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Join us as we welcome the Winter-Spring 2024 cohort of Pritzker Fellows! Each of our Fellows will introduce themselves and seminar topics, followed by a brief chat with IOP director Heidi Heitkamp. They’ll then rotate around to meet students and field their questions!
Snacks will be provided.[...]
Better Elections, Better Politics?
One thing Americans across political divides believe is that the nation’s election processes are deeply flawed, though the prescriptions vary deeply. Time for a deep dive into the history of election laws and reforms that have been tried, succeeded and failed, and an examination of what else can be[...]
Inside the Progressive Prosecutors Movement: An Assessment
Progressive prosecutors – who sought to reform the criminal justice system through methods like the elimination of cash bail, reduced incarceration and increased prosecutorial discretion – have come under fire, especially by Republican governors and lawmakers. Hear the perspective of three recent[...]
The Imperiled Incumbent: Biden on the Ropes
Amid the nominally competitive GOP presidential primary, Democrats have become increasingly anxious about the reelection campaign of President Biden.
Biden is under fire from every direction inside and out of his own party, especially among young voters, and the bottom of the ticket could go[...]
Tax the Rich, End Homelessness? Chicago's New Proposal to Combat Housing Insecurity
The student-led event committee Chicago Style presents, Tax the Rich, End Homelessness? Chicago's New Proposal to Combat Housing Insecurity.
Over 68,000 people struggle with homelessness in Chicago -- much more than what can be supported by the city's current resources. A new proposal aims to[...]
Israel, Palestine, and Gaza: A Painful Inflection Point
UCHICAGO STUDENTS ONLY
Palestinians and Israelis have been entangled in intense and often deadly conflict since the formation of Israel in 1948. What are the historical nuances that have led to this tragic moment and what might the future look like for the region? The goal of this event, open to[...]
Cassidy Hutchinson: Her Time In the White House and Its Costs
Cassidy Hutchinson, a former top aide to Mark Meadows, Donald Trump’s last – and now indicted – chief of staff, will discuss her memoir “Enough” with IOP Pritzker Fellow and former U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy, who served on the January 6 committee before which Hutchinson famously testified.[...]
Among the Braves: A Narrative History of Hong Kong's Pro-Democracy Movement
The student-led International Policy Program presents, Among the Braves: A Narrative History of Hong Kong's Pro-Democracy Movement.
Following the crackdown on Tiananmen Square protests in 1989, Hong Kong has centered the fight for democracy in East Asia. A symbol of global activism, Hong[...]
Anti-Trans Politics: How We Got Here and Where We Are Going
Debates over rights for transgender people in the United States – once rare and largely underground in the United States political discourse – have morphed in recent years into one of the largest policy battles engulfing the country, with hundreds of bills in at least 33 states impacting[...]
Mitt Romney's Truth: A Conversation Between McKay Coppins & David Axelrod
During his time in the Senate, Mitt Romney has cut a fascinating swath, and no American journalist has covered him better than McKay Coppins. What was Romney thinking, saying and emailing during his time of inner turmoil over the future of the Republican Party? Go behind the scenes of cloakrooms,[...]
African Democracy in the Balance
Since 2020, at least a dozen African nations have endured coup d'états; six countries crossing 3,500 miles across the center of the continent now constitute the longest stretch of military rule in the world. With a recent Freedom House finding that half of Africans live in countries considered “not[...]
The State of US-China Relations
The student-led International Policy Program presents, The State of US-China Relations.
It has been said that China is the US government’s top foreign policy priority in today’s international environment of “great power competition.” Both the Biden administration and former Trump administration[...]