Harris School of Public Policy

University of Chicago
Harris School of Public Policy
The Keller Center
MottoSocial Impact, Down to a Science
TypePrivate
Established1988[1]
DeanEthan Bueno de Mesquita
Students839
Address
1307 East 60th Street
,
Chicago
,
Illinois
,
United States

41°47′08″N 87°35′49″W / 41.7855°N 87.5970°W / 41.7855; -87.5970
CampusUrban
Websiteharris.uchicago.edu
Inside the Keller Center

The University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy is the public policy school of the University of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois, United States. It is located on the University of Chicago's main campus in Hyde Park. The school's namesake is businessman Irving B. Harris, who made a donation that established the Harris School in 1986.[2] In addition to policy studies and policy analysis, the school requires its students to pursue training in economics and statistics through preliminary examinations and course requirements. The Harris School offers joint degrees with the Booth School of Business, Law School, School of Social Service Administration, and the Graduate Division of the Social Sciences.

In 2014, the Harris School received two gifts totaling $32.5 million for a physical expansion. A former residence hall designed by architect Edward Durell Stone 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.[3] Harris is ranked third among policy analysis schools in the United States, and listed as the second best public policy institution globally in the field of economics research by RePEc.[4][5]

  1. ^ "History of the Harris School". Harris School of Public Policy. Archived from the original on June 1, 2009. Retrieved July 19, 2009. . Established in 1988, the Harris School emerged from an interdepartmental Committee on Public Policy
  2. ^ "Who was Irving B. Harris and why was your school named after him? | Harris School of Public Policy". harris.uchicago.edu.
  3. ^ "The Keller Center At the Harris School". Harris School of Public Policy. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  4. ^ "Best Grad Schools Ranking: Policy Analysis". U.S. News & World Report. Archived from the original on April 8, 2016. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
  5. ^ "Top 25% Public Policy Schools". Research Papers in Economics IDEAS Rankings. Retrieved December 30, 2021.