long history supporting military-associated students.…

November 10, 2020

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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

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Event: Common Sense – What’s Missing from Evidence-Based Education Policy

How can researchers make their work more valuable and accessible to practitioners and policymakers?  Common Sense: What’s Missing from Evidence-Based Education Policy convened…

September 17, 2020

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Solidarity Series 2: Antiracist Policy Making

At the beginning of the summer the Policy Innovation Lab shared a first statement in its “Solidarity Series” to keep partners, stakeholders, and community members apprised of…

September 10, 2020

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Building a Strong Foundation for a McCourt Education

This year, the McCourt School launched a new experiential learning orientation program called McCourt Foundations to facilitate the transition to policy school and introduce…

August 28, 2020

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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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#McCourtVirtual: 3 Tips for Navigating the Fall Semester

As the Fall 2020 semester begins in virtual mode, some things will look a little different (one perk to virtual classrooms are the endless options for fun Zoom backdrops ), but…

August 21, 2020

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Advice to Incoming McCourt Students: ‘Explore your Interests’

Rachel Grich recently graduated salutatorian of the full-time MBA Class of 2020 and with a dual MPP/MBA degree. She works as the Strategic Initiatives and Finance Coordinator at…

August 14, 2020

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Three McCourt Students Awarded Bryce Harlow Fellowship for Government Advocacy

This year, three McCourt students, Adeline DeYoung (MPP’21), Lauren Fresconi (MPP’21), and Cesar Prieto (MPP’21), were awarded the competitive Bryce Harlow Fellowship for…

August 12, 2020