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“I chose to study public policy to see how policy works in action, and Harris was my top choice. I did not have a quantitative background, and I wanted to gain those skills.”

As a Pearson Fellow, Anderson will be learning how to use data-driven strategies to predict when discord might intensify—and to create interventions to prevent conflicts from escalating into bloodshed.

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

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

“I’m excited for my studies at Harris. Not only will they allow me to advance my career, but I can also show my daughter the type of work I want her to see from me: service that is not for profit, but for the common good.”

"As I read the articles and listened to the news published by the desks at NPR, I realized that policy is in everything—it’s everywhere. A policy degree presented a way to engage with that work directly."

"Data is the most important ingredient for formulating and implementing effective policy."

“I want to help companies meet their social responsibilities while developing skills to inform broader environmental policy.”

Claire O’Hanlon’s research for the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs is helping to answer a difficult question: what conversations are doctors having with their patients about end-of-life care?

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

“The skills that I’ve learned through the credential programs demonstrate that I can not only make data-informed policy recommendations, but that I can also communicate them in a convincing way.”

“People told me that grad school would change the way I approach problems, and that certainly has proven true.”