May 2022

DC Policy Center names new initiative in honor of late McCourt Professor Dr. Alice Rivlin The DC Policy Center officially launched the Alice M. Rivlin Initiative for Economic Policy & Competitiveness to conduct the first in-depth assessment of the District of Columbia’s competitive position and how that position shapes the city’s future success.

McCourt student advocates for Disabled students on college campuses In her role as a Georgetown Gender and Justice Initiative fellow, Alisha Saxena (MPP'23) will focus her research on the Disabled student experience in higher education, exploring the roles of discrimination, exclusion and intersectional disempowerment in equity and inclusion.

Announcing the 2022 Public Policy Challenge winners Georgetown University School of Medicine students Kira Chandran (M‘23), Pei-Ying Kobres (M‘23), Chloe Wang (M‘23) and Ruth Watson (M‘23) were awarded the grand prize at the 2022 Georgetown Public Policy Challenge for their proposal to make opioid reversal medication more accessible to DC residents.

McCourt School professor delivers 2022 Herbert A. Simon Award lecture The ​​Midwest Political Science Association presented McCourt Chair Donald Moynihan with the 2022 Simon Award for his significant contribution to the scientific study of bureaucracy. Dr. Moynihan gave the Herbert A. Simon Award lecture on “Embedding Institutions of Public Sector Change."

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