Policy Innovation Lab Showcase
The Annual Policy Innovation Lab Showcase provides community members with an opportunity to learn about the projects worked on over the past academic year. Formal programming is from 1-1:30 PM on April 18, live from Old North 205 Student Lounge.
Excluded
A conversation with Richard D. Kahlenberg, nonresident scholar at the McCourt School and author of Excluded: How Snob Zoning, NIMBYism, and Class Bias Build the Walls We Don't See; E.J. Dionne, distinguished university professor at the McCourt School, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and columnist at The Washington Post; and John C. Brittain, former chief counsel, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, and professor of law, University of the District of Columbia.
Democratizing Democracy: The Impact of DC’s Public Campaign Financing Program and The Future of Local Elections
Join Georgetown University’s DC Public Policy Initiative and the McCourt School of Public Policy for a virtual event discussing the impact of DC’s public campaign financing program and the future of local elections.
The panel discussion will feature Georgetown University’s Department of Sociology and McCourt School of Public Policy Professor Brian McCabe, At-Large DC Councilmember Christina Henderson, Columbia University Professor Ester Fuchs and political strategist and consultant Chuck Thies, and will be moderated by Michael Brice-Saddler of The Washington Post.
Impatient Changemakers: A Conversation with Colombian President Ivan Duque
Georgetown Mayors Summit: Recover Stronger
Tracking Children's Health Insurance Coverage
McCourt in Costa Rica
This spring break, four McCourt students traveled to San José, Costa Rica for a week-long Global Residency program. McCourt creates experiential opportunities to get students out of the classroom and into the community, teaching you how to put policy into practice at the local level. Learn more at https://mccourt.georgetown.edu/
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The McCourt School is proud to partner with the Beeck Center on Data for Social Good, an effort to help government use data and technology to better meet the needs of citizens. Our new report, The Architecture of Innovation, explores how we can drive change across all levels of government through the smart and ethical application of data and technology.
During the annual Whittington Lecture, U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez shared his thoughts on the opportunities and challenges of new business models in the U.S, and how we can strive to develop an inclusive economy. Watch the clip here!
The McCourt School of Public Policy held its annual Whittington Lecture on September 20th, featuring U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez. During his lecture and Q&A, he spoke on the future and role of trade legislation and trade agreements in the U.S. Watch the full clip here!