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Applying to Grad School Series - Application Overview

Admissions, Application Advice
Learn about the key pieces of the application process and get your questions about the application answered.
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Q&A: Steven Durlauf on Inequality, Mobility, and the New Harris Center at the Heart of It All

News
Funded through a $5 million donation from the James M. & Cathleen D. Stone Foundation, the Stone Center will take a dynamic, multidimensional view of inequality that studies intergenerational mobility and wealth inequality around the globe.
James Heckman
Faculty

James Heckman

James Heckman's research has focused on the impact of social programs and the methodologies used to measure a their effect. He has researched areas such as education, job training, minimum wage legislation, women’s earnings, anti-discrimination laws, civil rights, and early childhood interventions.
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Professor Jens Ludwig: Why Better Policing Requires Better Management

Research
Calls for the reimagining of the role of police in public safety have coincided with a surge in gun violence nationwide – by nearly 30% since 2019 – making the search for ways to reduce violence without exacerbating the harms of policing more urgent.
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Alumni Profile: Alex Cordaro, MPP'20

Alumni profile
“It feels good to be using my Harris toolkit to help people in any way I can.”

Value and Versatility of a Policy Degree

Admissions
Join us for a discussion on the value and versatility of a policy degree.

Value and Versatility of a Policy Degree

Admissions
Join us for a discussion on the value and versatility of a policy degree.
William Howell
Staff

William Howell

William Howell has written widely on separation-of-powers issues and American political institutions, especially the presidency. He currently is working on research projects on Obama's education initiatives, distributive politics, and the normative foundations of executive power.
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Applying to Grad School Series: Building Your Resume

Admissions
Join Karen McCleary, Associate Director of Student Recruitment, for a session to learn more about building your resume as part of your application.

Applying to Grad School Series: Letters of Recommendation

Admissions
Join us for a session to learn more about choosing your recommenders and to have your questions about the application answered.

UChicago Harris Coffee Chat in Chicago (Rogers Park)

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Join an admissions officer in Roger Parks to learn more about the graduate programs at UChicago Harris and answer any admissions questions.

UChicago Harris Coffee Chat in Chicago (Loop)

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Meet with an admissions officer in The Loop to learn more about the graduate programs at UChicago Harris and answer any admissions questions.