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Shannon Gedo in a white shirt

Student Profile: Shannon Gedo, MPP Class of 2020

Student profile
“I’ve dedicated my entire career to education and thinking how unequal opportunities can affect student outcomes.”
John Preus

Art at Keller: John Preus Exhibition Stages Reclaimed Furniture from Closed CPS Schools

News
The Harris project opens on January 30 and offers a promising portal into a collective effort to unveil, explore, and learn from the ‘troubled’ landscape of a pivotal chapter in Chicago history.

Get to Know Harris! A Webinar on Joint Degrees

Admissions

UChicago Data and Policy Summer Scholar Program: Facebook Live with Austin Wright

Admissions, Credential Programs

Get to Know Harris! A Conversation with Alumni: New York

Admissions
Mayor Lightfoot

Harris Public Policy Announces 2020 Class of the Civic Leadership Academy

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On January 9, the Civic Leadership Academy (CLA) announced the 30 government and nonprofit leaders – representing the City of Chicago, Cook County, and citywide and community-based nonprofit organizations – selected for its 2020 class.
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Data and Policy Summer Scholar Program: Community Life

During the four-week University of Chicago Data and Policy Summer Scholar (DPSS) Program, top global students and young professionals gain a foundation in data analytics and build community while exploring all that Chicago has to offer. We asked the 2019 DPSS graduates to tell us about their experiences outside of the classroom.
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Bruce D. Meyer

Professor Bruce Meyer and Nikolas Mittag (PhD’13) Awarded Prestigious Dennis J. Aigner Award

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The Journal of Econometrics (JoE) has awarded the 2019 Dennis J. Aigner Award to Professor Bruce D. Meyer and Nikolas Mittag, PhD’13. The award recognizes the best paper in empirical economics published in the JoE in 2017 or 2018.

Harris Public Policy Reception and UChicago MLK Celebration

Admissions
Liz Corrigan

Student Profile: Liz Corrigan, Evening Master’s Program, Class of 2020

Student profile
Corrigan sees many applications of a public policy degree to the emergency management field, especially the intersection of natural disasters and climate change.
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Decision Release and the Application Reading Experience

This is an exciting time for our admissions team. We are preparing to release decisions to students who submitted their completed application for the Round 1 deadline on December 1. It was a pleasure getting to know more about you, all that you have done to improve your communities, and all that you are planning to do with a graduate degree in public policy. We asked our recruiters to weigh in on their reading experience, and here is what they said.