Features
Panel Series Channels Mentors
February 1, 2010
An annual panel series features mentors from a wide range of organizations that share industry-specific career advice. Half student-led Q&A, half freeform discussion about relevant policy issues, the events are designed to help bridge the gap between classroom theory and practical application. more >>
Unveiling Islamic Issues
January 25, 2010
A new student organization examines the historical role of women in Islamic societies as part of an ongoing speaker series. Its founders hope the new discussion group will help, if indirectly, to encourage future holistic policies in troubled regions of the Muslim world. more >>
IPP Class Tackles Cambodia’s Maternal and Child Health
January 12, 2010
Twelve Harris School students traveled to Cambodia in December to study the country’s post-genocide health care struggles. The class, led by Senior Lecturer Charles Wheelan and Graduate Lecturer Felicity Vabulas, will produce a 40-page memo of their findings and make recommendations for improving maternal and child health. more >>
Harris School Offers First Governance Mini-course
January 12, 2010
Martin Sinnott, principal of the nonprofit executive search consulting firm Kittleman & Associates and 30-year veteran of the nonprofit sector, will be teaching a mini-course on nonprofit governance this quarter, the first Harris School course devoted solely to the subject. The three weekly sessions will cover fundamentals of nonprofit practices and compliance issues, ranging from legal expectations to board selection and governance models. more >>
Advocacy Seminar Explores Online Strategies
January 12, 2010
A November executive education seminar about advocacy highlighted the growing need for organizations to incorporate digital media in their campaign strategies. The course was taught by Ron Gibbs, president of National & International Public Affairs Consulting and an adjunct professor at the Harris School, and featured guest speakers from Google Inc. and Obama’s presidential campaign staff. more >>
Student Attends Climate Treaty in Copenhagen
January 12, 2010
Last month, Harris Fellow and Environmental Science and Policy student Kyle Gracey attend the United Nations Climate Change Negotiations in Copenhagen. He and 26 other youth leaders from the United States were selected for the honor by the SustainUS Agents of Change program, which was designed to facilitate youth involvement in international policy-making and to spur advocacy for a clean energy future. more >>
Ethan Bueno de Mesquita Awarded Three-Year Grant to Study Terrorist Groups
December 22, 2009
Associate Professor Ethan Bueno de Mesquita has received a grant from the Office of Naval Research to study how the internal dynamics of terrorist and insurgent organizations affect their use of violence. more >>
Harris School Dean Speaks at November Conferences
November 2009
Dean Colm O’Muircheartaigh has recently been an invited speaker at two conferences. more >>
Willard Manning Discusses Health Care in America
October 26, 2009
Professor Willard Manning spoke to Harris School students about the history of United States health reform and its unintended consequences in the 2009 Aims of Public Policy address. “I [want] to provide some sort of context for what’s been going on in the American health care system,” Manning explained. more >>
Panel Discussion: Chicago Youth Violence
November 11, 2009
On Tuesday, November 3, activists, community members, and students packed the Harris School’s Quiet Study Area for the Violence Amongst Chicago Youth Panel. The five panelists were tasked with addressing the near impossible: explain and fix the epidemic of violence among school-age children in Chicago. more >>
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