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Your Next Big Idea Is Here Your next big idea is here. harris.uchicago.edu Welcome to the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy. What sets the University of Chicago apart? We lead with a focus on inquiry and a commitment to impact. We empower individuals to challenge conventional thinking in pursuit of original ideas. UChicago research has led to revolutionary theories of economics and tools to effect social change. In all we do, we are driven to dig deeper, push further, and ask bigger questions—and to leverage our knowledge to enrich all human life. 92 140+ 100+ Nobel Laureates affiliated Interdisciplinary Research Programs, initiatives, with the University, including Centers and Institutes and partnerships in six Nobel Prize winners currently over 48 nations and on faculty at UChicago on every continent 1 1 The University of Chicago CHICAGO HIGHLIGHTS American Writers Museum The 606 / Bloomingdale Trail Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art Chicago is: The Windy City. Bahá’í Temple The City of Big Shoulders. The Plant vertical farm The City that Works. Design Museum of Chicago National Museum of Mexican Art Chicago is known by many names Garfield Park Conservatory but its spirit is singular. 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For more than 30 years, the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy has been a driving force for rigorous thinking and evidence-based approaches to address the world’s most important problems. Harris Fast Facts 54 18 #3 full-time centers, institutes, ranked for faculty members and urban labs policy analysis* 9 3,500+ 12 degree programs, alumni certificate plus joint degrees worldwide programs *U.S. News & World Report, 2019 4 The University of Chicago Interested in a specific policy field? We’ve got you covered. 5 The University of Chicago From global conflict to urban development, Harris and the University of Chicago offer a path for you to pursue whichever field you want to explore. You’ll work with our world-class faculty whose innovative research is driving change every day. Students enrolled in the Master of Public Policy program can take up to six electives outside of Harris —truly seizing all that UChicago has to offer. 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