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Roger Myerson Appointed Inaugural David L. Pearson Distinguished Service Professor

Nobel laureate Roger Myerson has been appointed the inaugural David L.
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Donation from AbbVie Will Expand Partnership between UChicago Education Lab and Chicago Public Schools to Support Underserved Students

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A transformative gift from AbbVie Pharmaceuticals announced today will expand the partnership between the University of Chicago Education Lab and Chicago Public Schools to better support Chicago’s most vulnerable youth.

Coffee Chats with Ranjan Daniels in Tokyo

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Obama Scholar Pearl Ranna, MAIDP Class of 2019

Student profile
Food security has always been an area of interest for Pearl Ranna, 25. As a young farmer, Ranna has witnessed the inequality gap between rural and urban development among youth in the farming sector. 

Evening Master's Program: Online Information Session

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Coffee with Ranjan Daniels in Seoul

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Seven Tips for International Applicants

Incoming students at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy represent 49 countries, as well as various cultural backgrounds, languages, and experiences. International students applying to graduate school in the US may have many questions about our application process, and our admissions team is here to help. Director of International Partnerships and Executive Education Shilin Liu, MPP’17, shares some tips for international students applying to Harris.

Harris Public Policy MAIDP/Obama Foundation Scholars Webinar: Application Tips

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Nina Gao PhD’18 Wins Honorable Mention for Best Dissertation at APPAM

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Gao's noteworthy dissertation, “What Gets Measured (Gets Done),” is composed of three essays: two related to mental health and one related to the political economy of determining the value of physician work. 
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Obama Scholars Hear from President Barack Obama at Obama Foundation Summit

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The Obama Foundation Scholars program was recently featured in an article in the Chicago Maroon discussing a conversation between President Barack Obama and Dave Eggers at the Second Annual Obama Foundation Summit.

November Social Hour: Tokyo

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Obama Visits UChicago for Live Taping of The Axe Files

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Former President Barack Obama returned to his academic roots on Tuesday, visiting the University of Chicago campus where he spent 12 years, and the neighborhood where his life last held some semblance of normalcy.