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McCourt Spring Semester Planning

Dear McCourt Community: As you may have seen, Georgetown plans to welcome graduate students back to campus in a hybrid mode for the Spring 2021 semester. I am writing to provide…

November 17, 2020

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Election 2020: Policy Experts Share Insight as Election Day Approaches

The 2020 election is shaping up to be one of the most important in many American’s lifetimes. Amidst a backdrop of increasing COVID-19 cases, civil unrest, and record job loss,…

October 30, 2020

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Georgetown University Report Finds the Number of Uninsured Children Grew at Alarming Rate

A new report finds that the number of children without health coverage in the United States increased by about 726,000 between 2016 and 2019, bringing the total to over 4 million…

October 12, 2020

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Strengthening Our Foundation to Catalyze Transformational Impact

While the world grapples with intersecting health, economic, social and climate crises, strengthening the pipeline of future problem solvers and advancing solutions to meet…

October 9, 2020

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Eviction Process Impacts 1 out of Every 9 Renter Households in DC, mostly in Black and Low-Income Communities, Report Concludes

A new Georgetown report examining housing instability in DC demonstrates the importance of examining eviction filings in addition to formal evictions to address the economic and…

October 8, 2020

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Trillions of Extra Economic Damages Predicted in New Study of Climate Change Effects

The world is underestimating the economic effects of climate change by trillions of dollars, according to a new study co-authored by Georgetown’s McCourt School of Public…

October 6, 2020

Student Experience
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Three McCourt Students Awarded Bryce Harlow Fellowship for Government Advocacy

This year, three McCourt students, Adeline DeYoung (MPP’21), Lauren Fresconi (MPP’21), and Cesar Prieto (MPP’21), were awarded the competitive Bryce Harlow Fellowship for…

August 12, 2020

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Meet the Fall 2020 GU Politics Fellows

The Institute of Politics and Public Service at Georgetown’s McCourt School of Public Policy (GU Politics) is proud to introduce the Fall 2020 Fifth-Anniversary Fellows class.…

August 5, 2020

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Using Administrative Data for Economic Stimulus

The coronavirus pandemic is causing economic damage the US has not seen in a generation, and the aftershocks of the health, economic, and social crisis will undoubtedly be felt…

July 21, 2020

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Remembering Civil Rights Legend Congressman John Lewis

Rep. John Lewis (D-Georgia) spent his life fighting for racial justice and equality. Known for his activism in the civil rights movement, Lewis was chair of the Student…

July 18, 2020