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- In the News
What CEOs can do to Advance Racial Justice
An op-ed with Damien Dwin (B'97), Alyssa Lovegrove, academic director of the Pivot Program, and Pietra Rivoli, professor and executive director of the Pivot Program: "As many in…
July 8, 2020
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Pivot Program Recognized as One of 25 Innovations That Inspire
The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) has recognized Georgetown McDonough’s Pivot Program as one of 25 innovations that inspire change in the business…
May 12, 2020
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Trauma and the Criminal Justice System – My Experience
An op-ed by Pivot Fellow Yusef Rabb: On May 9, 1991, I entered the judicial system as an 18-year-old man-child from South East Washington, D.C . 1991 was one of the more volatile…
February 23, 2020
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Hiring Formerly Incarcerated Employees Helps Your Bottom Line
I am fortunate to be involved in the Georgetown University Pivot Program, an innovative partnership between the DC government and the Georgetown School of Business. Returning…
February 11, 2020
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Maryland Should Follow D.C.’s Lead On Youth Rehabilitation
Despite the punitive correctional atmosphere of the 1990s and 2000s, Tyrone [Walker] earned his GED and enrolled in college with the help of a Pell Grant. Eventually, he tutored…
December 27, 2019
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Meet DC Inno’s 2019 50 On Fire Inno Blazer Winners
Georgetown Entrepreneurship’s rebranding has come on the back of one of its most successful years yet. It opened a new Venture Lab in WeWork Metropolitan Ave., doubled its team’s…
November 22, 2019
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The Douglas Dynasty
Talib Shakir, Pivot Program fellow, appeared in an interview with Diane Sawyer in a series, The Douglas Dynasty, about Cameron Douglas and surviving.…
October 22, 2019
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DMV Spotlight On 9.8.2019 On The Georgetown Pivot Program
DMV Spotlight on 9.8.2019 is highlighting the Georgetown Pivot Program that allows formerly incarcerated DC residents to be chosen for a Georgetown fellowship to earn a non…
September 4, 2019
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From Prison To Work: Former Inmates Learn To Be Entrepreneurs At Georgetown University
"Business schools are about creating opportunity. There is a population in our community that is ready to contribute," said Pietra Rivoli, director of Pivot Program. "We support…
August 14, 2019
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When D.C. Residents Come Home From Prison — And Go To Georgetown
A variety of initiatives across the District seek to change that reality, including Georgetown’s Pivot program, a partnership with D.C.’s Department of Employment Services that…
July 16, 2019