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McCourt Faculty Named to AEI’s Edu-Scholar Influence Rankings
Congratulations to McCourt professor Nora E. Gordon and McCourt affiliated professor Jane Hannaway, who have both been named to the American Enterprise Institute’s (AEI) Edu…
January 8, 2019
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28 Georgetown Alumni Serving in the 116th Congress
More than two dozen Georgetown alumni were sworn into the 116th Congress Jan. 3, continuing Georgetown’s long legacy of alumni serving the public. A total of 28 alumni, who…
January 8, 2019
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MDI’s Laila Wahedi Wins Data Challenge on Russian Trolls
Dr. Laila Wahedi, MDI’s Postdoc Fellow, won an award for her work on Russian trolls at the International Network for Social Network Analysis (INSNA) North American Social…
January 2, 2019
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Large-scale Climate Data Workshops
Last month, the Massive Data Institute (MDI) completed its Data Workshop series that was offered throughout the fall semester. In collaborating with the Georgetown Environment…
December 10, 2018
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Using Big Data to Enhance Local Democracy
Brian J. McCabe, an Associate Professor in Georgetown’s Department of Sociology, partnered with Jennifer Heerwig, an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Stony Brook University,…
December 3, 2018
- Student Experience
Six McCourters Selected for Prestigious Presidential Management Fellowship
Congratulations to the six McCourt students and alumni selected as Presidential Management Fellows Finalists for the class of 2019. The finalists will now be able to attend a PMF…
November 30, 2018
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Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (MPP’94) Elected to Lead House Democratic Caucus
Congratulations to Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), who was elected to the House Democratic Caucus chairmanship, the fifth most senior leadership position in the U.S. House of…
November 30, 2018
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World Bank CEO Discusses the Future of Work
The McCourt School welcomed Dr. Kristalina Georgieva, chief executive officer of the World Bank, as our 2018-19 Whittington Lecturer. Dr. Georgieva delivered a lecture titled …
November 2, 2018
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Data Essentials: Data Analysis in Python
This October, MDI offered two workshops on “Data Essentials: Data Analysis in Python,” which focused on helping attendees learn how to manipulate data in Python for their…
October 31, 2018
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MDI Welcomes Data Governance and Integration Expert Amy O’Hara
The Massive Data Institute (MDI) at the McCourt School of Public Policy is pleased to welcome data governance, data integration, and privacy expert Dr. Amy O’Hara. Dr. O’Hara…
October 30, 2018