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Student Profile: Anna Gurolnick, AM/MPP Class of 2024

“Policy needs to be created not just by those working in social work and education, but also by the people who live in the communities where it's being implemented.”
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Student Profile: José Luis Betancourt Cárdenas, MPP Class of 2022

“Harris has changed the way I approach problems. It hasn’t just given me analytical skills, but also a new mindset for how to look at problems in the world.”
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Assistant Professor Ingvil Gaarder, Co-Author: New Technology Has Boosted Productivity More than Previously Believed

Despite rapid growth in IT investment and adoption over the last several decades, productivity has slowed down, according to accepted measures. But what if we’re simply measuring productivity incorrectly?
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Former Mexican President Ernesto Zedillo Delivers Pearson Annual Lecture

Zedillo warned against the dangers of populism and acknowledged Trumpism was not a passing fad.
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Congratulations, Class of 2016!

Family, friends, faculty and staff gathered on June 11 to honor this year's graduates.
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Getting the Word Out: A Harris Class Informs Real-World Strategy

A new class at Harris pushes students to apply theory by serving a client. The result is a proverbial win-win and an antidote to political cynicism.
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Katherine Baicker Reappointed as Dean of the Harris School of Public Policy

Professor Katherine Baicker has been reappointed as dean of the Harris School of Public Policy, effective July 1, President Paul Alivisatos and Provost Ka Yee C. Lee announced.
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Working as a Graduate Assistant with Admissions

Tylor Collier, MPP Class of 2023, writes about how she landed her job as a Graduate Assistant (GA) with the Student Recruitment and Global Outreach team and what her day-to-day work entails. Interested in applying for graduate assistantships at Harris and across campus? Incoming students can apply through the GRAD Gargoyle and HarrisLink websites.
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Alumni Profile: Wayne Garris, AM’20

“Harris, especially the leadership classes, really helped me with how I negotiate and navigate working in teams—and at times having to take leadership roles in those teams.”
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Student Profile: Peter Schleckman, MPP Class of 2024

“I keep thinking about what more can be done for students at the district, state, and national level. Public policy feels like the natural next step to make changes at scale.”

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Harris Alumni Gather for a Weekend of “Inspired Connections”

This year’s alumni weekend theme, “Inspired Connections,” was a fitting title for a series of events that brought nearly 150 graduates together to reconnect with the Harris community, former classmates, current and future policy leaders, and more.