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Massive Data Institute partners with leading data scientists at Howard and Morgan State Universities

The Massive Data Institute (MDI) at Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy is partnering with researchers at Howard University and Morgan State University to…

April 3, 2023

Discovery & Impact
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Research

Ukrainian director general details digital transformation in war-time Ukraine

In conversation with the McCourt School, Gulsanna Mamediieva discusses the relationship between digital transformation and governance, and the future of democratization and anti…

March 27, 2023

Student Experience

McCourt student pursues policymaking career centered on human dignity and empathy

Before the age of 18, Lydia Blandford had lived in three different countries across multiple continents. She was immersed in diverse cultures and saw firsthand how policy can…

March 20, 2023

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Five teams selected as finalists in the 2023 Georgetown Public Policy Challenge

Each year, Georgetown graduate students of all backgrounds and academic disciplines develop innovative policy solutions to issues in the Washington, DC region. The Georgetown…

March 13, 2023

General News
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$250K gift expands research and policymaker engagement opportunities for students

With a generous gift of $250,000 from Gerri and Rich Wong, the McCourt School is creating opportunities for graduate students to engage with practitioners, gain vital research…

March 3, 2023

General News
University News

McCourt School welcomes Dan Kelemen as a McCourt Chair

The McCourt School is pleased to welcome R. Daniel Kelemen to its faculty as a McCourt Chair beginning this fall. Kelemen will contribute to growing interest and expertise on…

February 27, 2023

Alumni
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$75K gift establishes new McCourt School scholarship fund

The McCourt School of Public Policy is pleased to announce the creation of the Jim and Kellie Meiman Hock Scholarship Fund, made possible by generous support from McCourt School…

February 21, 2023

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Georgetown approves new undergraduate degree in public policy

The first cohort of Georgetown students will be able to start earning their undergraduate degree in public policy in the fall of 2023. A joint degree between Georgetown…

February 15, 2023

Alumni
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Student Experience

Love on the Hilltop: Volume II

Jannet Esparza (MPM’23) and Carlos Beltran (MPM’23) Jannet and Carlos, who met in an introductory political science course as undergraduates at California State University…

February 14, 2023

Centering Inclusion
Student Experience

Resiliency, patience and faith drive McCourt student’s commitment to community service

Sade Cole (MPP’24), a first-year student in the McCourt School’s Master of Public Policy program, devotes most of her time to social justice work. Her journey to McCourt…

February 13, 2023