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- University News
Presidential Candidates Explore Climate Change at Georgetown
More than 10 of the candidates running for U.S. president participated in a conversation with young voters on the issues surrounding climate change during a two-day forum at…
September 19, 2019
- Discovery & Impact
CHIR Announces New Resource for Policymakers on Surprise Medical Bills
Surprise medical bills result in financial hardship for millions of Americans and top the list of health care costs that Americans are afraid they will not be able to afford.…
September 18, 2019
- Discovery & Impact
Research Aims to Disrupt Traditional Thinking Around Development Funding
When it comes to development funding, would populations in need be better off if aid practitioners simply got out of the way and distributed aid in cash rather than in complex…
September 13, 2019
- Discovery & Impact
- Student Experience
McCourt Student Launched Free Tax Prep Service Led by D.C. High School Students
Seeing an opportunity to help D.C. taxpayers, Peter Nouhan (MPP ’19) founded a program to train Washington, D.C., high school students to facilitate free tax preparation for-…
September 9, 2019
- University News
Kugler Appointed to National Academies STEP Board
Adriana Kugler, professor at the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University, has been appointed to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine’s…
September 4, 2019
- University News
McCourt Welcomes Organizational and Information Systems Expert William Rouse
The McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University is pleased to welcome organizational and information systems expert William B. Rouse to our faculty as a research…
July 1, 2019
- University News
McCourt Welcomes Former CBO Director Keith Hall
The McCourt School of Public Policy is pleased to welcome economist Keith Hall, outgoing director of the Congressional Budget Office, as a professor of the practice. Hall will…
June 13, 2019
- Discovery & Impact
Biden, Klobuchar rank highest among Presidential candidates in New Bipartisan Index Rankings of U.S. Senators
The Lugar Center and the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University today jointly released updated lifetime Bipartisan Index rankings of U.S. Senators who have…
June 11, 2019
- Discovery & Impact
Teacher Mindsets: How Educators Perspectives Shape Student Success
A growing body of research shows that strong relationships with teachers & other adults are critical to academic success, especially for at-risk students. A new report from…
June 10, 2019
- Discovery & Impact
Researching Poverty and American Housing with Big Data
Eva Rosen, an Assistant Professor at Georgetown’s McCourt School of Public Policy, is using her MDI Seed Grant to further her research in poverty and American housing.…
June 3, 2019