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“I want to enhance my focus on how the economy runs to include how people and policy improve social outcomes. I hope to learn how to improve people’s quality of life and increase the stability of society.”

"I’m looking forward to getting involved with the growing arena of corporations for which being grounded in community is a part of their ethos."

“It impressed me how quickly what I’ve learned in class has been applicable to my work.”

“The support I had in IPAL inspired me to apply to the MPP. I got the sense that if I wanted to challenge myself at Harris, there would be a lot of people supporting me.”

“I found myself wishing I had a more elaborate toolkit of quantitative methods at my disposal. Harris gave me just that.”

“We have a responsibility to demand transparency about the systems we’re buying into as part of our democracy and industry.”

“Understanding the divide between objective and subjective data is critical because no data can truly capture all the subjectivities of humans. That understanding is especially important for policy applications since it can potentially impact millions of

“I want to develop evidence-based solutions to address disparities for vulnerable and historically oppressed populations.”

“My policy interests may evolve, but my desire to do government work, focus on evidence-based policy, and uplift marginalized communities won’t change.”

Hyde Park native and AmeriCorps VISTA alum, incoming student Kyra Sturgill, Class of 2020, believes her studies in data analytics at Harris will help her develop smarter school policy.

“I want to evaluate, implement, and scale solutions that create paths for economic and educational growth for students of color.”

“I’ve recognized technology and digital equity can influence policy work in a truly measurable way.”