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I am standing with leaders destined to make continued change in Chicago and beyond."What's the Right Amount of Repression? UChicago Scholars Explore the Dictator's DilemmaJuly 15, 2024ResearchThe world’s dictators have a problem: It’s not easy to understand how popular–and thus secure from threat by a potential challenger—they really are.Civic Leadership Academy: A Decade of Training Leaders Who Are Driving ChangeJuly 08, 2024NewsOver the course of its 10 years, the University of Chicago’s Civic Leadership Academy has trained 300 emerging and high-potential leaders in Chicago-area nonprofit and local government agencies to help those organizations thrive.Nearly 45,000 Minnesotans qualify for some student loan forgivenessJuly 06, 2024In the NewsThe Star Tribune reports that thousands of Minnesotans have received some form of student debt relief in the past four years. The piece cites a Harris AP-NORC poll surveying the sentiment around loan forgiveness. 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