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A headshot of Katherine Baicker.

Provost Katherine Baicker Appointed Emmett Dedmon Distinguished Service Professor

News
She is among 26 university faculty who have been appointed to named or distinguished service professorships, effective July 1, 2025.
Daisuke Kageyama

Alumni Profile: Daisuke Kageyama, MPP'23

Alumni profile
“The ability to interpret data and use evidence persuasively is critical, especially when expressing the urgency of climate change issues with the public.”
Konstantin Sonin

Inside the Machinery of Misinformation: Konstantin Sonin Explores How Authoritarian Regimes Manipulate Minds

Research
Two new working papers by Konstantin Sonin, the John Dewey Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy, offer insights into how authoritarian regimes deploy propaganda.
A portrait of Rohen Shah

Rohen Shah, PhD’25, Receives Horowitz Foundation Award for Education Research

News
The Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy has named Rohen Shah, PhD’25, as one of twenty recipients of its highly competitive 2024–2025 research grants.
John Peller

A Race Worth Running: John Peller’s Path from Advocate to CEO

Alumni profile
John Peller, MPP’00, set off on a run and ran right into destiny.
Nathan Held

Student Profile, Nathan Held, MPP Class of 2027

Student profile
"Engaging in policy will allow me to continue serving outside the uniform."