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Seven McCourters Tackle Migration in Policy Simulation

The McCourt School was proud to serve as a host site for the 2019 NASPAA-Batten Student Simulation Competition. This year’s competition—a partnership between the University…

March 26, 2019

Student Experience

Latin American Policy Students to Tackle Corruption at Omnia Conference

The Latin American Policy Association (LAPA) at McCourt seeks to disseminate knowledge and awareness about Latin American issues and policies among the Georgetown community, in…

March 26, 2019

Discovery & Impact
Student Experience

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

Discovery & Impact
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

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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