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Students address community health, food insecurityand other issues affecting low-income Washingtonians
The 5th annual Georgetown Public Policy Challenge tasked graduate students with developing innovative policy solutions to address local or regional issues in the Washington, D.C.…
March 20, 2019
- Student Experience
585 Students Around the World Compete in Host Nations: A Refugee Simulation
On February 23, McCourt will host graduate students from a cohort of 137 universities to participate in the 2019 NASPAA-Batten Student Simulation.…
February 11, 2019
- Student Experience
McCourt Students Tackle Automation and Job Loss at New America
Automation, and the threat it poses to workers, has become an incredibly salient issue for policy experts in the U.S. and around the world. Among the think tanks tackling this…
January 22, 2019
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- Student Experience
McCourt Student Receives Gates Foundation Grant For Venezuelan Refugee Work
There is an ongoing humanitarian crisis in Venezuela. As the Venezuelan government clings to power and denies that its people are sick, starving, and saddled with an increasingly…
January 22, 2019
- Student Experience
Six McCourters Selected for Prestigious Presidential Management Fellowship
Congratulations to the six McCourt students and alumni selected as Presidential Management Fellows Finalists for the class of 2019. The finalists will now be able to attend a PMF…
November 30, 2018
- Student Experience
McCourt Student Leads First Sample-Based Election Observation in U.S. History
Ben Mindes (MPP ‘19) founded the Observe D.C. initiative to provide the first representative data about the quality of election administration in Washington, D.C. Observers…
November 30, 2018
- Student Experience
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World Bank CEO Discusses the Future of Work
The McCourt School welcomed Dr. Kristalina Georgieva, chief executive officer of the World Bank, as our 2018-19 Whittington Lecturer. Dr. Georgieva delivered a lecture titled …
November 2, 2018
- Student Experience
Whittington Scholar Passionate About Environmental Justice
The Whittington Scholarship is a prestigious award given to a second-year McCourt student who excels academically and displays a strong commitment to serving their community.…
October 22, 2018
- Student Experience
McCourt Welcomes New Scholars Class
September, 2018 - The McCourt School welcomes five distinguished students who have been awarded full scholarships based on their accomplishments and promise as.…
September 19, 2018
- Student Experience
McCourt Students Join GU Delegation to Compete in NYU Policy Case Competition
A delegation of 10 Georgetown students and one George Mason student competed in the annual NYU Policy Case Competition at NYU’s campus in New York.…
May 11, 2018