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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
- Centering Inclusion
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Rising the ranks: An Army officer’s journey from McCourt to the Pentagon
McCourt School: What motivated you to enlist in the U.S. Army? Kevin Marks (MPM’23): I grew up in a small suburb outside of Chicago, IL, in an environment where most of my…
November 6, 2022
- Discovery & Impact
- General News
- University News
A year in review: McCourt deepens commitment to transformational impact across the U.S. and around the world
This year, we welcomed our largest class of students to date, new faculty, fellows and researchers, and an inaugural Advisory Board. We brought Congressman Hakeem Jeffries (NY) …
December 13, 2021
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2022 election cycle preview: Policies that will drive outcomes in the midterm elections
It seems almost certain that the midterms will continue to be a referendum on US institutions — born from a distrust that Mo Elleithee , executive director of the Institute of…
November 22, 2021
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- University News
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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- Student Experience
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McCourt Students Use Data to Improve Housing Inspections in DC
The city’s housing inspection process will be improved, thanks to a group of McCourt School of Public Policy students who designed new algorithms for the city’s Department of…
January 13, 2020
- Discovery & Impact
Increasing Access to Asthma Education in DC
For many people in Washington, DC, breathing does not come easy. In fact, more DC residents report being diagnosed with asthma than U.S. residents overall, according to the’…
December 16, 2019
- 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
- Alumni
- Discovery & Impact
McCourt Alumni Bring Innovative Approach to Development Economics
This year, three economists were awarded a Nobel Prize for their rigorously analytical approach to international development – an approach that is also at the heart of the…
December 9, 2019
- Alumni
- University News
Six McCourt Students and Alumni Named Presidential Management Fellows
The McCourt School of Public Policy is excited to announce that six students and alumni were selected as Presidential Management Fellows for the class of.…
December 6, 2019