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McCourt School dean and AEI president propose reforms to one of government’s most powerful tools

Maria Cancian , dean of Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy , and Robert Doar , McCourt Advisory Board member and president of the American Enterprise…

November 20, 2023

Centering Inclusion
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Shaping the future of public service starts with diverse, talented undergraduates

Each year, the Public Policy and International Affairs Program (PPIA) hosts a variety of free, in-person conferences for undergraduate students across the United States. The…

November 15, 2023

Alumni News
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McCourt School alumni help drive America’s digital transformation as Digital Corps Fellows

Alex Adams (MS-DSPP’22) and Louisa Sholar (MPP’23), alumni of Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy , were selected among more than 1,300 applicants to…

November 14, 2023

General News
Student Experience

Active-duty McCourt student mentors young people in and out of uniform

Captain Matthew Manning (MPM’24) hails from a community where hope and opportunity were scarce. Manning, who was born and raised in Southeast Washington, DC, found an avenue to…

November 13, 2023

Alumni News
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Veteran McCourt School alum awarded AARP Purpose Prize

Ken Falke (MPM’11), a 21-year veteran of the U.S. Navy Special Operations Explosive Ordnance Disposal community and retired master chief petty officer, is the founder and…

November 10, 2023

General News
Policy Perspectives
Student Experience

Building bridges: GU Politics’ mission to break polarization

Dean Maria Cancian is on a mission to make the McCourt School the most inclusive public policy school in the country by increasing racial, geographic, socioeconomic and…

November 6, 2023

Faculty Impact
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5 new books published by McCourt School faculty

A young reader’s novel from a former White House speechwriter, a landmark volume on the sociology of housing, a rejection of White Christian Nationalism, a guide to addressing…

November 1, 2023

General News
Research
Student Experience

McCourt School welcomes 7 new Richmond Foundation Fellows

The 2023-2024 Richmond Foundation Fellows , Zeynep Çelik (MIDP’25), Lindsay Cox (MPM’24), Madeleine Dimarco (MIDP’25), Maya Millette (MPP’24), Charlene Nguyen (MPP), …

October 30, 2023

General News
Student Experience

Uncovering sources of life-giving water

Serenity Fan knows (MIDP’24) that access to clean water changes everything. They are putting their passion for providing water security to communities across Southeast Asia…

October 23, 2023

Discovery & Impact
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Policy Perspectives

Transforming conflict into mutual understanding

Rachel Milner Gillers aims to help students learn how to transform conflict into mutual understanding — a key skill in academic, personal and professional life. As the director…

October 16, 2023