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$10 Million Gift to UChicago to Support Research on Expanding Economic Opportunity

Margot L. Pritzker Fund has generously provided a gift of $10,000,000 over five years to the University of Chicago to support the continued growth and impact of the Inclusive Economy Lab.
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My Favorite Class: Exercising Leadership in the 21st Century with Caroline Johnson

Sabrina de la Vega, MPP Class of 2021, shared her experience taking one of her favorite courses at Harris.
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Student Profile: Rana Khalil, MPP Class of 2022

“My personal and professional goal is to always approach policy with a lens on equity and justice.”
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Associate Professor Damon Jones to Serve as Senior Economist at Council of Economic Advisers

Damon Jones, associate professor at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy, recently began a year-long term as a Senior Economist at the White House Council of Economic Advisers (CEA).
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Alongside Harris Professor, Menard Family Pre-Doctoral Fellows Work to Change Understanding of U.S. Poverty

An enormous data collection project under way at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy will bring together billions of records to essentially change the way poverty in the United States is understood.

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Alumni Profile: Alex Gordon, MACRM’22

“I wanted to do research that was immediately and practically beneficial, and Harris and the MACRM program—grounded in that mission—have allowed me to do exactly that.”

CHOP IT UP: Black Wall Street Journey

Irving B. Harris School of Public Policy Virtual Graduation Ceremony

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Announcing the 2021 Richard P. Taub Thesis Prize Winners

The Richard P. Taub Thesis Prize, created in 2018, is awarded annually to three undergraduate Public Policy Studies students who have done original and extensive research for the BA thesis project, the major’s capstone experience. 
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For Ta-Nehisi Coates, Telling the Truth about America Means Confronting Black Oppression

For Ta-Nehisi Coates, writing is a way of telling the truth boldly—without coddling the reader, but not without offering hope.
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Student Profile: Christelle Inema, MPP Class of 2023 and 2020 Data and Policy Summer Scholar

After Harris, Inema aspires to work in international development, with a particular focus on improving social equity.