Chicago Through a Policy Lens

In the academic year 2022/2023, the University of Chicago introduced the Policy Project Seminar as a new option for fourth-year students to fulfill their Capstone requirement. For the Autumn seminar, students were given the task of creating a policy essay and op-ed with a focus on Chicago-related policy, even if they had little prior experience, and successfully met the challenge within a ten-week time frame, as shown by the collected essays. You can explore the complete volume of Chicago Through a Policy Lens here, or individual chapters below.

Introduction, Jim Leitzel

Chapter 1 - Lead Removal, Brianna Gonzalez

Chapter 2 - Assessor's Office, Kristina Kim

Chapter 3 - Ward Boundaries, Anonymous

Chapter 4 - Guaranteed Income, Jeesu Choi

Chapter 5 - Soldier Field, Mark Siedentopf

Chapter 6 - Casino, Katelyn Wang

Chapter 7 - Implosion, Tanya Joshi

Chapter 8 - Perceiving Police, David Calahan

Chapter 9 - Universal Preschool, Celeste del Valle