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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
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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
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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
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Meet the 2021 McCourt Scholars
Maria Antonella Pereira Alvaro Altamirano Montoya Malcolm Reid Lisa T. Wright Marlyn…
July 29, 2021
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Introducing the 2021 Newmark Scholars
In May of 2021 the McCourt School announced the creation of the Craig Newmark Veterans Scholarship Fund , which aims to increase access to a McCourt School education for active…
June 21, 2021
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Connecting Data to Improve Health Care Delivery for Veterans
For over a decade, Nadhal Eadeh (EMPL’18) worked at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) supporting four different Under Secretary for Benefits and connecting with…
September 18, 2020
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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
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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
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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