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Discovery & Impact

Event: Georgetown Mayors Summit: Recover Stronger

Georgetown Mayors Summit: Recover Stronger The comprehensive social and economic impacts of COVID-19 have called urban economies and governance structures into question. With…

February 3, 2021

Discovery & Impact

Death by a Thousand Paper Cuts: Curbing Immigration with Administrative Burdens

In early December 2020, Sarah Stillman, staff writer at The New Yorker, and Catherine Rampell, an opinion columnist at The Washington Post, joined McCourt School Chair Donald…

December 12, 2020

Discovery & Impact

Consequential Elections: A Conversation with Ken Burns

The conversation explored historical U.S. elections during times of war, economic depression, and global conflict and how our elections reflect the spirit and concerns of the…

November 23, 2020

Student Experience

Event: Death by a Thousand Paper Cuts – Curbing Immigration with Administrative Burdens

On December 8, 2020, at 2:30 PM EST, the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University hosted a virtual event exploring how the Trump Administration has transformed…

November 19, 2020

University News

Nobel Laureate Esther Duflo Discusses ‘Good Economics in Hard Times’

In a 2017 YouGov poll, public opinion in the UK rated weather forecasters as more trusted than economists. In the US, a survey asking a similar question also showed a lack of…

December 9, 2019

University News

FutureEd, Georgetown PPI Host Event on D.C. School Choice

FutureEd, an education think tank at the McCourt School, and the Georgetown University D.C. Public Policy Initiative hosted a policy forum Nov. 18 about the common lottery system…

November 22, 2019

University News

Presidential Candidates Explore Climate Change at Georgetown

More than 10 of the candidates running for U.S. president participated in a conversation with young voters on the issues surrounding climate change during a two-day forum at…

September 19, 2019

Discovery & Impact

Satellite Imagery and GIS Software

This past month, the Massive Data Institute (MDI) collaborated with the School of Foreign Service (SFS) to organize a two-day workshop on Satellite Imagery and GIS.…

April 19, 2019

Discovery & Impact
Student Experience

Seven McCourters Tackle Migration in Policy Simulation

The McCourt School was proud to serve as a host site for the 2019 NASPAA-Batten Student Simulation Competition. This year’s competition—a partnership between the University…

March 26, 2019

Student Experience

Latin American Policy Students to Tackle Corruption at Omnia Conference

The Latin American Policy Association (LAPA) at McCourt seeks to disseminate knowledge and awareness about Latin American issues and policies among the Georgetown community, in…

March 26, 2019