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The Dean of the Harris School of Public Policy, Katherine Baicker sat down with Phil Ponce on WTTW’s Chicago Tonight to discuss the role that Evidence-Based Research plays in health care policy. During this talk, Dean Baicker laid out the framework for what Evidence-Based Research is, is not, and why policy analysts should care.
Evidence-Based Research is:
I’m often asked which school I prefer: Booth or Harris. My answer is usually elusive, narrowly avoiding clichés about apples and oranges. Well, it’s the combination of both degrees that has been so powerful. My experience as a dual degree student has been cohesive and uniquely enriching, drawing on assets at each school. In particular, the educational fit and community between the schools has shaped my experience...
Read the entire post on The Booth Experience.
When I decided to apply to grad school, I was conflicted about the choice.
One of the most interesting classes I have taken thus far is Analytical Politics I, taught by professor Ethan Bueno de Mesquita. From analyzing a simple game of chicken all the way to terrorist attacks on airports, I learned not only how to use quantitative models and game theory to determine how people make decisions in response to others, but also to analyze the resulting impacts on the greater good.
Hello! My name is Greta Ritzenthaler and I’m a first-year MPP student. I’d like to take a moment to reflect on my first quarter at Harris.
When I finished my undergraduate experience I knew that I eventually wanted to go back to graduate school, and specialize in an energy-related field, but I had always assumed that law school was the only option available for an individual with a more qualitative background like myself. A year in Washington, D.C. - and in particular the summer following graduation - exposed me to policy professionals on the Hill, and I became aware that an MPP, not a law degree, had become the new standard within their offices.
Thanks to our Team Harris ambassador, Tyler Barron, for sitting down and chatting with us about his Harris experience!
We know you have anxiously been awaiting your admission decision from Harris, and please know we are as excited to release and share the good news as you are eager to hear from us.
We were so impressed by the applications we received, and we wanted to take a moment to share some of the incredible comments we received from recommenders:
Thanks to our Team Harris ambassador, Sally Park (MPP'18), for this post! Stay tuned on our website for Winter Quarter campus visits to sit in on classes like the ones below!
Hi everyone! As our autumn quarter wraps up, I’d like to talk about the courses I took!
Thanks to our Team Harris Student Ambassador, Sally Park (MPP'18), for this post!
Hi everyone! Are you looking for teaching assistant positions at Harris School of Public Policy?
I am currently a teaching assistant for Statistics for Data Analysis I class for the professor Dan Black, and wanted to share my TA experiences.
Check out all the events we're planning for the fourth week of November 27th! Thanks to our Team Harris Senior Ambassador, Tyler Barron (MPP'18) for this post!
Tuesday, November 28, 2017
2017 Paul Offner Lecture featuring Dean Katherine Baicker
Thanks to our Team Harris Ambassador, Tiffany Kwak (MPP'18), for this post!
In Chicago for the first time? Have family visiting for the weekend? Done with all your problem sets for the week and need to chill? Treat yourself by exploring the Windy City, Harris-style.
Check out all the events we're planning for the fourth week of November! Thanks to our Team Harris Senior Ambassador, Tyler Barron (MPP'18) for this post!
Diagnosing the American Healthcare System
Thanks to our Director of Recruitment, Jenny Erickson, for this post!
So, you are interested in two programs – and the application asks you to confirm if you want to be considered for more than one program – perfect, right? We think so, but we know from chatting with students that some think this is an “admissions trick”.
Students have shared with us their thought process when seeing the question about being considered for more than one program goes something like this:
Thanks to our Team Harris Student Ambassador, Tiffany Kwak (MPP'18), for this post!
Harris Public Policy Dean Katherine Baicker will be joining her UChicago colleagues at the Institute of Politics for a discussion on the American Healthcare System. One of the best ways to "get to know Harris" is to attend an event or lecture that features our faculty, and get a read on the conversations we are having around various policy movements.
Thanks to The Pearson Institute Assistant Director Alex Carr for this post!
As fall quarter kicks into full gear, we get a lot of questions from students about how they can get involved with The Pearson Institute.
Thanks to our Assistant Director of Recruitment, Alyssa Szynal, for giving us her application tips!
Hello! I am Xiaofan Liu, a second-year MPP student and member of Team Harris. I would love to share a little about my experience in one fantastic Core Course: Decisions and Organizations with Professor Wioletta Dziuda. It is offered every spring. MPP students usually take it during their 3rd quarter, after Analytical Politics I & II.
Check out all the events we're planning for the second week of November! Thanks to our Team Harris Senior Ambassador, Tyler Barron (MPP'18) for this post!
The Role of Women in International Politics and Policy Reform