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- Discovery & Impact
- Policy Perspectives
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
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- Policy Perspectives
- 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
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- 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