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McCourt School student publishes novel inspired by military service and struggles with mental health

“The Assignment,” a new novel written by McCourt School student and U.S. Army Officer Anthony Williams Jr. (MPM‘22), follows the journey of two siblings desperate to…

March 21, 2022

Discovery & Impact
Student Experience

How McCourt students are helping protect DC food culture through policy

Through the pandemic, local government officials found that legacy businesses — identified as businesses that have been in operation for a minimum of 20 years and are…

March 14, 2022

General News
Student Experience

Five teams selected as finalists in the 2022 Georgetown Public Policy Challenge

The Georgetown Public Policy Challenge is an interdisciplinary competition that calls on graduate students to develop innovative policy solutions that help address a challenge in…

March 11, 2022

Discovery & Impact
Faculty Impact
University News

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

Faculty Impact
General News
Research

McCourt professor receives 2021 Article of the Year Award

The American Society for Public Administration’s (ASPA) Section on Democracy and Social Justice recently announced the winners of its annual awards . Among the recipients is…

March 9, 2022

Alumni News
General News

McCourt alumna named president & CEO of Easterseals

Kendra Davenport, alumna of the McCourt School’s Executive Master in Policy Leadership program , has been selected as president and CEO of Easterseals, one of the nation’s…

March 4, 2022

Discovery & Impact
General News

Six winners and losers from Biden’s first State of the Union

President Joe Biden used his first State of the Union Address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night to hold Russian President Vladimir Putin accountable for his…

March 2, 2022

Discovery & Impact
General News

Inside the State of the Union Address

The annual State of the Union (SOTU) Address is considered to be the commander-in-chief’s largest captivated television audience of the year, typically tens of millions of…

February 28, 2022

General News
University News

These 4 historic presidential addresses on policy were announced at Georgetown

Since 1796, nearly a dozen U.S. presidents have visited Georgetown’s campus. The university’s unique location at the center of the policy world has made it a particularly…

February 21, 2022

Alumni
General News
Student Experience

Love on the Hilltop

In celebration of love this Valentine’s Day, the McCourt School is pleased to share the stories of four alumni couples whose relationships began as friends and blossomed into…

February 14, 2022