DIC Members News & Events

News and Events

All of the latest news from the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy.

Dates and Locations Set for the 17th and 18th Meetings of the Dean's International Council
The 17th and 18th meeting of the Dean's International Council will convene, respectively, in Chicago May 8 - 10, 2013, and London, October 16 - 18, 2013. The agenda for the Chicago meeting is already starting to take shape. Members can expect to receive details about featured topics, agenda and speakers in the coming weeks. In the meantime, take a trip down memory lane in the Past Meetings sections. There you will find agendas, speakers, and photos from previous meetings of the Dean's International Council. 

The Speaker is in the House
Newt Gingrich, the former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and candidate for the Republican nomination for president in 2012, stopped by the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy on Tuesday, February 19, for a Q&A event with Chicago Harris students, faculty and staff. More >>

Albright Discusses Career, Foreign Policy
Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright came to campus for a wide-ranging discussion with Chicago Harris Distinguished Senior Fellow Henry M. Paulson Jr. Albright spoke of how her worldview was shaped early in life, when she witnessed the impact the United States had during and immediately following World War II. The event was sponsored by the Paulson Institute and Chicago Harris. More >>

Investing in the next generation of public policy scholars
The Center for Human Potential and Public Policy recently announced recipients of its Pre-Dissertation and Dissertaion Fellowship. Learn how the CHPPP fellowships support Chicago Harris PhD students whose work shows promise to impact the field of child and family policy research. More >>