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CEDECIdeas at Work: Investing in Early Childhood 

Leading thinkers on early childhood development recently gathered at the University of Chicago to discuss a wide range of current research and its global implications, a culmination of two years of work by a group of driven Harris School and Economics graduate students. more>>

Dan TangherliniHarris Alum Tapped to Run GSA

Dan Tangherlini, MPP'91, has been appointed Acting Administrator of the U.S. General Services Administration. He previously served as Assistant Secretary for Management, CFO, and Chief Performance Officer at the U.S. Treasury Department. more>> 

SusanMayerSusan Mayer on Income Inequality

Professor Susan Mayer is featured in the latest issue of Boston Review in which she argues that, in fact, tax rates are not a major factor in the increase in income inequality in the US. more>>

 

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Steve RaudenbushRaudenbush Elected to National Academy of Sciences

There are now 44 current members of the University of Chicago faculty who have been elected to the Academy, three of whom – Roger Myerson, Jim Heckman and Raudenbush – are also on faculty at the Harris School of Public Policy. more >>

Rebecca LordanSTUDENT SPOTLIGHT: Rebecca Lordan

"Everyone is scared of what I do," Rebecca Lordan says with a smile. Lordan says the Harris School has provided her with the skills necessary to achieve her ultimate ambition: influencing global nuclear policy. more >>

Austan GoolsbeeFrom the Chicago Policy Review

The Chicago Policy Review talks to Chicago Booth professor and former chief economist for President Obama, Austan Goolsbee, about the path out of the recession, his ideal legislation, and why Europe is our biggest threat. more >>  

 

 


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