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Harris School of Public Policy and Department of Political Science Launch New Political Economy PhD Program

October 12, 2021
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The University of Chicago’s Harris School of Public Policy and Department of Political Science have teamed up to introduce a new PhD program in political economy.
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Q&A: Shaoda Wang on Economics, the Environment, and Citizen Participation

September 28, 2021
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Shaoda Wang is an Assistant Professor at the University of Chicago’s Harris School of Public Policy who joined the school’s faculty at the start of the 2021-2022 academic year. 
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Q&A: Eduardo Montero on Extortion, Cooperative Property Rights – and Coffee

October 04, 2021
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A development economist with broad research interests, Assistant Professor Eduardo Montero's work strives to understand how institutions and culture affect development and development policy in Central America and Central Africa.

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Data on Demand: The Power of the UChicago Crime Lab's Violence Reduction Dashboard

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UChicago Crime Lab’s Violence Reduction Dashboard provides unprecedented data on violence in near-real-time to anyone with internet access.
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Congo Calling: A Documentary Featuring Harris Faculty Asks Tough Questions About Development

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Does Western development aid in sub-Saharan Africa truly help? The answer, it turns out, is not so clear.
Ilyasah Shabazz, daughter of activists Malcolm X and Betty Shabazz, will speak at University of Chicago on April 28 as part of this year’s George E. Kent Lecture.

Author Ilyasah Shabazz to Deliver Kent Lecture on April 28

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Ilyasah Shabazz, daughter of activists Malcolm X and Betty Shabazz, will speak at University of Chicago on April 28 as part of this year’s George E. Kent Lecture.
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Q&A: Professor Christopher Blattman on Roots of Violence and Paths to Peace

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Why does poverty, violence and crime exist? And what are the events and interventions that lead people in and out? These are the types of questions that fascinate University of Chicago scholar Christopher Blattman.
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A Harris League of Its Own

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The Harris School Alumni Fantasy Football League has evolved into something more than a fun distraction for a bunch of graduate students wanting to engage their inner sports executives.
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University of Chicago Analysis Finds OneGoal Boosts College Graduation by 40 Percent among Chicago Public Schools Students from Low-Income Communities

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The postsecondary success model of OneGoal, a national non-profit dedicated to closing the degree divide in the United States, has made a significant impact on college enrollment, persistence, and graduation rates among Chicago Public Schools students.