A former residence hall designed by architect Edward Durell Stone was renovated and renamed The Keller Center, housing the Harris School of Public Policy since 2019.

The sustainably designed Keller Center's Forum provides a venue for speakers as well as open work space.

[9] In 1988 the Harris School of Public Policy opened in the former American Bar Association Building which it has shared with affiliates including NORC at the University of Chicago and the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.

Specializations build upon the Core Curriculum with coursework in specific policy areas or technical skills.

Professor Roger Myerson is the David L. Pearson Distinguished Service Professor of Global Conflict Studies at The Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global Conflicts in the Harris School of Public Policy, the Griffin Department of Economics, and the College.

Professor Michael Kremer is a director at the Development Innovation Lab at the University of Chicago, where he also teaches.