Institute of Politics

Meet the Winter-Spring 2024 Pritzker Fellows

1212 E. 59th Street, Chicago, 60637

Jan 23, 2024 5:30pm – 6:45pm CST

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.[...]

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Better Elections, Better Politics?

1212 E. 59th Street, Chicago, 60637

Jan 18, 2024 5:30pm – 6:45pm CST

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[...]

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Inside the Progressive Prosecutors Movement: An Assessment

1212 E. 59th Street, Chicago, 60637

Jan 16, 2024 5:30pm – 6:45pm CST

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[...]

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The Imperiled Incumbent: Biden on the Ropes

1307 E 60th St, Chicago, 60637

Jan 09, 2024 5:30pm – 6:45pm CST

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[...]

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Tax the Rich, End Homelessness? Chicago's New Proposal to Combat Housing Insecurity

5707 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, 60637

Nov 15, 2023 12:30pm – 1:30pm CST

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[...]

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Israel, Palestine, and Gaza: A Painful Inflection Point

1212 E 59th St, Chicago, 60637

Nov 14, 2023 5:30pm – 6:45pm CST

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[...]

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Cassidy Hutchinson: Her Time In the White House and Its Costs

Chicago, 60637

Nov 13, 2023 12:30pm – 1:30pm CST

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.[...]

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Among the Braves: A Narrative History of Hong Kong's Pro-Democracy Movement

5707 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, 60637

Nov 13, 2023 11:00am – 12:15pm CST

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[...]

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Anti-Trans Politics: How We Got Here and Where We Are Going

1307 E 60th St., Chicago, 60637

Nov 07, 2023 5:30pm – 6:45pm CST

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[...]

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Mitt Romney's Truth: A Conversation Between McKay Coppins & David Axelrod

Chicago, 60637

Nov 01, 2023 12:00pm – 1:00pm CST

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,[...]

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African Democracy in the Balance

1307 E. 60th Street, Chicago, 60637

Oct 30, 2023 5:30pm – 6:45pm CST

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[...]

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The State of US-China Relations

5707 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, 60637

Oct 30, 2023 11:00am – 12:15pm CST

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[...]

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