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McCourt Team Named Top Finalist at National Invitational Public Policy Challenge

A team of three McCourt students was named a top finalist at the National Invitational Public Policy Challenge, hosted by the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, after…

April 18, 2017

Student Experience

GPPR Rolls Out Spring Edition, Tackles Issues of Disruption

That was the message – an equally cautionary and promising one – promoted by the Georgetown Public Policy Review (GPPR) to coincide with the launch of its Spring.…

April 17, 2017

Student Experience

McCourt Student Matt Van Deren’s Research Wins First Place in Sustainability Competition

Second-year McCourt student Matt Van Deren (MPP) has returned to the Hilltop from Augusta, Maine, having been awarded first place for the Graduate Student Poster Competition at…

April 12, 2017

Student Experience

Study Session Tackles Voting Rights in the Obama Era and Beyond

During a study session on race and voting rights facilitated by McCourt Fellow Matthew Colangelo, guest speaker Julie Fernandes, who is Advocacy Director for Voting Rights and…

April 5, 2017

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Students Fuse Policy and Business to Break New Ground on Resolving Challenges Facing Refugees

Four students from the McCourt School and McDonough School of Business teamed up to answer a call for large-scale solutions to the global refugee crisis. They were among a select…

March 27, 2017

Student Experience

For Students, Policy Trip to Mexico Provides Access, Insight, and New Perspective

A cohort of 23 McCourt students from ten different countries spent their spring break in Mexico, immersed in the country’s civic discourse and exploring the many political,…

March 27, 2017

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Student-Led Policy Conference Aims to Get at the Root of Global Disaffection

With economic and social disillusionment profoundly reshaping political landscapes in the U.S., Europe, and around the world, the 2017 McCourt Policy Conference arrived last week…

March 2, 2017

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MPiP Holds Annual Auction While Celebrating 10th Anniversary

McCourt Policy in Practice (MPiP) hosted its annual policy auction to support its several ongoing projects.…

March 2, 2017

Student Experience

Students Connect With Leading Policy Advocate Over Dinner

The McCourt School resumed its Policy Dinner series with its first of the year featuring Tamera Luzzatto, Senior Vice President of Government Relations at The Pew Charitable…

February 10, 2017

Student Experience

Job Training Program Wins Annual Public Policy Challenge

A proposal by four McCourt students to pilot a skills-based job training program at public libraries in the District of Columbia was selected by a faculty panel as the winner of…

February 7, 2017