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Chicago Public Media and CEG will collaborate on a significant initiative to investigate and explore the critical issues facing democracy in the city, state, and nation.

“I like local government because it deals directly with policies that seem small but are incredibly influential on people’s lives.”

More than 30 years after the infamous “Central Park Five” arrests, Kevin Richardson—the speaker at the 2023 Harris School of Public Policy’s George E. Kent Lecture—has transformed his nightmarish experience into activism.

For several years, Associate Professor Ito had searched for data that could be used to study the health and economic implications of international spillovers of air pollution. Along with student Will Seonmin Heo, however, the two found a solution.

Whether addressing the effects of climate change, disability policies, or the efficacy of birth control education, the goal is to improve programs, refine strategies, and, above all, deepen understanding of the world around us.

“The IPAL Capstone Project supplemented me with the skills I needed the most.”