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In May of 2021 the McCourt School announced the creation of the Craig Newmark Veterans Scholarship Fund, which aims to increase access to a McCourt School education for active-duty servicemen and women, veterans, and military-connected students, and deepen the impact they have in public policy.
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Jim Wallis, founder of the Christian social justice organization Sojourners, will join the McCourt School as the inaugural Chair in Faith and Justice. A well-known public theologian, Wallis will also lead a new Georgetown University center, the Center on Faith and Justice, devoted to deepening our understanding of the role of faith in society and civic life.
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Georgetown will serve as a founding academic partner in the new McCourt Institute, an organization focused on advancing technology solutions that serve the common good.
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This year, seven students received the McCourt Fund for Experiential Learning scholarship, a $2,500 stipend to help support costs associated with unpaid summer internships. These students will work both in the U.S. and in locations around the world, on issues like international development and racial equity.
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