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Confronting COVID-19

What to Expect

At Harris Public Policy, you can expect the education, opportunities, and support you need to turn your passion for doing good into proven social impact.
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Alumni Profile: Cristina MacGregor-Vanegas, MSCAPP'19

Student profile
“My ultimate goal is still to work towards helping the most vulnerable people in Mexico.”
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Harris Alumni use Policy Training in Response to COVID-19

Our alumni have been sharing their stories about how they’re addressing policy challenges amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and we wanted to share their experience as an inspiration to incoming students. Carolina Rojas, MPP’06, Vice Minister of Mines at the Ministry of Mines and Energy for the Republic of Colombia, shares some of the difficult decisions her country is facing and how her policy training is enabling her to respond in timely and efficient ways to this unprecedented challenge.
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Poverty Lab Postdoctoral Fellow Guglielmo Briscese Discusses Self-Isolation Compliance in Italy

In the News
Briscese's research on compliance with COVID-19 self-isolation measures in Italy shows the importance of a clear, realistic estimate for the measure's end date.
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How A Single Demagogue Can Change A Democracy Forever

Podcast
Americans often think of demagogues as a feature of foreign countries with weak or non-existent democracies. But is it possible to still get a demagogue in a functioning and strong democracy? That’s the argument of Mehdi Shadmehr in his paper.
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A Force for Reform: Rahmatullah Hamraz, MAIDP'19, and the Fight for Global Change

News
Just prior to publication of this article, Hamraz, with the help of several fellow MAIDP graduates, established a nonprofit organization dedicated to the promotion of peace and democracy in Afghanistan and the region.

Virtual Harper Lecture: The Impact of COVID-19 on the Global Economy

Alumni
Please join us online for the April 13 Harper Lecture, a moderated discussion with Raghuram Rajan and Hal Weitzman.

Evening Master's Program Virtual Information Session

Admissions
Please join us for an Evening Master's Program Virtual Information Session.
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Poverty Lab Research Finds Daily Effect of COVID-19 on Hourly Workers at Small and Medium-sized Businesses

News
Researchers from the Rustandy Center for Social Sector Innovation at the Booth School of Business, the Institute for Research on Labor and Employment and the California Policy Lab at the University of California, Berkeley, are working on the joint effort.

Evening Master's Program Virtual Information Session

Admissions
Please join us for an Evening Master's Program Virtual Information Session.

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