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Students’ Celebration Marks Final Weeks Until Graduation

With exactly 100 days remaining until the 2017 McCourt Commencement Ceremony, the Georgetown Public Policy Student Association (GPPSA) hosted an event celebrating the final…

February 16, 2017

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General David Perkins Discusses Leadership at McCourt

The Joint Chiefs of Staff Fellows at the McCourt School of Public Policy welcomed attendees to their leadership seminar "Leadership For The Future" with General David Perkins,…

February 14, 2017

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Dean Montgomery Joins Board of Anti-Poverty Organization

McCourt School Dean Edward Montgomery has joined the board of the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP), a national, nonpartisan, anti-poverty organization that works to…

February 6, 2017

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Baker Forum Explores the Future of Prosperity

Leaders from business, government, academia, and the nonprofit world gathered at the inaugural Baker Forum, The Future of Prosperity, to discuss the pace of technological change…

January 30, 2017

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Strong Showing By McCourt in 2017 PMF Program

The McCourt School of Public Policy is pleased to announce that five of its students, four of them current and one recent alum, have been chosen as finalists for the prestigious…

January 18, 2017

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Political Commentators Weigh In on Faith and the 2016 Election

The 2016 election shows that America may be as divided as it was in the 1850s, Washington Post columnist and McCourt School professor E.J. Dionne said at.…

November 11, 2016

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HHS Secretary Says Affordable Care Act May Need Policy Changes

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell talks about the progress associated with the Affordable Care Act during Georgetown's The Exit Interview series but…

October 27, 2016

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Harry J. Holzer Named John LaFarge Jr. S.J. Chair

A leading expert on the challenges facing low-wage workers, Dr. Holzer has written or edited 12 books and numerous journal articles with special focus on the experiences of…

October 25, 2016

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Lynch Talks Criminal, Social Justice During ‘Exit Interview’ Series

U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch talked to members of the university community about criminal and social justice yesterday during a conversation series focusing on the…

October 14, 2016

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Georgetown Effort Advises Next Administration on Driving Government Innovation

Nearly 300 scholars and leaders from across the public, private, nonprofit and philanthropic sectors gathered at Georgetown on to explore how the next presidential administration…

October 7, 2016