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Chicago

Leading with Innovation: Harris, the City Clerk, and Real Reform

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In the City of Chicago, failing to purchase up-to-date city stickers for personal vehicles has contributed to tens of thousands of bankruptcies – and even thousands of transgenerational bankruptcies. How does this happen, and how can it be fixed?

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PhD
Prepare yourself for a research-oriented career involving the substantive and institutional aspects of public policy.
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Student Profile: Alejandra Chavarria, MPP Class of 2022

Student profile
“COVID-19 has shown very clearly that international development is a global effort—we can’t think as individual nations anymore, but as a global community.”
books

What Inspires Your Professors? Part I

In Spring 2020, we posted Faculty Reading Recommendations. The post proved so popular that we decided to revisit and expand the topic. This time we asked Harris professors what inspires them—books, blogs, podcasts, you name it! The response was overwhelming, so we’ll release this in two parts. Enjoy part I.
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Skyla Hearn (CLA’20): Archiving and Activism on Chicago’s South Side

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“Archives are not neutral,” Hearn said. “We are implementing a framework where we are centering people first, and an understanding that people are the ones who create the content. The content can’t be more important than the creator.”
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Fighting Inequality with the Harris Toolkit: Harin Contractor, MPP'08

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As the country grapples with widespread racial unrest at unprecedented levels in the midst of a lingering pandemic, equitable, policy-driven solutions, the kind Contractor has championed in all chapters of his career, are essential.
keller center

What Inspires Your Professors? Part II

In Spring 2020, we posted Faculty Reading Recommendations. The post proved so popular that we decided to revisit and expand the topic. This time we asked Harris professors what inspires them—books, blogs, podcasts, you name it!

UChicago Civic Leadership Academy Virtual Information Session

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We invite you to learn more about the program at one of our upcoming virtual informational events, where CLA staff and alumni will present and answer your questions about this innovative program.

UChicago Civic Leadership Academy Virtual Information Session

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We invite you to learn more about the program at one of our upcoming virtual informational events, where CLA staff and alumni will present and answer your questions about this innovative program.

UChicago Civic Leadership Academy Virtual Information Session

Admissions
We invite you to learn more about the program at one of our upcoming virtual informational events, where CLA staff and alumni will present and answer your questions about this innovative program.

UChicago Civic Leadership Academy Virtual Information Session

Admissions
We invite you to learn more about the program at one of our upcoming virtual informational events, where CLA staff and alumni will present and answer your questions about this innovative program.

UChicago Civic Leadership Academy Virtual Information Session

Admissions
We invite you to learn more about the program at one of our upcoming virtual informational events, where CLA staff and alumni will present and answer your questions about this innovative program.