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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.

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Discovery & Impact, Faculty Research

Policy Insights From McCourt Faculty on Substack

From elections and education to governance and gender, McCourt faculty are offering timely perspectives and scholarship on some of the most pressing topics in public policy on their personal Substacks.

June 1, 2026

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Discovery & Impact, Faculty Research

Full-Spectrum Propaganda, Explained: A Conversation with Renée DiResta and Josh Goldstein

Renée DiResta and Josh Goldstein offers a framework for analyzing how nation-states wage propaganda campaigns in the social media era.

April 22, 2026

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Discovery & Impact, Faculty Research

Why do healthcare costs continue to rise? A policy expert weighs in.

Jack Hoadley, Research Professor Emeritus at the McCourt School of Public Policy’s Health Policy Institute, explains what’s contributing to rising healthcare expenses — and how policy can be part of the solution.

March 16, 2026

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