The Bulletin: December 2008

News and Notes from the Harris School


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May 6-8, 2009
Dean's International Council Meeting
The Gleacher Center
University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

Additional information and formal invitations to this event will follow under separate cover. For any questions or suggestions, please contact
Elena Raluca Rustandi (mailto:rustandi@uchicago.edu or 773.702.3918)

Welcome: New Dean's International Council Member


Paul F. Boulos is the president and director of MWH Global, one of the world's leading environmental engineering firms. Read his bio >>

Recent Commentary by Council Members


Frank Schell on India and U.S. foreign policy

(National Strategy Forum, Winter 2008) Read the article >>


Azeem Ibrahim comments on freelance Islamic terrorism

( Chicago Tribune, December 3, 2008) Read the article >>


Frank Schell on the global economic crisis and U.S. strategy.

(National Strategy Forum, December 3, 2008)  Read the article >>


Frank Schell on India-Pakistan relations.

(Far Eastern Economic Review, December 2, 2008) Read the article >>


Recent Events and News at the Harris School

Panelists Tackle the Digital Divide at Center's Annual Lecture

Local Aldermen Call for Improved University-Community Relations

Former Tribune Editor Discusses Media Ethics in an Online World

Charles Wheelan Named to Emerging Leader Program

Cultural Policy Center Hosts Symposium on Diversity in the Arts

Unintended Consequences in Iraq

Chicago and Jedda Examine the Election and Its Impact

In the News...


Raja Kamal on Obama Administration and the Middle East
"Smart Soft Power: An Essential Tool for the Next Administration," National Strategy Forum, Strategic Outlook 2008: National Security Issues for the Next Administration, Winter, 2008.

Charles Wheelan Announces Run for Congress
"Wheelan '88 seeks U.S. Rep. seat," The Dartmouth, December 2, 2008.

Raja Kamal on Democracy in the Arab World
"Arab World Trails Shamefully Behind," Middle East Times, December 1, 2008.
"Syria and Libya: frozen in the past, fearing the present," The Daily Star, December 2, 2008.

James Heckman on Investment in Early Childhood Education
"Can Obama Keep New Jobs at Home?" BusinessWeek, November 25, 2008.

Charles Wheelan on a Bailout for American Auto Companies

"Why a Big Three Bailout Is Driven to Fail," The Naked Economist - Yahoo! Finance. November 18, 2008.


Don Coursey on a New Model for Water Rights

"Water market model could be the future," Santa Fe New Mexican, November 13, 2008.
"Economists Research Real-Time Water Rights Market," Albuquerque Journal, November 17, 2008.
Reprinted. KOB.com, November 17, 2008.
Reprinted. Las Cruces Sun-News, November 17, 2008.
Reprinted. KVIA.com, November 17, 2008.


Red State, Blue State, Rich State, Poor State (co-authored by Boris Shor) cited in Slate