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“I’m very passionate about solving agricultural public sector issues, and I see public policy as a crucial tool for that.”

"Before coming to Harris, I had the mindset of an activist...I was not always considering limitations in available resources and other stakeholders’ interests in policy design. Harris helped me navigate that understanding.”

“Learning to write better is a never-ending process, so you must take on opportunities to improve it and continue to build on those skills to be a better policy communicator.”

“The technical training MSCAPP provided has prepared me to tackle complicated, real-world international development problems through evidence-based policy.”

“I want to create healthy communities that support and provide opportunities for young people…centering youth voices is important to me as I move forward.”

“I’ve always felt compelled to act when I witness injustice and never doubted that I will work to make the world a more just and equitable place.”

“I was exploring graduate programs offered at Harris, and I realized I could get exactly what I wanted from the MPP.”

“School has been a place of encouragement and growth for me. I’d like to help make it that way for others—for schools to play a role in helping make us less unequal.”

“I want to use data more with greater precision and better understand how it can be used to inform policy processes and decisions.”

“I really want to be able to amplify the voices of my community. We are the best advocates for our own conditions.”

Harrison views public policy as a unique field that allows her to more directly enact changes in the world.

“Data allows me to identify the causes and patterns of poverty and offer reform insights targeted at specific issues.”