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Lindsay Hiser, MPP Class of 2023, shares her coding journey at Harris.

Harris Student Organizations (HSOs) are an opportunity to make connections, put policy into practice, and develop and refine your leadership, teamwork, and project management skills. To kick off the new year, Admissions is hosting a series of HSO Community Chats throughout January. These community chats are a great way to engage with current HSO members about their organization’s work. Join these casual, conversational meetings to ask questions in a small group format.

We sat down with Senior Associate Dean Ranjan Daniels about the uniqueness of the Data and Policy Summer Scholar (DPSS) Program and how it prepares future graduate students and emerging professionals for the field of data analytics and public policy.

Embarking on a full-time graduate degree is a big commitment. Harris Credential Programs can help prepare you for graduate school while you work or complete your undergraduate studies. We’ve shared three ways credentials can support your graduate study using the example of the Data and Policy Summer Scholar (DPSS) program.

I'm Ranjan Daniels, Senior Associate Dean of Student Recruitment & Global Outreach at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy. I invite you to watch the Harris 2022 Year in Review and see what incredible young leaders, like yourself, are doing at UChicago. 

The Anubhav Lecture Series, South Asia is a unique program hosted by the Harris School of Public Policy in collaboration with the Indian School of Public Policy to bring together individuals who have motivated change at the grassroots level in South Asia and empower them with skills and training to increase their impact. Read more about this exciting opportunity.

Are you a working professional looking to continue your education and polish your skills? The Harris School of Public Policy offers both degree and non-degree opportunities for individuals ready to move their career forward—while continuing to work full time.

It isn’t too early to apply to the Data and Policy Summer Scholar (DPSS) Program! Here we outline the benefits of applying well in advance.

If you’re in Chicago and you let the cold weather keep you inside, you’ll be missing out on some of the most classic winter activities! Brave the outdoors and experience the thrill of a Midwestern winter by checking out these Chicago activities you can’t find anywhere else.

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Our non-degree Credential Programs enable you to gain specific skills that can bridge gaps in your portfolio and connect you with the UChicago community before starting your degree.

One of the most helpful sources of application tips are students who are already #InAtHarris. We hope you find these tips from our incoming class of 2024 helpful as you complete your application.

Senior Associate Dean Ranjan Daniels writes about his experience seeing 1919 at the iconic Steppenwolf Theater in Chicago.

After completing the rigorous Core Curriculum, Harris MPP students often say they felt better prepared to make meaningful, data-driven contributions in their summer internships. We asked a few second year MPP students to tell us about their internship experiences.

Funding and financial aid are top concerns for many students—especially international students who need to indicate a certain amount of funds in order to apply for the F-1 or J-1 student visa. This is why we have put together six tips to help as you prepare to invest in your future.

We are excited to return to a fully in-person Diversity Visit Day (DVD). Our main programming will take place on Friday, October 28, with additional programming on October 27 and 29. Read this post for an overview and to apply to attend.

The Harris School of Public Policy is offering a new specialization for its students, Social and Economic Inequality. We spoke with Professor Dan Black to get the details and learn what students can look forward to exploring through the specialization’s coursework.

Incoming students starting at Harris this fall will often be juggling several tasks. From coursework, to searching for an internship, to attending events and lectures, UChicago has several platforms to help ensure you maximize the value of your grad school experience. In this blog, we include a list of the platforms you will most frequently encounter during your time at the University of Chicago, and especially Harris. We hope this serves as a quick guide to common resource systems over the coming months.

Data and Programming for Public Policy I - R (PPHA 30535) is the first installment in a data science course sequence at Harris where students learn to program in the coding language R. Lindsay Hiser, MPP Class of 2023, shares her experience taking the course with Associate Professor Peter Ganong during the Spring 2022 quarter. If you’re interested in experiencing a class with Peter Ganong, attend his Masterclass on Thursday, August 11 to learn about the impact of public policies on people facing financial difficult financial circumstances.

Applicants frequently request more information on the application rounds and the benefits of one deadline over the other. If you are interested in our full-time degree programs, we recommend applying by the earliest deadline possible. Read about the benefits of applying early.

Victoria Sellas, MPP'22, shares her thoughts on imposter syndrome, the phenomenon in which people feel as though they do not belong or deserve to be where they are, despite evidence of high achievement.