Celebrating exceptional leadership in public policy. The Harris Dean’s Award is bestowed upon an exceptional leader for his or her lifetime contributions to public policy. Exemplifying the mission of the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy, recipients of the Harris Dean’s Award have championed analytically rigorous, evidence-based approaches to policy and serve as an inspiration to the next generation of policy leaders and scholars working to address the world’s most important challenges. 2020 Harris Dean’s Award Recipient Anthony S. Fauci, M.D.NIAID Director Anthony S. Fauci, M.D. Dr. Fauci was appointed director of NIAID in 1984 and has served under six presidents. He oversees an extensive portfolio of research to prevent, diagnose, and treat established and emerging infectious diseases, including COVID-19. He has been a presidential advisor on HIV/AIDS and many other domestic and global health issues and was a principal architect of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), a program that has saved millions of lives. News For Dr. Fauci, COVID-19 Has Underscored Value of Humility in Public Policy After a lifetime in medicine and public health, and a year trying to curb the worst health crisis the world has seen in a century, Anthony Fauci has some simple advice for policymakers: “Don’t guess.” Recent News Barbara Barreno-Paschall, MPP'17, to Be Honored with Alumni Award from MiPPS Wed., March 29, 2023 Student Profile: José Villalobos Gonzalez, MPP’24, MBA’24 Tue., March 28, 2023 More news Upcoming Events International Policy Action Lab (IPAL) and Data and Policy Summer Scholar (DPSS) Program Chat with Alumni (Spanish/English) Thu., March 30, 2023 | 8:00 PM Data and Policy Summer Scholar (DPSS) Program Chat with Alumni Fri., March 31, 2023 | 12:00 PM More events