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From Vision to Action: Remaking the World Through Social Entrepreneurship

Credential Programs Roundtable with Ranjan Daniels

Tim and Tom Pearson with Daniel Diermeier

Introducing The Pearson Institute

The newly announced Pearson Institute will investigate the deeper causes of global conflicts, and foster discussions about effective policies.

Cities are increasingly embracing violence interventions programs to control deadly violence

Violence intervention programs like Safe Streets in Baltimore use credible messengers to show up at the scenes of violent crimes in order to, among other things, “conduct direct street-level outreach and conflict mediation." Andre Chung for The Washington

How a bat disease may have led to the death of more than 1,000 kids

A new study in the journal Science found the decline of bats in the United States had come at a deadly cost to humans.

Sexual assault the most important problem in higher education no one is talking about

As parents get ready to take their kids to college, here's something no one told you on the college tour: If you have a daughter, the chance she will be sexually assaulted by graduation is about 1 in 3. This is a heartbreakingly terrible problem.

South suburban towns get crushed by the weight of heavy property taxes

In late June and early July, property owners in Chicago’s southern suburbs found shocking news in their mailboxes. Cook County had mailed residential property tax bills bearing increases larger than any in at least 29 years, with a median rise of 19.9%.
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Center for Effective Government Welcomes 2024 Cohort of Democracy Fellows

Fellowship brings together five preeminent experts on government reform and democracy; Fellows begin a yearlong program of student and public engagement, collaboration with scholars
Jordan Parker

Student Profile: Jordan Parker, MPP Class of 2026

"Know your why and be honest about your why.”

Coffee Chat in New York City

Craigslist Founder Pledges $100 Million to Boost U.S. Cybersecurity

Faculty member Jake Braun's Franklin Project receives funding from Craigslist founder.