Mayors Muriel Bowser of Washington, D.C., Mick Cornett of Oklahoma City, Okla., Sly James of Kansas City, Mo. and Nan Whaley of Dayton, Ohio discussed strategies to combat economic inequality, increase the quality of education and reduce violence in their cities at a panel discussion hosted by the Georgetown Institute[Read More…]
The Institute of Politics and Public Service welcomed its spring 2016 class of fellows to campus for orientation Jan. 14. The orientation marked the beginning of a semesterlong term for the five fellows, including former President of Costa Rica Laura Chinchilla (GRD ’89), senior politics editor for The Daily Beast[Read More…]
The Institute of Politics and Public Service launched its Women and Politics speaker series, set to run throughout the election cycle and host speakers from professions including political operations and journalism, Nov. 9. IPPS Executive Director Mo Elleithee (SFS ’94) said plans for the series are currently amorphous and that[Read More…]
Students, graduates and working professionals from the Washington, D.C. area and beyond gathered for a daylong innovation competition focused on creating technological accessories for presidential debates to increase voter engagement among millennials. The “Hack the Debate” event, which was hosted by Georgetown University’s Institute of Politics and Public Service and[Read More…]
The Institute of Politics and Public Service launched a mentorship program to connect Georgetown students with working professionals from fields including government, advocacy, consulting, journalism and public relations Oct. 29. According to IPPS Executive Director Mo Elleithee (SFS ’94), the mentorship program falls under the institute’s greater mission of increasing[Read More…]
Senior Adviser to President Barack Obama Valerie Jarrett discussed her 24-year-long career, the White House’s top priorities and her daily life in Copley Formal Lounge on Tuesday. The Institute of Politics and Public Service organized the event, moderated by IPPS Fellow Buffy Wicks, who was a strategist on both Obama’s[Read More…]
The Institute of Politics and Public Service hosted Independent Journal Review Executive Editor Michelle Jaconi (SFS ’96, GRD ’97), who discussed her careers at Georgetown and in the media in Old North on Tuesday. The event was the second talk in IPPS’s Hoyas in Politics and Public Service series, which[Read More…]
With the introduction of the Institute of Politics and Public Service inaugural Fellows Program class, the center brings leaders from government and the media to campus to lead discussions, interact with students and speak on a variety of current political issues. The IPPS, which was launched in August, is the[Read More…]
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