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Harris Campus Visit

Jesse Altman

Alumni Profile: Jesse Altman, MPP’23

“I definitely feel that my job scratches that itch of trying to make our community—our society—better.”
Prentice Butler

Alumni Profile: Prentice Butler, AB'02, CLA'17, AM'20

“I think that UChicago fostered the ability to think creatively for myself,” Butler says, “to take facts, information, have a level of discernment to think through problems and not necessarily go with what’s popular and what the masses may say."

USAID scrutiny highlights the good, bad of foreign spending

Prof. Rebecca Wolfe highlights the dangers of integrating USAID into the State Department for 'The Center Square'

Merit or Privilege?: Test Scores and College Admissions

Connor Christensen

Alumni Profile: Connor Christensen, MPP’24

“Having the confidence to engage with research has allowed me to make it this far and put my skills to use for the people of Wyoming.”
Thomas Coleman

How Much Does the U.S. Fiscal System Redistribute?

In recent decades, income inequality in the United States has become a very contentious policy debate. Critics argue that tax cuts for the wealthy, especially those enacted in the 1980s and sustained over time, have worsened the income gap.
Durlauf

Q&A: Professor Steven Durlauf on Tariffs, Trade, and Trump

In this Q&A, Professor Durlauf offers perspective on tariffs and the early term economic policies being enacted in the second Trump administration. 

Harris Credential Community Impact Scholarship Initiative

Starting in April 2025, the application for admission to a Harris Credential Program will include a supplemental essay prompt for applicants who want to be considered for the Community Impact Scholarship. Essays will be evaluated by the Harris Credential Programs admissions committee. Applicants who are admitted and can demonstrate their Community Impact Scholarship eligibility will receive the scholarship. The Community Impact Scholarship will be awarded at the time of admission.