Featured Publications
What are the most pressing global challenges of our times? What is good governance? What do we mean by shared public purpose? These are some of the questions we ask at the McCourt School, for every policy topic, across every region of the world. Our community of faculty, researchers, practitioners, and students are actively working towards shaping policy outcomes and improving people’s lives.
Featured Research
Faculty Research
Humans In the Loop: Building Trust in Elections With Bipartisan Messaging
Amidst declining trust in the integrity of US elections, new research finds that election officials have worked to increase trust by communicating how election procedures are conducted, who is involved in securing them, and why these protocols ensure that elections are secure.
December 9, 2025
Discovery & Impact, Faculty Publications, Faculty Research
McCourt School Assistant Professor Ning Leng answers 3 Questions on her new book, Politicizing Business: How Firms Are Made to Serve the Party-State in China.
October 16, 2025
Discovery & Impact, Faculty Research
The U.S.’s skills gap is widening. Here’s how policy can help.
A recent report by the McCourt School’s Center on Education and the Workforce indicates that the U.S. economy is facing a growing skills shortage in critical occupations. Learn from the Center’s experts on how public policy can be part of the solution.
October 6, 2025