Press Releases
March 15, 2012
The University of Chicago today announced that the Energy Policy Institute at Chicago (EPIC) has received a $1.5 million gift from the Fuel Freedom Foundation to establish the Future of Transportation Fuels Initiative. more >>
February 29, 2012
Colm O’Muicheartaigh, Dean of the Harris School of Public Policy Studies at the University of Chicago, announced the creation of the Alumni Council and congratulated its inaugural members on their appointments. more >>
August 31, 2011
Professor Ariel Kalil has been awarded a research grant from the Russell Sage Foundation to study the impact of the recent recession on married couples’ behavior.
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July 20, 2011
The Harris School has embarked on a yearlong program to explore the role of government and the presidency. more >>
July 7, 2011
The University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy Studies released its 2011 issue of the Chicago Policy Review, its annual student-edited policy journal. more >>
June 15, 2011
Lebanon’s Prime Minister and Chicago Harris Dean’s International Council (DIC) member Najib Mikati announced his new government June 13. more >>
June 3, 2011
Republican presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty will deliver a policy address at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy on Tuesday, June 7. The former governor of Minnesota, who announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination at the end of May, will explain his views on the nation's economy.
March 7, 2011
Professor Ariel Kalil has been awarded a $200,000 research grant from the John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to study the impact of childhood housing instability on long-term health and education outcomes. more >>
February 8, 2011
Mazen Darwazeh, a Harris School Dean’s International Council member, was recently appointed to the Jordanian Senate.
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January 30, 2011
Najib Mikati, a member of the Harris School Dean's International Council, was elected prime minister of Lebanon on January 25. more >>
September 22, 2010
The National Opinion Research Center announced a new scholarship to support student research at the Harris School in honor of Professor Emeritus Robert T. Michael. more >>
September 16, 2010
In response to the annual U.S. poverty report, the Harris School launched a new Web site devoted to examining current U.S. poverty measures. more >>
September 7, 2010
Building renovations that began this summer will continue into the fall semester, expanding classrooms and study areas, among other changes. Here's a breakdown of the new Harris School layout. more >>
July 2, 2010
The Harris School of Public Policy Studies is pleased to announce the appointment of Lydia Lazar as associate dean for recruitment and career development. more >>
June 8, 2010
Chicago Policy Review, the Harris School's annual student-edited public policy journal, published its Summer 2010 edition this month. more >>
April 29, 2010
Ballots for the Harris School's annual Public Policy Student Association election have been tallied, along with its 2010 "Best Of" awards. more >>
February 25, 2010
Senior Lecturer Charles Wheelan has been invited to deliver the keynote address at the 2010 Morningstar Ibbotson Conference in March. more >>
February 1, 2010
The Harris School will launch its Urban Policy Initiative this month with a speaker series designed to explore the unique policy challenges of city life. more >>
January 28, 2010
The Harris School announces a new HarrisView web site with user-friendly search functions and a complete archive, including downloadbale PDFs. more >>
December 2, 2009
Harris Fellow and Environmental Science and Policy student Kyle Gracey will attend and participate in the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, this December. more >>
October 2, 2009
Students from the Moscow School of Political Studies will visit the Harris School on Thursday, October 9 for sessions focused on American governance and policy issues.
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October 1, 2009
Brian Jacob, PhD'01, will give give a distinguished alumni lecture as part of the University's 500th Convocation celebration on Friday, October 9. more >>
June 29, 2009
Professor Willard G. Manning has been named this year's recipient of the Distinguished Investigator Award by Academy Health. more >>
June 24, 2009
John Callaway, long-time Chicago journalist and a Harris School Visiting Committee member, passed away on June 23 in Racine, Wisconsin. He was 72 years old. more >>
June 22, 2009
Colm O'Muircheartaigh, a professor in the Harris School of Public Policy Studies and a senior fellow at the National Opinion Research Center (NORC), has been appointed dean of the School. Dan Black, a professor in the Harris School, has been named deputy dean. more >>
April 29, 2009
Howard Margolis, a professor at the Harris School since 1990, died on Wednesday, April 29 after a battle with cancer. He was 77 years old. more >>
April 2, 2009
James Sallee, assistant professor, has been named the recipient of the 2008 Dissertation Award by the National Tax Association. more >>
March 20, 2009
The Harris School of Public Policy Studies has signed a memo of understanding with the Dubai School of Government. The memo serves as a statement of intent for the two schools to work together and provides a framework through which to develop programs and activities. more >>
March 13, 2009
The National Opinion Research Center (NORC) announced today that Betty G. Farrell will become director of the Cultural Policy Center at the University of Chicago (CPC). The CPC is a joint initiative of the Harris School of Public Policy Studies and NORC. The CPC, located on the University of Chicago campus, is a nationally recognized interdisciplinary research center dedicated to informing policies that affect the arts, humanities, and cultural heritage. Farrell will begin work at the CPC in July. more >>
March 13, 2009
On March 16, Chicago City Council Alderman Toni Preckwinkle will speak to students as part of a course on political feasibility taught by Ron Gibbs, a lecturer at the Harris School. She will speaking on a variety of issues to include the Chicago bid for the 2016 Olympics, affordable housing, living wage ordinances, charter schools, health care, criminal justice, and the impact of the economic stimulus package on Chicago. more >>
February 25, 2009
William Howell and Jon Pevehouse, associate professors in the Harris School, have been honored with the D.B. Hardeman Prize for their book, While Dangers Gather: Congressional Checks on Presidential War Powers (Princeton University Press, 2007). Awarded by the Lyndon Baines Johnson Foundation, the prize is given to the author of the "most important book on a congressional topic." more >>
February 3, 2009
Ylias Akbaraly, a member of the Harris School’s Dean’s International Council and chairman of Groupe Sipromad, was awarded the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Samman by the Indian government. more >>
January 30, 2009
Associate Professor Jon Pevehouse has been named the recipient of the 2009 Karl Deutsch Award by the International Studies Association. more >>
January 9, 2009
NORC and the Harris School Form Partnership to Operate University’s Cultural Policy Center. more >>
December 22, 2008
Shor and Yin Reappointed Assistant Professors. more >>
November 25, 2008
William Howell and Jon Pevehouse Honored with Neustadt Award more >>
July 10, 2008
Tomas Philipson Named Daniel Levin Professor in Public Policy Studies more >>
May 2, 2008
CHPPP Conference Examines Health and Education Links to Well-Being more >>
February 15, 2008
Harris School Announces Hikmat Kaddoura Fellowship more >>
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) >>
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