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Yablonka

Visiting Harris Teachers Discuss the Risk for Businesses if They Do Not Address Racial Inequality

In the News
Oxtoby & Yablonka were featured in the Chicago Booth Review discussing how economic inequality—particularly the racial wealth gap—poses a major threat to US corporations.
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Student Profile: Alexander Wu, MPP Class of 2023

Student profile
“My interest at Harris is to better understand the household economy through labor and behavioral economics. Would some of the policies that help large companies remain economically stable also help households?"
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Highlights from 2020 Dean’s Award Ceremony with Dr. Anthony Fauci

Last week, the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy's Dean Katherine Baicker bestowed the 2020 Dea
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Student Profile: Fadhil Muhammad, MPP Class of 2023

Student profile
“I chose Harris because it is, to me, the best place to practice and grow my policymaking and collaboration skills with a diverse study body.”
Education Labs

As Students Return to School, New Research Finds “High-Dosage” Tutoring Can Reverse Learning Loss

Research
A study released today demonstrates individualized, intensive (or “high-dosage”) tutoring can double or triple the amount of math high school students learn each year, increase student grades, and reduce math and non-math course failures.
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Students Reflect on their Summer 2020 Internships

We heard from three Master of Public Policy (MPP) students from the Class of 2021—Steven Gingold, Fumike Agboola, and Edem Isliamov—about the internships they had this past summer. They told us about their summer projects, how their first year at Harris prepared them for the work that they did, and how their internships will propel their future careers in public policy. This blog post is the first of our series on student internship experiences. Keep an eye out for upcoming posts.

Milestone Class Reunions

Use the dropdowns below to view your reunion committee members, class gift goals, and class-specific events during Harris Reunion Weekend. For the Milestone Reunion Celebration, register now for Early Bird ticket pricing at $40.00/ea (20% off) until April 4, 2025.+Return to the Harris Reunion Weekend Homepage
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Harris School of Public Policy Partners with Leading Policy Schools to Diversify and Support PhD Applicants

News
Today the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy announced that it will launch a new pre-doctoral research program, the Pre-Doctoral Program in Policy.
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Alumni Profile: Brandon Williams, DPSS’20

Alumni profile
“DPSS was inspiring because some of my classmates were pursuing pretty radically different things than I am, and it made me think outside of the box about my next steps.”
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Student Profile: Carlos Borges, MPP Class of 2022

Student profile
“It’s not about torturing the data to get the answers you want. It’s about understanding what is out there to get the truth you need.”
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Alumni Profile: Sanika Sahasrabuddhe, DPSS'18

Alumni profile
"To me, a public policy analyst is a designer in the social sector."
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Injustice Here at Home: David Johnson, MPP Class of 2022, Transitional Justice, and the Future

News
David Johnson, MPP Class of 2022, took the long way to the Harris School of Public Policy and its Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global Conflicts.