The Harris School of Public Policy Studies

Monday, October 2nd
Speaker: Prof. Robert Michael
Topic: Introduction and Leadership
Reading: Certain Trumpets: The Nature of Leadership

Monday, October 9th
Speaker: John Callaway, WTTW
Topic: Chicago Individuals, Chicago Stories
           
Monday, October 16th
Speaker: Harold Richman, Founding Director, Chapin Hall
Topic: Chapin Hall: From Idea to Institution
           
*Monday, October 23rd
Speaker: Gary Johnson, President, Chicago History Museum
Topic: Chicago’s History
Readings: Nature’s Metropolis & City of the Century
Location: Chicago History Museum, 1601 N. Clark St.

Monday, October 30th
Speaker: Prof. Robert Michael
Topic:  Examples In Leadership: Irving B. Harris, Exemplar
Readings: American Pharaoh, Bitter Fruit & Clashes of Will
           
Monday, November 6th
Speaker: Jean Pogge, Executive Vice President, Shorebank
Topic: Chicago Initiatives in Community Development

*Monday, November 13th
Joint Harris and SSA McCormick Tribune Fellows Event
Speakers: Alderman Toni Preckwinkle, City of Chicago, 4th Ward;
Hank Webber, Vice President for Community and Government Affairs, University of Chicago
Topic: Chicago Initiatives in Local Development
Location: SSA Lobby
Time: 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM

*Monday, November 20th 
Speaker: George Ranney, President, Metropolis 2020
Topic: Chicago Initiatives in Regional Development
Location: Metropolis 2020, 30 West Monroe Street

Monday, January 8th
Speaker: Jack Fuller, former President Tribune Publishing Company
Topic: Colonel Robert McCormick and the Role of the Tribune in Promoting Community
Readings:        The Colonel  and News Values  
Time: 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM

Monday, January 15th 
MLK Jr. School Holiday, No Meeting

*Monday, January 22nd
Speaker: Harriet Meyer, President, Ounce of Prevention
Topic: Chicago and Illinois Initiatives in Early Childhood Policy and Programs Location: Ounce of Prevention, Educare Center

Monday, January 29th
Speaker: John McCarter, President, Field Museum of Chicago
Topic: Making Chicago an Attractive Community for Families

Monday, February 5th
Speaker:  Mary Sue Barrett, President, Metropolitan Planning Council
Topic: Policy and Urban Development in the Chicago Region

Monday, February 12th
Speaker: MTLF Alumni Panel

Monday, February 19th
Speaker: Valerie Jarrett, CEO, The Habitat Company; Trustee, University of Chicago
Topic: Chicago Initiatives in Public Housing: The CHA Plan for Transformation

Monday, February 26th
Speaker 1: Arne Duncan (4 PM to 5 PM) CEO, Chicago Public Schools
Speaker 2: Tim Knowles (5 PM to 6 PM), Executive Director, Center for Urban School Improvement
Topic: Chicago Initiatives in Public Schools: Renaissance 2010

Friday, April 20th ( Exact Time TBD)
Speaker: David Walker, Comptroller General for the United States Government Accountability Office
Topic: Accountability, Integrity, Reliability: Fulfilling the Mission of the GAO

TBD: Possible Event with McCormick Foundation
TBD: Possible Joint Event with SSA Fellows