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Student reflects on being a Fellows Ambassador
Apr 15, 2013 - Second-year Miranda Cherkas shares her experience as a Fellows Ambassador for the Institute of Politics. Read more »

David Axelrod inducted into hall of fame
April 5, 2013 - The American Association of Political Consultants inducted Institute of Politics Director David Axelrod into its hall of fame of political consultants on Thursday. Read more »

Institute of Politics Announces New Fellows
March 20, 2013 - Former Gov. Haley Barbour, former Obama speechwriter Jon Favreau, former Sen. Gary Hart, former Rep. Steve LaTourette, former Obama Cabinet secretary Chris Lu, and journalist Bethany McLean to serve as spring quarter 2013 Fellows. Read more »

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 22 - A Conversation with Elie Wiesel
6 p.m. Rockefeller Memorial Chapel | Register »
Called a "messenger to mankind," Nobel Peace Prize winner Elie Wiesel will visit the University of Chicago. He will be interviewed by David Axelrod, director of the UChicago Institute of Politics. Wiesel will discuss his lifelong dedication to addressing the moral responsibility of all people to fight hatred, racism and genocide. In his words, “When human lives are endangered, when human dignity is in jeopardy, national borders and sensitivities become irrelevant. Wherever men or women are persecuted because of their race, religion, or political views, that place must—at that moment—become the center of the universe.”

THURSDAY, MAY 23 - Fellows Seminar: Bethany McLean
4:30 p.m. IOP House | Register » 
The journalist and author continues her series on the financial crisis, this week with special guest, hedge fund manager Bill Ackman.

TUESDAY, MAY 28 - Fellows Seminar: Gary Hart
4:30 p.m. IOP House, 5707 S. Woodlawn | Register »
The former senator and presidential candidate continues his series on the changing nature of security in the 21st Century. New attendees welcome.

TUESDAY, MAY 28 - Fellows Seminar: Jon Favreau
4:30 p.m. Social Sciences Rm 122 | Register »
The former chief speechwriter for President Obama concludes his seminar series. New attendees welcome.

*NEW* WEDNESDAY, MAY 29 - Fellows Seminar—In Conversation: Gary Hart & David Axelrod
UPDATED: Noon. Ida Noyes Hall West Lounge | Register »
Please RSVP through this Eventbrite page even if you have joined the Facebook event, as we will need a headcount for lunch.
From managing George McGovern’s 1972 campaign for president to mounting historic presidential campaigns of his own in 1984 and 1988, former U.S. Senator Gary Hart has been at the center of some of the most transformational moments in American politics. And as a key member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, chair of the U.S. Department of Defense’s Threat Reduction Advisory Council and co chair of the U.S. Commission on National Security for the 21st Century, Hart has earned a reputation as one of the most knowledgeable and respected voices on national security issues today. Director David Axelrod sits down with Hart for the IOP Fellow's final seminar—a wide-ranging and insightful conversation about his life, his career and the state of global security today.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 29 - Fellows Seminar: Steve LaTourette 
4:30 p.m. IOP House, 5707 S. Woodlawn | Register »
The former nine-term member of the U.S. House concludes his series on the politics of debt and the deficit of trust in Washington. New attendees welcome.

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