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Event — America’s Path Forward: Conversations with Social Innovators on the Power of Communities Everywhere
The Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy, Ashoka, an international organization dedicated to promoting social entrepreneurship, and Frank McCourt, executive…
February 1, 2023
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Big ideas, big impact: Georgetown students advance 35 data-driven policy solutions
The Massive Data Institute (MDI) Scholars program is an experiential learning opportunity for undergraduate and graduate students to work with faculty and researchers on cutting…
December 12, 2022
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Rebuilding our economy: CEA Chair Rouse makes the case for public sector involvement
The McCourt School of Public Policy hosted Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) Chair Cecilia Rouse at the 2022 Whittington Lecture for a discussion on “Rebuilding Our Economy:…
November 10, 2022
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- Tech & Public Policy
No more cheap dates: Kara Swisher on the value exchange of personal data
The McCourt School’s Tech & Public Policy program hosted Frank McCourt (C’75), founder of Project Liberty, the McCourt Institute and founding donor of the Georgetown…
November 9, 2022
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Event — 2022 Whittington Lecture with CEA Chair Cecilia Rouse
Cecilia Rouse is currently serving as the 30th Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA). She was nominated by President Joe Biden in November 2020 and is the first African…
October 18, 2022
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Preventing crisis from becoming catastrophe: How DOD protects the homeland
The McCourt School of Public Policy’s National Defense Policy Initiative (NDPI) hosted Juliette Kayyem , Belfer Senior Lecturer in International Security at the Harvard Kennedy…
October 11, 2022
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What happens when developing countries take a gamble on their future?
The McCourt School of Public Policy’s Master of International Development Policy (MIDP) program hosted Stefan Dercon , professor of economic policy at the University of Oxford,…
September 19, 2022
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A BTS look at policymaking featuring the McCourt Advisory Board
Amidst welcoming new and returning students to the Hilltop, the McCourt School hosted a unique collection of off-the-record conversations with members of the McCourt Advisory…
September 12, 2022
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Event — Early Learning, Long-Term Benefits: Lessons from 20 Years of Research on Tulsa’s Pre-K Program
On Tuesday, September 20, 2022, the McCourt School of Public Policy’s Center for Research on Children in the United States (CROCUS) will host a day-long hybrid conference in…
August 30, 2022
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McCourt Advisory Board Speaker Series
This series will feature a unique collection of off-the-record conversations with members of the McCourt School Advisory Board covering a variety of timely policy and political…
August 25, 2022