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“As a future policymaker, I want to create spaces for people to safely present themselves without fear of oppression."

When Kathy Im, MPP’97, co-founded the Chicago Policy Review in 1996, she envisioned it as an important complement to the Harris School of Public Policy’s otherwise very quantitative-focused curriculum.

Chasse Rehwinkel, MPP’15, was not long out of Gettysburg College when he began his first government job. In an alderman’s office, he answered residents’ requests for sidewalks and streetlights. Just 10 years later, Rehwinkel is State Banking Director.

Hosted by the Organization of Black Students (OBS) in partnership with the Harris School of Public Policy, the in-person and livestreamed 90-minute event featured the lecture, a discussion led by OBS Political Chair Jordyn Varise, and a Q&A session.

For a person whose work focuses on hazardous waste, contaminated water, and widespread natural disasters, J. Alfredo Gómez, AM’91, has a pretty sunny disposition.

Alumni of the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy Evening Master’s Program (EMP) working for public safety policy reform focus much of their energies on being attentive to outcomes for community residents.

Air pollution leads to about 6.5 million deaths each year, making it the world’s fourth-largest threat to human health. But how much do people in emerging economies like China really value clean air? The answer is: a lot, but it also depends income.

Over the next few weeks, the City of Chicago is accepting applications to one of the most ambitious guaranteed income programs in the United States.

“People are often left out of political or economic conversations because information is not accessible to them. I want to use my academic and professional background to help make information more accessible to others.”

“My Harris experience definitely helped open up new possibilities that led me to my current career.”

“I want to be that person who can tell stories with numbers. Without a doubt, Arne Duncan helped me understand that Harris could help me become that person.”