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McCourt School of Public Policy professors evaluate the Biden administration’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic, the economy, climate change, immigration reform and racial justice.

Nadia Brown, prize-winning political scientist, Black feminist and academic entrepreneur, will begin her tenure as director of the Women’s and Gender Studies Program this summer.

This year’s Universities Studying Slavery Conference examined recent efforts to trace historical and contemporary legacies of enslavement and implement lasting change.

Marcia Chatelain received the Lawrence W. Levine Award for her book “Franchise,” which explores the intersection of fast food, civil rights, health and politics.

More than 100 alumni have joined classes and office hours to share dynamic experiences from their workplaces in DC, across the nation and around the world.

More than 300 students from 39 countries and more than 50 global institutions gathered virtually for Hoya Hacks, a 36-hour marathon hardware and software design and coding competition.

Biology of Global Health and Spanish double major Grace Keegan (C’21), an advocate for health equity on and off Georgetown’s campus, completed two theses that focus on women’s health.

Tope Folarin and Sarah Stewart Johnson were recognized as emerging writers with the Whiting Award, which is given each year to 10 diverse authors who show promise in their fields.

Isayah Henry’s (NHS’21) book “Innovator’s Clinic” tells the stories of venture founders and young professionals who are changing the health care industry with technology and new business models.

Stephen Anderson’s (SFS‘86) efforts to ensure all people can access food and nutrition in Yemen and Myanmar are part of the humanitarian work that resulted in WFP’s Nobel Peace Prize.