Director of Student Recruitment, Jenny Erickson, lets students know what we're looking for in Essays.

Admissions Tips: Director of Student Recruitment on Essays

Director of Student Recruitment, Jenny Erickson, lets students know what we're looking for in Essays.
Pollution on Chinese street

Air Pollution Cuts 3 Years Off Lifespans In Northern China

Research
Innovative study from Prof. Michael Greenstone and co-authors finds a well-intentioned home heating policy contributed to higher pollution in Northern China, shaving years off hundreds of millions of lives. 

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Researchers find sharp decline in poverty in the U.S. despite report from Census Bureau

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Contrary to numbers released by the U.S. Census Bureau, researchers at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy and the University of Notre Dame find that poverty has fallen sharply in the U.S. in recent decades.
We accept a diverse pool of students with multiple backgrounds and degrees.

Admissions Tips: "What are you looking for in an application?"

We frequently receive this question from eager applicants searching for opportunities to strengthen their application, as well as students who are concerned about specific aspects of their application. Actually, we probably receive this question from almost all incoming students. 
Ranjan Daniels and Gavin Daniels at Hamilton the Musical in Chicago

In The Room Where It Happens

Ranjan Daniels details his experience watching the hit musical Hamilton in the (actual) Greatest City in the World - Chicago

Frequently Asked Questions: The Evening Program

We are currently accepting applications for our part-time Evening Master’s Program (EMP)!
Harris Public Policy Professor Steven Durlauf

Professor Steven Durlauf Studies Components of Social Mobility

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Statistics reveals new, more precise insight into upward mobility between generations
Harris Public Policy Professor Bruce Meyer

Professor Bruce Meyer Finds Decline In Consumption-Based Poverty

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Consumption-based measure reveals more accurate picture of poverty
Professor William Howell speaks to event attendees.

Admissions Tips: Resume and Work Experience

Director of Student Recruitment Jenny Erickson details what we look for in work experience.
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Admissions Tips: Transcripts

Students frequently have questions related to transcripts—details on which ones we need and how to submit them, and what we are looking at when we review them. Review this helpful guide as you are completing your application by the Early Action deadline on October 5, 11:59 p.m. (Central Daylight Time)!
Harris Public Policy Dean Katherine Baicker

Dean Katherine Baicker Weighs In On Cost Of Medicare-For-All

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Sanders Proposes Medicare for All, Can't Say How Much It Costs