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Working backwards to move civil justice forward

A few months ago, Professor Amy O’Hara, a research professor at the Massive Data Institute at Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy, was feeling a…

September 28, 2021

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The results are in: How DC’s innovative flexible rent subsidy program is decreasing the need for homelessness support programs

In 2017, the Washington DC City Council used local funds to establish a pilot program, the DC Flexible Rent Subsidy Program (DC Flex), a new and innovative housing subsidy which…

September 9, 2021

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President Biden nominates McCourt Professor Adriana Kugler for U.S. Executive Director of the World Bank

President Biden has formally announced the nomination of McCourt Professor Adriana Kugler for U.S. Executive Director of the International Bank for Reconstruction and, …

August 31, 2021

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Welcoming 2020 and 2021 New Faculty to the McCourt School Community

Get to know the new faculty members, from both 2020 and 2021, and learn more about their research and expertise below.  2021 New Faculty Members   Gaël Giraud Gaël Giraud…

August 26, 2021

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McCourt Welcomes New Faculty to the Hilltop

Gaël Giraud, an economist and a Jesuit who also serves as the director of the Georgetown Environmental Justice Program. Bradley Hardy (MPP’04), a labor economist whose…

August 23, 2021

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Reverend Jim Wallis Joins Georgetown as Inaugural Chair in Faith and Justice, Will Lead New Faith and Justice Center

Georgetown and the McCourt School of Public Policy announced that Jim Wallis will join the McCourt School as the inaugural Chair in Faith and.…

August 16, 2021

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Meet the 2021 McCourt Scholars

Maria Antonella Pereira Alvaro Altamirano Montoya Malcolm Reid Lisa T. Wright Marlyn…

July 29, 2021

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REPORT: The Cost of Economic and Racial Injustice in Postsecondary Education

July 20, 2021

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Expanding Medicaid Would Help Close Coverage Gap for Latino Children and Parents

July 2, 2021

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Georgetown Joins New Global Partnership to Advance Equitable and Inclusive Technology

Building on Georgetown’s work at the intersection of technology, ethics, public policy, and governance, the University will serve as a founding academic partner in the new…

June 21, 2021