March 31–April 4, 2025, experience The University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy during our virtual and in-person Admitted Student Week events!

  • Connect with current and incoming students, as well as alumni
  • Hear from faculty across policy areas
  • Learn about the student support offered at Harris
  • See the unique opportunities to study public policy and gain hands-on experience 
  • Learn about public policy career outcomes and opportunities

We will offer virtual content Monday,March 31–Wednesday, April 2, and in-person programming will kick off with class visits and dinner on Thursday, April 3. The main, in-person Admitted Student Day is Friday, April 4.

We're also offering $300.00 travel reimbursement—learn more. Admitted students will receive a follow-up mailing with more information.

Please note: registration is limited to admitted Harris Public Policy applicants. We are unable to accommodate prospective students or waitlisted applicants at this event and encourage you to attend another Harris event at a later time. Thank you!

James Robinson
James Robinson

Faculty Session with Reverend Dr. Richard L. Pearson Professor of Global Conflict Studies James Robinson

Monday, March 31 |  9–10 a.m. Central Daylight Time

Register for the virtual faculty session with James Robinson

As part of Admitted Student Week, please join the Reverend Dr. Richard L. Pearson Professor of Global Conflict Studies James Robinson for a virtual faculty session. Professor Robinson, the 2024 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences laureate, received the Sveriges Riksbank Prize alongside colleagues Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson of MIT. As director of The Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global Conflicts and co-author of Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty, he is a globally recognized expert in political economy and economic development.