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Applications Now Open for 2022-2023 Cohort of University of Chicago Obama Foundation Scholars Program

News
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

Research
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

News
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

News
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)

Admissions, Credential Programs
Join Xuezheng Qin, PKU–UChicago International Policy Action Lab Program (IPAL) faculty member, for a mini-class experience.

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Alumni Profile: Thet Mon Myat Thein, MAIDP’21

Alumni profile
“My interest in gender policy stems from my personal experience, especially having been denied certain opportunities growing up simply because I was a woman.”
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Student Profile: Karina Martinez, MPP Class of 2023

Student profile
“I hope to change who’s at the table and making policy decisions for communities like mine.”

Meet the 2022 CEG Senior Practitioner Fellows

Alumni, Students, Special Events
Join the Center for Effective Government at the University of Chicago’s Harris School of Public Policy to welcome its second cohort of four Senior Practitioner Fellows, who will join the Center for its yearlong fellowship.

2022 | April 4–9

Data and Policy Summer Scholar (DPSS) Program Information Session

Admissions, Credential Programs
The seven-week Data and Policy Summer Scholar (DPSS) Program is a unique opportunity for students and professionals to gain a foundation in data analytics, learn to code with R programming, and engage in a policy research project.