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Standing up to “open carry” intimidators: Protecting first amendment rights in state capitols

Adam Searing , associate professor of the practice at the McCourt School of Public Policy’s Center for Children and Families , has worked for years with public policy groups…

September 16, 2021

Policy Perspectives

Q&A with Professor Keith Hall

Q: What particular changes has the pandemic caused in federal spending? A: Federal spending has been at a record high, and accumulated debt will very soon be also. This is…

September 1, 2021

Alumni News
General News
Policy Perspectives

McCourt Alumna Leads Centers For Medicare & Medicaid Services

In May 2021, the US Senate confirmed McCourt School alumna Chiquita Brooks-LaSure to lead the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid.…

September 1, 2021

Policy Perspectives

GU Politics Gets Creative to Keep Students Connected

Interacting in Real Time GU Politics Spring’21 Fellows went online to introduce their students to Washington’s top thinkers. Fellow Julie Pace, Washington bureau chief for…

September 1, 2021

Policy Perspectives

Making Sense of the Census

“The 2020 Census suffered from natural, political, cultural and technical disasters,” O’Hara said. “Our team has been working with stakeholders and data users to help…

August 30, 2021

Policy Perspectives

Bridging the Digital Divide

Dan, who earned her Master of Public Policy this spring, spent a large swath of her time at Georgetown online. But those circumstances did not cause her to shy away from taking…

August 30, 2021

Policy Perspectives

A Passion for Service

Joseph Schartz (MPP’18), a South Dakota native, has always made the practice of providing for his community a top priority, on both a local and large scale. While a student…

August 30, 2021

Policy Perspectives

A Note From the Dean

It has been an extraordinary year, especially at the McCourt School of Public Policy. We witnessed a historic presidential election, which deeply divided our country; a pandemic,…

August 30, 2021

Faculty Impact
General News
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University News

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

General News
Policy Perspectives
Student Experience

Introducing the 2021 National Urban Fellows

A Life of Service and Duty Brace Clement has embraced a life of service and duty in ways few others have. From his recent life as a stay-at-home parent supporting his spouse and…

August 10, 2021