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“Volunteering in a rural village in China inspired me to seek the answers to questions about how to do business for good and how to help society grow.”

“I hope to change who’s at the table and making policy decisions for communities like mine.”

“I’m particularly interested in using data and numbers to answer key questions—How can education policies contribute to or exacerbate social inequality? Does your school determine your outcome?”

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’d like to return to work for the federal government in a health data analytics or occupational safety role and apply research methods to support better safety outcomes."

“Language policy is social policy…and statistical evidence is crucial to evaluating how and where to allocate resources and to locate/analyze communities affected by language barriers."

“I wanted to learn data analytics and statistical modeling from the best: I knew Harris would be the place to do it.”

Valerie Rodgers wants to identify inconsistencies and inefficiencies in the health care sector to improve the patient experience.

“Despite not having a formal STEM or programming background, the hard skills I gained from PAC helped me move up to a new managerial position. Now, my data work in R helps inform millions of dollars of spending by my company.”

“I hope to enable others to have the tools and framework to navigate generational effects of displacement.”

With an interest in education policy, Amaya eventually aspires to pursue public office as the Secretary of Education.

Kurt Nugent, MPP Class of 2020, is coming to Harris to learn how to help non-profits use data more effectively.