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McCourt School Professor Adriana Kugler confirmed to lead World Bank
McCourt Professor Adriana Kugler was formally nominated by President Biden in August of 2021 and unanimously confirmed by the Senate on April 7, 2022. “It is an honor to…
May 16, 2022
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The cost of air pollution on your health… and the housing market
The Clean Air Act, the flagship federal legislation regulating air emissions, was first enacted in 1963. Since the 1970s, every decade has brought new regulation — from…
May 16, 2022
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Former U.S. Domestic Policy Council director will speak at McCourt School commencement
Cecilia Muñoz, former director of the U.S. Domestic Policy Council, will speak at the 2022 McCourt School Commencement Ceremony on Thursday, May 19, 2022. Muñoz, an inaugural…
May 9, 2022
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McCourt professors named among DC’s 500 Most Influential People
Washingtonian released their latest Influencers list , expanded this year from 250, including Marguerite Roza among the leaders working to shape education policy reform in,…
May 9, 2022
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New MSA president shares plans for the future and ongoing advocacy work
As the governing student body at the McCourt School, the McCourt Student Association (MSA) facilitates communication and collaboration among students, administrators and faculty,…
May 4, 2022
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The Lugar Center and McCourt School unveil Bipartisan Index rankings for the 117th Congress
The Lugar Center and the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University today jointly released their new Bipartisan Index (BPI) rankings for 2021 — the first year of…
May 3, 2022
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GU Politics student group represents Georgetown at Biden School conference on civility
A group of Georgetown students representing the McCourt School’s Institute of Politics and Public Service (GU Politics) was invited to attend the inaugural National Student…
May 2, 2022
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McCourt Professor reflects on 25 years of Hoya Kids and the importance of early childhood education
By the mid-1990s, a majority of women with children were in the workforce and companies were becoming particularly sensitive to the needs of working families. Those sensitivities…
May 2, 2022
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McCourt student advocates to increase equity and inclusion for Disabled students on college campuses
The Georgetown University Gender+ Justice Initiative (G+JI) Fellowship is designed to support faculty and students (undergraduate and graduate) with research related to…
April 25, 2022
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The lifesaving moment that inspired the award-winning Public Policy Challenge proposal
Georgetown University School of Medicine students Kira Chandran (M‘23), Pei-Ying Kobres (M‘23), Chloe Wang (M‘23) and Ruth Watson (M‘23) were awarded the grand prize at…
April 12, 2022