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James A. Robinson, Nobel Laureate (2024) and Institute Director of The Pearson Institute, examines economic and political institutions in societies fractured by conflict in his research.

“I started to wonder how we could scale these programs into policies that create sustainable impact with regard to battling homelessness. I realized my business degree wasn’t sufficient to answer those questions.”

“I look forward to developing skills at Harris that will help me quantify potential climate change outcomes and create policy to mitigate the effects.”

"Know your why and be honest about your why.”

“Political scientists have the tools to analyze the complex ways in which politics moves, but this knowledge won’t do anything if it stays on paper. We need to make sure we are presenting information clearly to the broadest audiences possible.”

“Every person in the Harris community is my teammate. We’re not competing against each other; we’re competing against these massive issues.”