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Goldwater Scholarship

Goldwater Scholarship Winner and Honorable Mentions

Congratulations to Goldwater Scholarship winner Patrick Mulcahey (C’19) and honorable mentions Jane Donnelly (C’19) and Matthew Park (C’19)

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Provost Groves and Statistics Netherlands Director General Sign Memorandum of Understanding

On February 6, the McCourt School of Public Policy’s Massive Data Institute signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Statistics Netherlands – a Dutch governmental institution that gathers the country’s statistical information.

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2018 DAPs

Announcing the 2018 Provost's Distinguished Associate Professors

For the third consecutive year, we are recognizing Associate Professors who are performing at such a high level that their colleagues have identified them for more visible praise.

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Georgetown University

Racial Justice Institute Faculty Searches

Proposals from academic units at Georgetown's Main, Medical, and Law campuses searches for faculty jointly appointed in their unit and the newly forming institute.

First-Gen Faculty Initiative

First-Generation Faculty Initiative

Faculty and staff have recently collaborated to create a network of first-generation faculty and staff, graduates and allies, to support students from similar backgrounds.

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Main Campus Research

Main Campus Research

Stay abreast of the latest happenings in our University's research, along with learning the lifecycle of research administration.

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Georgetown’s main campus houses six schools that offer an array of intellectually rigorous programs designed to guide our undergraduate and graduate students toward their academic and professional goals. Our degrees include the arts and sciences, international relations, business administration, public policy, specialized certificates and continuing education programs, and executive education.

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  • Research without a Product is not yet Research
    May 23, 2018
    It is often said that universities have three purposes: 1) the education and formation of their students; 2) the scholarly inquiry of their faculty, and 3) service to the common good. Of course, all of these are synergistic. This is a post about scholarly inquiry or research, which could be viewed as a successor to […]
  • Why Do Universities Support Research?
    May 16, 2018
    We live in times of diminished reputation of the higher education sector within the US. In the last few years public opinion has leaned toward less trust in the institutions of higher education, either because of their perceived ideological homogeneity and/or their high cost. The Great Recession forced attention on getting jobs, as the labor […]
  • The National Urban Fellows at the McCourt School
    May 10, 2018
    A few days ago, we had a wonderful announcement and reception for a new program at the McCourt School of Public Policy: an alliance with the National Urban Fellows (NUF). This alliance will bring to the School an annual cohort of 30-40 midcareer professionals to pursue a Master’s of Policy Management degree. The mission of […]
  • Faculty Search Requests
    May 2, 2018
    This is the time in the year when deans present proposals to the university for additional members of the faculty. In most cases, the proposals originate through faculty initiatives. They are vetted within departments/units and forwarded to the school dean. The deans then review the proposals and attempt to fit them into the budgetary constraints […]
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