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research in the field of public policy, primarily urban studies and urban journalism. The Committee on Public Policy was formed to offer master's degrees to students interested in policy studies. The Committee, formed of professors employed by different academic divisions, began offering classes in 1976 to a small group of one-year Master's students who had applied internally from other graduate divisions within the University of Chicago. The Committee's long term viability was called into question for reasons including the small demand for one year master's degrees in public policy and weak administrative support for such a small program. Over the next three years the Committee began offering two year degrees, joint BA/MA degrees and PhDs, but it continued to be threatened by weak administrative support and unstable funding. In 1986 a committee of Deans recommended the Committee should secure a better endowment and become a professional school or be dissolved. At that time
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was renovated and renamed The Keller Center, housing the Harris School of Public Policy as of 2019. The Keller Center's Forum provides a venue for speakers and open work space. Harris is ranked third among policy analysis schools in the United States, and listed as the second best public policy
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The Harris School of Public Policy was predated by the Committee on Public Policy and The University of Chicago Center for Policy Study. The Center on Public Policy, established in 1966, was a research center and so did not offer degrees. The Center hosted fellows and conferences and published
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pledged $ 6.9 million in order to create the public policy school, a figure he later raised to $ 10 million. In 1988 the Harris School of Public Policy opened in the former American Bar Association Building which it has shared with affiliates including
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Harris Public Policy partners with other professional schools and divisions within the University of Chicago to offer accelerated joint/dual degrees.
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In 2014, Harris Public Policy received two gifts totaling $ 32.5 million for a physical expansion. A former residence hall designed by architect
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through preliminary examinations and course requirements. Harris Public Policy offers joint degrees with the
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The Harris Public Policy offers the following full-time professional master's degree programs:
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Harris Public Policy runs cooperative programs partnered with international institutions
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The following professors served as Dean of the Harris School of Public Policy:
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The Irving B. Harris Graduate School of Public Policy Studies, A Celebration
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Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures, West Asia & North Africa
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Harris Public Policy offers certificates in the following concentrations
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Master of Arts (MA) in Public Policy with Certificate in Research Methods
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MPP/MA – Joint Degree with the School of Social Service Administration
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MPP/MA – Joint Degree with the Center for Middle Eastern Studies
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MA/MA – Dual Degree Committee on International Relations (CIR)
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Further, the school offers a Ph.D. program in public policy.
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Graham School of Continuing Liberal and Professional Studies
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institution globally in the field of economics research by
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Ethan Bueno de Mesquita (interim 2023-2024) (2024–Present)
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BA/MPP – The Professional Option Program with the College
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Robert T. Michael (founding Dean) (1989–1994, 1998–2002)
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MPP/MBA – Joint Degree with the Booth School of Business
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Master of Arts (MA) Part-time Evening Master's Program
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Hanqing Advanced Institute of Economics and Finance,
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Harris School of Public Policy Studies

Private
Dean
Chicago
Illinois
United States
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public policy school
University of Chicago
Chicago
Illinois
Hyde Park
Irving B. Harris
policy studies
policy analysis
economics
statistics
Booth School of Business
Law School
School of Social Service Administration
Edward Durell Stone
RePEc
Irving Harris
NORC at the University of Chicago
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

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