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2007


December 18, 2007
    Ricardo Paes de Barros Named Tinker Visiting Professor more >>
December 12, 2007
    Harris School Announces New Fellowship Program more >>
November 29, 2007
    IPP Students to Travel to Jordan and Israel more >>
October 22, 2007
    Don Coursey to Speak at Symposium on Conservation Issues more >>
October 17, 2007
    University of Chicago's Harris School of Public Policy Studies and FUSADES to Co-Host Central American Presidential Forum on Security, Democracy, and Trade, Oct. 29-30 more (PDF) >>
August 3, 2007
    Kerwin Charles named Steans Family Professor more >>
June 20, 2007
    The Women's Board announces grant for distance learning study more >>
May 21, 2007
    PPSA announces student, teaching awards more >>
April 10, 2007
    New study by Willard Manning shows staggering effects of diabetes more >>
March 26, 2007
    C. Cybele Raver appointed to National Research Council more >>
March 19, 2007
    Announcing the Mikati Foundation Fellowship Program in Public Policy Studies more >>
February 22, 2007
    Dean Susan E. Mayer Re-appointed for a Second Term more >>
February 7, 2007
    Study examines income and school readiness more >>
January 18, 2007
    In memoriam: Nancy O'Connor, former Harris School Dean of Students more >>
January 2, 2007
    Wes Yin Awarded Certificate of Excellence from the TIAA-CREF Institute more >>


2006


November 27, 2006
    Marcos Rangel Awarded Best Paper from Royal Economic Society more >>
November 9, 2006
    Concord Coalition's Fiscal "Wake-Up" Tour Comes to Chicago more >>
October 20, 2006
    Former French Prime Minister Laurent Fabius addressed Dean's International Council meeting in Paris more >>
    Dean's International Council panelists discuss EU at Paris meeting more >>
October 19, 2006
    Dean's International Council panelists discuss labor laws at Paris meeting more >>
    International Herald Tribune's John Vinocur addresses Dean's International Council meeting in Paris more >>
    Dean's International Council panelists discuss international migration issues at Paris meeting more >>
    U.S. Ambassador Stapleton welcomes Dean's International Council more >>
October 18, 2006
    Publicis Groupe hosts Dean's International Council opening reception at Paris meeting more >>
October 13, 2006 October 5, 2006
    Harris School Events on WBEZ's Chicago Amplified more >>
September 19, 2006
    The 2006 King Abdullah II Annual Leadership Lecture - His Excellency President Leonel Fernández of the Dominican Republic more >>
August 10, 2006
    Alumna Kathryn Wolford, AM'81 to head The McKnight Foundation more >>
August 3, 2006
    Brazilian researcher to be 2007-08 Tinker Visiting Professor in Latin American and Iberian Studies more >>
July 18, 2006
    Alumnus receives EPA Post-Doctoral Fellowship more >>
July 17, 2006
    Alumna Lisa Ellman, MPP/JD'05 on Are Judges Political more >>
June 29, 2006
    Chapin Hall Announces New Director - Harris Alumnus Matthew W. Stagner, PhD'92 more >>
June 19, 2006
    James J. Heckman receives UCD Ulysses Medal more >>
May 30, 2006
    Two Harris Students to Spend Summer as Harold Rosenthal Fellow more >>
    PPSA Announces Amy Marie Bosman Memorial Fellows more >>
May 18, 2006
    Danish Ambassador addressed Dean's International Council more >>
May 17, 2006
    Author and scholar of medieval Spain addressed Dean's International Council more >>
May 16, 2006
    PPSA announces awards for 2005-06 more >>
May 15, 2006
    Juan Clar, MPP'06 awarded Carey Fellowship more >>
May 4, 2006
    Kuwaiti CEO gives lecture on the Middle East more >>
May 3, 2006
    Edelman: Child Advocates Must Break 'Cradle-to-Prison Pipeline' more_>>
April 25, 2006
    Professor Charles Glaser in panel discussion on "The Battle for Peace: A Frontline vision of America's Power and Purpose" more >>
April 24, 2006
    Harris School Address by Gunnar Lund, Swedish Ambassador to the United States more >>
April 14, 2006
    Harris School hosts lecture by Prince Turki Al-Faisal, the new Saudi Ambassador to the United States more >>
April 11, 2006
    Former Prime Minister of Lebanon, Najib Mikati, gave a Harris School address more >>
April 7, 2006
    Former French Prime Minister Laurent Fabius to give series of lectures more >>
March 15, 2006
    Study Finds that Income and Education Drive Participation in Chicago's Cultural Institutions more >>
March 10, 2006
    University Announces Nomination of 13th President: Robert J. Zimmer more >>
March 3, 2006
    Edwards to share his message on lifting Americans out of poverty more >>
February 1, 2006
    Lecturer Dorian Warren discusses "Inequality, Marginalized Workers, and the Politics of U.S. Labor" in live webcast more >>
January 31, 2006
    Rami Khouri talks with WGN radio after giving an address at the Harris School more >>
January 30, 2006
    Chicago premiere of documentary The Peacekeepers, Filmmaker on Chicago Public Radio's Worldview more >>
January 25, 2006
    International Policy Practicum to India more >>
January 5, 2006
    Harris School alumna named president and CEO of Public Radio International more >>


2005


December 1, 2005
    Women in Public Policy (WIPP) announce Fall 2005 Conference Fund recipients
October 6, 2005
    2005 Mentor Dinner
October 3, 2005
    Hurricane K.A.T.rina Relief Drive ("Kind Assistance in times of Tragedy") - October 3-15
September 23, 2005
    Former Ambassador to Yemen Discusses Middle East Governance in Harris School Talk
September 21, 2005
    The Harris School announces the Steans Family Professorship in Education Policy
September 20, 2005
    Cultural Policy Center Releases Future of Public Television Report
September 19, 2005
    Elías Antonio Saca González, President of El Salvador, Visits the University of Chicago
September 7, 2005
    Hurricane Katrina - Visiting Students
August 4, 2005
    Dean Susan Mayer met with the President of El Salvador, Elías Antonio Saca González
July 14, 2005
    Harris School Announces New Emmett Dedmon Professorship
July 6, 2005
    Barry Maram, AM'85 Receives Outstanding Public Official Award
June 27, 2005
    Foreign Service Lures Three Graduates from Class of 2005
June 20, 2005
    Jeffrey Grogger Appointed Irving Harris Professor in Urban Policy
June 9, 2005
    His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan Visits the University of Chicago
June 7, 2005
    William H. Kruskal, 1919-2005
May 27, 2005
    PPSA Awards Announced
May 26, 2005
    Harris School Establishes the Daniel Levin Professorship in Public Policy Studies   more >>
    Harris School Inaugurates New Dean's International Council
    Public Policy Students Association Announces Winners of Amy Marie Bosman Memorial Fellowship
May 18, 2005
    Irving B. Harris Memorial Book Drive Surpasses Goal
May 13, 2005
    Professor Robert T. Michael Receives Prestigious Lapham Award from the Population Association of America
May 11, 2005
    MPP Student Janelle George Selected for Emerging Leaders Program
April 25, 2005
    MPP Student Tom McKone Finalist in the 2005 Global Social Venture Competition
    Associate Professor Ariel Kalil Receives Young Scholars Award from the Foundation for Child Development
April 14, 2005
    Former French Prime Minister, Laurent Fabius, Returns as Visiting Senior Lecturer
March 24, 2005
    MPP Student Receives Harold W. Rosenthal Fellowship in International Relations
March 15, 2005
    First Harris School PhD graduate wins prestigious award in sports management
February 18, 2005
    ACORN Report by MPP Student Sheri Frost Shows High Rates of Teacher Turnover in Chicago Inner-City Schools
January 19, 2005
    '81 Alumna and 23 Other NGO Leaders Meet With President Bush About Asia's Tsunami Disaster Relief
January 3, 2005
    Former President of the Chicago Community Trust foundation Donald Stewart Joins Harris School as Visiting Professor


2004


December 16, 2004
    Dean Mayer met with King Abdullah II of Jordan
December 15, 2004
    Alumna Dana Cole, AM'90 named National Association of Manufacturers Vice President and Corporate Secretary
November 19, 2004
    Professor Tomas Philipson appointed Senior Fellow at the Milken Institute
November 12, 2004
    Alumna Carolyn Heinrich recipient of David N. Kershaw Award
November 11, 2004
    Associate Professor David Meltzer awarded CDC grant for a Chicago Center of Excellence in Health Promotion Economics
    December 2-3: Cultural Policy Center conference on "The Future of Public Television"
June 10, 2004
    Don Coursey and Robert LaLonde named Teachers of the Year
June 3-6, 2004
    2004 Alumni Weekend
June 1, 2004
    Cultural Policy Center awarded $340,000 for national study on effective practices used to build arts participation
April 22, 2004
    Cultural Policy Center awarded Joyce Foundation grant for study on minority participation in Chicago cultural institutions
April 18, 2004
    Center for Policy Practice to host panel discussion on global diplomacy
March 8, 2004
    The Harris School and Universidad Iberoamericano receive USAID grant to expand partnership
March, 2004
    MPP student to study rural economic development policy in Mexico as Fulbright Scholar
    Harris School and Chapin Hall sponsor conference on policy implications of new child and youth development research
    Willard Manning and coauthors show hidden costs of uninsurance
February, 2004
    The Harris School announces Research Development Grants program call for applications
    Center for Policy Practice to sponsor panel on local economic development with former Mayor of Bogotá, Colombia and Chairman of ShoreBank
    University News Office and Newsweek host newsmakers forum on Illinois in presidential politics with Jonathan Alter of Newsweek
    Lew Manilow of the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs to host discussion democracy building
January 15, 2004
    Julieanna Richardson of "The HistoryMakers" to discuss major African-American video oral history project in public lecture
    Public lecture by Philippe Kirsch, President, The International Criminal Court


2003


December 8, 2003
    Two Grants Awarded to Support CHPPP Programming and C. Cybele Raver's Research
November 6, 2003
    Chicago Policy Review - Call for Papers
September, 2003
    Student John Erik Garr named 2004 American Marshall Memorial Fellow
    Harris School to host State Dept's Midwest Oral Assessment Prep
    Assistant Professor Sean Gailmard part of advisory panel for Cook County Commissioner Mike Quigley (AM '85) on restructuring Cook County government
September 11, 2003
    In Memoriam: Two-Year Anniversary of Terrorist Attacks
August, 2003
    Student Breeze Luetke-Stahlman to host show on University radio station WHPK 88.5 FM
June 13, 2003
    Student award winners announced
June 11, 2003
    PPSA names Professor, TA of the Year Awards
    Student Urmi Sengupta named University's 2003-2004 Student Ombudsperson
May 7, 2003
    Harris School student organizations co-sponsor conference on affordable housing in Chicago - May 17
    Anirban Basu, Harris School Ph.D. student - winner of American Statistical Association Student Paper Competition for Health Policy Statistics
May 1, 2003
    Alumnus Bryan Samuels, AM'93 appointed to head Illinois DCFS by Governor Blagojevich
April 19, 2003
    Cultural Policy conference on historic preservation
April 17, 2003
    New issue of Harris School Research Report
April 3, 2003
    Professor Tomas Philipson named winner of the 2003 Milken Institute Award for Distinguished Economic Research for paper on growth of obesity and technological change
March 24, 2003
    Robert LaLonde and Susan George organize workshop to discuss issues in research on incarceration and families
February 24, 2003
    Alumnus Joel Brennan, MPP'99 to run for Wisconsin State Senate seat
February 18, 2003
    Harris founder and faculty receive awards from the Society for Research in Child Development
    Center for Human Potential and Public Policy Spring conference "Making Wise Investments: How Do We Help the Nation's Most Vulnerable Families?"
February 10, 2003
    JCPR conference on family investments in their children - September 19-20
February 7, 2003
    Call for applications - Center for Spatially Integrated Social Science 2003 summer workshops
January 20, 2003
    University's MLK Day
January 10, 2003
    Harris School Affiliated Professor James Heckman studies economic factors for higher education among disadvantaged
January 9, 2003
    Student Urmi Sengupta appointed Assistant Student Ombudsperson


2002


December 30, 2002
    Assistant Professor Ariel Kalil garners SRCD Award for Early Research Contributions
December 6, 2002
    Associate Professor David Meltzer, Professor Willard Manning study the benefits of doctors focused on hospital care
November 25, 2002
    Assistant Professor Ariel Kalil studies depression among young mothers
November 21, 2002
    Washington D.C. policy practioners attend special Harris School seminar
November 19, 2002
    Harris, SSA students attend UN official's talk on Iraq, conference on public service careers
November 14, 2002
    Russell Sage Foundation awards $128K to Robert LaLonde and Susan George for Incarcerated Mothers study
    Chicago Policy Review Spring 2003 issue on Social Welfare Policy - Call for papers
November 8, 2002
    Assistant Professor Diane Whitmore to discuss new book Bridging the Achievement Gap at Brookings Institution
November 6, 2002
    "Meaningful Careers in a Changing World" Career Symposium, Nov 15
November 4, 2002
    Cultural Policy Center Workshop, Nov. 7 - David Bahlman, President, Landmarks Preservation Council of Illinois
    PIPES Workshop, Nov. 7 - Barry O'Neill, UCLA - "Political Psychology and International Relations"
    Joint Demography/CHAS/Health Economics Workshop, Nov. 7 - Leemore Dafny, Northwestern University - "How do hospitals respond to price change? Evidence from the Medicare program"
October 30, 2002
    Former CA state senator and activist Tom Hayden to give lecture on "Defending Democracy in the War on Terrorism"
October 28, 2002
    Anne Richard ('84) to talk to students about careers in international affairs
    Hawaii International Conference on Social Sciences - Call for Papers / Abstracts / Submissions
    Susan George to present at Chicago Urban League Symposium October 28
October 23, 2002
    Melissa Harris-Lacewell from Political Science Dept. to give talk October 29 at Harris School - "Black Political Ideology"
    Demography Workshop October 31 - Melissa S. Kearney from Wellesley College
    PISP Workshop Nov. 5 - Richard Andres from School of Advanced Airpower Studies, Maxwell Air Force Base
October 16, 2002
    Harris School, Law School, MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics sponsor joint conference - "Social Determinants of Health and Disease" November 15-16
October 14, 2002
    Elizabeth T. Gershoff from Columbia University's National Center for Children in Poverty to give public lecture on the effects of corporal punishment
October 9, 2002
    Susan George to present at the American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting
October 4, 2002
    Susan George and Robert LaLonde receive $76K grant from Chicago Community Trust for study of incarcerated women in Illinois
October 1, 2002
    Professor Willard Manning and John Mullahy win Arrow Award
September 26, 2002
    Assistant Professor Jeff Milyo Gives Ethics Talk at Government Forum
September 14, 2002
    Susan George presented findings from her and Robert LaLonde's study on incarcerated mothers to the Congressional Black Caucus
August 2, 2002
    Profesor Cybele Raver named director of Center on Human Potential and Public Policy
July 1, 2002
    Associate Professor Susan Mayer begins appointment as the new dean of Harris School
June 25, 2002
    Assistant Professor Tom DeLeire joins President Bush's Council of Economic Advisers for 2002-2003
    Professor Don Coursey named "Professor of the Year" by the Harris School students
    Associate Professor C. Cybele Raver named "Professor of the Year" by the Harris School students
April, 2002
    Professor Howard Margolis: It Started With Copernicus
April 24, 2002
    U of C nets $10M grant
April 17, 2002
    Panel discussion - Dispelling Charter School Myths
April 9, 2002
    Assistant Professor Ariel Kalil receives $300,000 for innovative research focused on young people
March 22, 2002
    9th Annual Casey Medals for Meritorious Journalism
March 11, 2002
    2002 Award of Excellence - Career Services
February 7, 2002
    Associate Professor Lloyd Gruber says 'Spatial Inequality' could be a negative effect of globalization
January 29, 2002
    The University and the City: Opportunities and Challenges
January 27, 2002
    Mayer Appointed Dean of Harris School
January 24, 2002
    Hawaii International Conference on Social Sciences - Call for Papers / Abstracts / Proposals


2001


November 16, 2001
    International Conference on Meaningful Careers in a Changing World
October 4, 2001
    Playing by the Rules: Video Games and Cultural Policy
    Data in New Book Edited by Harris Dean Michael Provide Insights Into Teens
October 3, 2001
    Forum to Examine Next Stage of Welfare Reform in Illinois
September 24, 2001
    Incomplete Picture of Poverty in the U.S., Researchers Find
September 11, 2001
    Political Costs Too High for U.S. National Missile Defense
September 7, 2001
    Harris School Receives $1 Million Gift from Daniel Levin
July 12, 2001
    Lynn's book proposes 'a logic of governance' for public policy practitioners
June 7, 2001
    Irving B. Harris Graduate School of Public Policy Studies Professors of the Year: Don Coursey, Ameritech Professor in the Harris School, Helen Levy, Assistant Professor in the Harris School, and Raaj Sah, Professor in the Harris School
May 17, 2001
    Bradburn, Weintraub honored with MacLean Award
May 1, 2001
    Small class sizes in elementary school pay big benefits years later, University of Chicago research shows
March 29, 2001
    Cultural Policy Program supports new research that measures arts, culture
January 24, 2001
    Sex, Love, and Health in America: New book looks at social and health implications of sexual behavior
January 4, 2001
    Harris School students serving City Hall as project managers


2000


November 30, 2000
    Harris School professor studies factors contributing to success of teen mothers
November 2, 2000
    Q&A with Jeff Milyo: How much does campaign financing influence the political process?
October 11, 2000
    Professor James Heckman Awarded the 2000 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences
June 21, 2000
    Rural Poor Face Rough Road Moving from Welfare to Work
June 8, 2000
    2000 Graduate Teaching Awards: Don Coursey and Annamaria Lusardi The Irving B. Harris Graduate School of Public Policy Studies
May 26, 2000
    Joint Center for Poverty Research Awards Research Scholarship to Kunz and Page
May 24, 2000
    Sociologist Christopher Jencks Speaks at the University of Chicago on the Black and White Test Score Gap
May 11, 2000
    Land preservation in communities raises home values
    Gruber questions transfer of power in 'Ruling the World...' (May 11, 2000)
March 1, 2000
    McCormick Tribune Foundation funds University of Chicago Human Potential Center
January 29, 2000
    Sensation' controversy occasions national arts policy conference


1999


July 29, 1999
    Conference: The Future of U.S. Military Presence in Europe
June 1, 1999
    U.S. Households Not Planning Adequately For Retirement
May 28, 1999
    University of Chicago Public Policy Graduate Students Recognize Outstanding Instructors
April 30, 1999
    James Coleman Will Be Honored with a Memorial Lecture
April 14, 1999
    University of Chicago Report Finds District-wide Reform Making Progress In Chicago High Schools, Despite Teacher Uncertainty
March 12, 1999
    Scholars Address Effectiveness of Welfare Reform
February 22, 1999
    University Of Chicago Visiting Scholar Notes Americans' Willingness To Trade Savings For Near-Term Rewards
January 21, 1999
    Case Teaching Makes Instructors More Effective
January 6, 1999
    University of Chicago Career Services Director Notes Trend Away From Public Sector Employment


1998


December 15, 1998
    Scholars, Advocates, Political Leaders Assess First Year of Illinois Welfare Reform
    The University of Chicago to Study Effects of Welfare Reform on Children and Families
November 23, 1998
    Harris Gives University of Chicago $5 Million to Study Human Potential and Public Policy
November 5, 1998
    Remaking the World Conference Highlights Public Service Careers
October 15, 1998
    Harris School Launches New Master's Degree
September 28, 1998
    Professor Lynn Co-Founder of New Public Policy Journal
September 10, 1998
    Scholars Address Usefulness of Poverty Rate for Evaluating Welfare Reform
July 20, 1998
    Federal Program Promotes Housing Discrimination
June 11, 1998
    Public Policy Graduate Students Recognize Outstanding Instructors
May 14, 1998
    Lawlor Named Dean of SSA
May 5, 1998
    University of Chicago Study Shows Major Differences in Sexual Practices Between the United States and Britain
March 25, 1998
    Laurence E. Lynn, Jr., Named first Sydney Stein, Jr., Professor at the University of Chicago
February 19, 1998
    Diplomat Brings Foreign-Affairs Expertise to Classroom
February 5, 1998
    Michael Appointed Dean of Harris School
February 3, 1998
    Anticrime Proposal Overlooks Root Causes of Juvenile Delinquency


1997


June 6, 1997
    Hellberg Receives Kaiser Permanente Fellowship
May 29, 1997
    Increasing Family Income Not Enough to Lift Children from Poverty
May 20, 1997
    Ameritech Connects With Public Policy School
April 3, 1997
    Hazardous Waste Sites More Common Among Affluent and Hispanic Neighborhoods


1994


October 13, 1994
    University of Chicago Study Disputes Myth About American Sexual Habits
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