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Kouri Marshall (CLA'18) on Innovation, Equity, and Women Leaders

"Though we have made tremendous advances over the years, the fight for equal protection under the law, health equity, and access to quality education is still very much alive and is being lifted up by a new class of leaders," Marshall writes.
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Student Profile: Caroline Rakus-Wojciechowski, Persuasive Writing Credential 2021

“I realized that I had a personal stake in youth education, and my narrative could be valuable in shaping better outcomes for others.”
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Student Profile: Brendon Krall, MPP Class of 2023

“I want to develop evidence-based solutions to address disparities for vulnerable and historically oppressed populations.”
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"I Won't Give Up": The Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III Closes Out Black History Month with Focus on Love and Justice

Moss’ message of hope and momentum came as the Harris School concluded its Black History Month events with Feb. 23’s “Love, Justice, and Looking Toward the Future.”
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Applications Now Open for 2022-2023 Cohort of University of Chicago Obama Foundation Scholars Program

The University of Chicago and the Obama Foundation are pleased to announce that applications are now open for the next cohort of the University of Chicago Obama Foundation Scholars Program and will be accepted through March 27.
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New White Paper Calls on ESG Investors, Ratings Agencies to “Up the Bar” on Measuring Social Impact

A new white paper from the Center for Impact Sciences (CIS) at the Harris School of Public Policy outlines a series of steps to better measure social impact.
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International students share some of their fondest UChicago memories

During Admitted Student Week, February 28—March 4, Admissions hosted an International Current Student Panel. In the session, panelists were invited to share a picture they took since they arrived in Chicago that brings back fond memories. We enjoyed their responses so much that we wanted to share them with you.
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Erin Brown, MPP'99: Advancing Equity at USAID and for the US Around the World

Erin Brown, MPP'99, was at the Harris School of Public Policy long before the metaphor “building the plane while flying it’’ came into common use. 
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Memory, Gesture, and the Making of a Sculpture for the Keller Center

Made from laser printed sheets of half-inch honeycomb cardboard, the sculpture builds, layer upon layer, into a work embodying the beauty of passionate aspiration.

IPAL Program Faculty Mini Class with Professor Xuezheng Qin (Peking University)

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Alumni Profile: Thet Mon Myat Thein, MAIDP’21

“My interest in gender policy stems from my personal experience, especially having been denied certain opportunities growing up simply because I was a woman.”