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Harris Honors Class of 2020 in Virtual Convocation

News
“Your class doesn't just represent a landmark in Harris history — as one of the largest and first to join us at the Keller Center —  but you’ve also demonstrated resilience and leadership...for those who will come after you,” said Dean Baicker.
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New Poverty Measure Confirms Coronavirus-Driven Federal Stimulus Measures Were Effective

Research
Meyer and Sullivan have devised a new approach that provides near-real-time poverty estimates using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. These estimates could potentially be the basis for government policies and programs.
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Incoming Student Assembly - Meet Harris Leadership

If you are an incoming admitted student, you will have the opportunity to hear from key leadership at the June 24 Harris Incoming Student Assembly. Below are short bios of each speaker:
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Cyber Policy Initiative Executive Director Jake Braun Discusses 2020 Election Security

In the News
The challenges facing U.S. democracy at the voting booth should be considered as a whole in order to adequately respond to the election security threats, Braun argues.
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Policy in Action: Madeline Soskin, MPP Class of 2021, Confronting COVID-19

Confronting COVID-19
In the middle of her first year at Harris, as people began to understand the devastating impact the virus would have, Soskin and her friends felt a need to do something.
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Harris at Home and the Pivot to Digital

Confronting COVID-19
The unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic forced the pivot from in-person to online learning with remarkable speed. Practically overnight, Harris Public Policy students and professors were logging into Zoom from homes all over the world.
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CMF Executive Director Michael Belsky Discusses Police Budget Cuts

In the News
Advocates of police defunding often suggest that the budget cuts go to social services or other programs, but city budgets will not have the money for that without federal funds to account for revenue lost to the pandemic.
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Associate Professor Damon Jones Discusses Racial Inequities and COVID-19

In the News
Jones testified to Congress on the topic, speaking to the House Budget Committee on June 23.
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Poised for Growth: Harris Policy Labs and the Opportunity Zone

News
“Learning how to look for information and how to work with the data you get — because it’s never going to tell you everything you want to know — is key to Policy Labs projects," said Paula Worthington, PhD, academic director of the Policy Labs program.
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COVID-19 Community Support Initiative

We wanted to share a recent message from UChicago President Robert J. Zimmer and Provost Ka Yee C. Lee announcing the extension and highlighting the impact of the COVID-19 Community Support Initiative launched in March.

Evening Master's Program Virtual Lunch Information Session

Admissions

Evening Master's Program Virtual Evening Information Session

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