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The 2024 Little League Coach of the Year’s day job may surprise you
The conclusion of Little League season means another summer has come and gone all too quickly. Like his players, the 2024 Little League Coach of the Year awardee Michael Umpierre…
August 20, 2024
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- Faculty Impact
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Georgetown awards $2.3M in first round of research grants through partnership with McCourt Institute
In partnership with the McCourt Institute , an independent organization, Georgetown awarded the first round of grants, supporting the work of faculty across the University with…
March 10, 2022
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- Student Experience
McCourt students fuel their passion for health policy with support from the George E. Richmond Foundation
Through a new partnership with the McCourt School, the George E. Richmond Foundation provides experiential opportunities to students with a demonstrated interest in health. …
December 13, 2021
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- Research
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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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- Policy Perspectives
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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
- Research
How to Lead Systems Change Work
What does it take to truly change the systems that perpetuate some of the greatest inequities in our country –education, healthcare, housing, food access, criminal justice? In…
January 27, 2021
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How Americans View Women in Politics, Examined in 6 Charts
A recent report from McCourt’s Center on Education and the…
March 6, 2020
- Alumni
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Combating Hunger and Homelessness in DC
As a licensed social worker, Adam Rocap knew he wanted to work in a space that created positive social change. When Cheryl Bell left the private sector, she was looking for…
January 20, 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
- Discovery & Impact
Helping Doctors Care for DC’s Most Vulnerable
For more than 15 years, the McCourt School’s National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health has been helping Washington, DC’s pediatric medical providers better…
November 24, 2019