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Career Development Office FAQs

If you are an incoming student starting at Harris in the fall, the Career Development Office (CDO) shared some frequently asked questions that will help you as you begin your career coaching.
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Student Profile: Nina Sedeño, MPP Class of 2022

“I chose to study public policy to see how policy works in action, and Harris was my top choice. I did not have a quantitative background, and I wanted to gain those skills.”
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Student Profile: Yuan Huang, MPP Class of 2023

“I believe that the core skills of data analysis that I learn at Harris will enable me to realize more possibilities in the field of public affairs.”
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Protecting One Threatened Species Did Cost Jobs, But Not as Many as Industry Claimed

Frank and his co-author, Ann Ferris, examined the impacts on the timber sector of the 1990 listing of the northern spotted owl as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, specifically changes in industry employment.

Mission Impossible? How to fix U.S. Healthcare

Join the panel of experts as they discuss the future of healthcare in the United States
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Student Profile: Silky Agrawal, MSCAPP Class of 2022

“I wanted to use data beyond just seeing if something worked or not, and I needed a different toolkit to do that effectively.”
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Q&A: David Chrisinger on His New Book, "Stories Are What Save Us"

David Chrisinger, who leads the Harris Writing Program, is now out with a new book, Stories Are What Save Us: A Survivor’s Guide to Writing about Trauma, which is part writing manual, part memoir, and part guidebook.

Stories Are What Save Us: Constructing Our Narratives and Finding Our Voices

Join David Chrisinger, trauma surgeon Dr. Brian Williams of UChicago Medicine, and Dr. Gina Fedock of the Crown School for a reflection on the importance of finding your voice