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Event — 2021-2022 Whittington Lecture with Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure

Brooks-LaSure leads the federal agency responsible for overseeing public health insurance programs that support more than 149 million people across the country — including…

October 7, 2021

General News
Student Experience

Meet the 2022 Whittington Scholar: Mackenzie Loy

The Whittington Scholarship is a prestigious award given to a second-year McCourt student who excels academically and displays a strong commitment to serving their community.…

October 6, 2021

Discovery & Impact
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Virtual Event — Democratizing Democracy: The Impact of DC’s Public Campaign Financing Program and The Future of Local Elections

The panel discussion featured Georgetown University’s Department of Sociology and McCourt School of Public Policy Professor Brian McCabe, At-Large DC Councilmember…

October 5, 2021

Faculty Impact
Research
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Working backwards to move civil justice forward

A few months ago, Professor Amy O’Hara, a research professor at the Massive Data Institute at Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy, was feeling a…

September 28, 2021

Discovery & Impact
Research

How magnet schools are closing the racial gap in school discipline

There has been a sharp focus on the Achievement Gap for almost 20 years. Thanks in part to the passage of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, a vast amount of data has been…

September 22, 2021

Discovery & Impact
Research

The Fair Elections program is reshaping the campaign finance system in DC, increasing candidate and new donor participation

Established by the passage of the Fair Elections Act in 2018, the Fair Elections program aims to transform the way political campaigns are financed in Washington, DC, by…

September 19, 2021

General News
Student Experience

McCourt students awarded prestigious Bryce Harlow Fellowships

McCourt students Robyn Engibous (MPM’23), Fiona Kohrman (MPM’23) and Rachel Martinez (MPP’23) were awarded the competitive Bryce Harlow Fellowship for the 2021-22 academic…

August 27, 2021

General News
Student Experience

Dual-degree student and inaugural Colin McCollester Mission Fund recipient will follow in the footsteps of the fund’s namesake

The inaugural stipend from the Colin McCollester Mission Fund has been awarded to Andrew Schlegel (MPP/MAGES’23), a dual-degree candidate in the McCourt School of Public…

August 25, 2021

Discovery & Impact
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Meet the Fall 2021 GU Politics Fellows

The Institute of Politics and Public Service at Georgetown’s McCourt School of Public Policy  is excited to introduce the Fall 2021 GU Politics Fellows class. Each semester,…

August 23, 2021

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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