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The new dean of the McCourt School of Public Policy will be Carole Roan Gresenz, a public health and policy scholar, the university announced May 8.

Public Health Scholar to Become McCourt Dean

By Ajani Stella, Senior News Editor May 9, 2025

Carole Roan Gresenz, a public health scholar, will serve as dean of the Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy starting Aug. 1, interim university President Robert M. Groves announced in...

The final round of Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy, where graduate students pitch innovative solutions to local issues, took place April 11 after faculty selected five finalists from 50 applicants.

McCourt Hosts Public Policy Challenge

By Annika McCanne, Hoya Staff Writer April 13, 2025

Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy hosted the final round of its annual Public Policy Challenge, which gathers graduate students to pitch innovative solutions to Washington, D.C.’s...

The third cohort of Tech & Public Policy (TPP) fellows, who aim to engage students on the intersection of technology and politics, at Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy was announced by the university Jan. 14.

McCourt Welcomes Tech & Public Policy Fellows

By Ajani Stella, Academics Desk Editor January 23, 2025

Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy announced its third cohort of Tech & Public Policy (TPP) fellows, who aim to engage students on the intersection of technology and politics,...

Georgetown University | Maria Cancian, Dean of the McCourt School of Public Policy, will step down Nov. 1 to focus on family care responsibilities. Cancian will return as a professor in the Fall 2025 semester.

McCourt Dean Cancian Stepping Down, DeLeire to Serve as Interim Dean

By Aamir Jamil, Senior News Editor October 18, 2024

Dean of the McCourt School of Public Policy Maria Cancian will step down Nov. 1 to focus on family care responsibilities, Provost Robert Groves announced in an email sent to the Georgetown community Oct....

Georgetown University / Student interns, faculty members and graduate data fellows will now be able to help analyze the 2024 elections, including the primaries and general election, as part of a collaboration between Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy (MPP) and Decision Desk (DDHQ), an election results reporting website and service.

Decision Desk HQ Selects McCourt School as 2024 Election Hub

By Aamir Jamil February 23, 2024

Student interns, faculty members and graduate data fellows will now be able to help analyze the 2024 elections as part of a collaboration between Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy...

Free Speech Extends to Online Politics, Zuckerberg Says

Free Speech Extends to Online Politics, Zuckerberg Says

By Yalda Zarrabi October 18, 2019

Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg stood by his website’s decision to staunchly promote free expression — including by permitting all political advertisements — in a packed Gaston Hall event...

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