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Harris Public Policy Selects 2021-2022 Common Read

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The Harris Common Read selection for the 2021-2022 academic year explores the unseen and often highly destructive American hierarchy that goes beyond the confines of race, class, gender, and other factors that have proven so successful at dividing us.
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Student Profile: Ricardo Sande, MPP Class of 2023

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"The skills I gain at Harris will complement the skills I gained in law school and strengthen my view of the larger policy picture."
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2021 Reverend Dr. Richard L. Pearson Lecture Puts Spotlight on 2014 Philippine Peace Deal

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For its 2021 annual lecture, The Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global Conflicts put a spotlight on a 2014 Philippine peace deal.
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Associate Professor Joshua Gottlieb Discusses the Hurdles in Medicaid

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Associate Professor Joshua Gottlieb was featured in Vox for his research that explores the distribution of the administrative cost of Medicaid.
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Student Profile: Coco Freling, MPP Class of 2022

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“I wanted an education that thinks more about how to integrate technical skills with critical thinking and the real world, and Harris offered that.”
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Three UChicago Professional Schools Partner with the Obama Foundation to Launch University of Chicago Obama Foundation Scholars Program

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The University of Chicago and the Obama Foundation on June 16 announced plans for a newly designed University of Chicago Obama Foundation Scholars Program, a joint initiative for promising civic leaders from around the United States and the world.
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The Common Read: Caste by Isabel Wilkerson

Each year incoming students participate in The Common Read, reading a shared text before arriving at Harris. The main goal is to have all incoming students collectively share in a single learning experience while gaining an appreciation for diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and individual stories. This year’s Common Read, Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson, was carefully selected by current Harris students and reflects our ongoing commitment to diversity and inclusion.
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5 Things to Know about Juneteenth

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Now a national holiday, Juneteenth has a long history celebrating and commemorating the long path the freedom from slavery.
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