Morgan McSweeney | Leadership & Trust Under Pressure: Speed, Authority & the Courage to Decide
5707 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, 60637
Oct 28, 2026
12:00pm
– 1:15pm
CST
THIS SEMINAR IS OPEN TO CURRENT UCHICAGO STUDENTS ONLY
Wednesday, October 28
12:00 - 1:15 pm
Leadership looks very different when trust is low. In easier times, people may give leaders the benefit of the doubt. They may assume institutions are basically competent. They may accept that decisions[...]
Christy George | Talent, Community & Who Benefits from Economic Development
5707 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, 60637
Oct 29, 2026
12:30pm
– 1:45pm
CST
THIS SEMINAR IS OPEN TO CURRENT UCHICAGO STUDENTS ONLY
Thursday, October 29
12:30 - 1:45 pm
We talked last week about how the city won the Illinois Quantum & Microelectronics Park; now let’s explore who has benefitted and who owns the role of ensuring that equity. We think about workforce as[...]
David Axelrod | Texas Rodeo: Can Democrats Lasso Key Voters for the Win?
5707 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, 60637
Oct 29, 2026
3:30pm
– 4:45pm
CST
OPEN TO CURRENT UCHICAGO STUDENTS ONLY
In his final session, David will close out his state-by-state analysis with the big one: Texas. Joined by former HUD Secretary and San Antonio native Julián Castro, he will unpack the most expensive and competitive Senate races in the country and preview[...]
Dialogue Dinner ft. Amanda Litman
5707 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, 60637
Nov 02, 2026
5:30pm
– 7:00pm
CST
So The Zeitgeist Says The World Is Unraveling. Now What?
A Dinner Series on Doom, Change & Reasons for Hope
It can feel like the world is always ending, or at least changing faster than we know how to respond. From political instability and threats to democracy to growing polarization and[...]
Sasha Baker | Governance, Institutions & Democratic Control
5707 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, 60637
Nov 02, 2026
12:00pm
– 1:15pm
CST
THIS SEMINAR IS OPEN TO CURRENT UCHICAGO STUDENTS ONLY
As AI systems become more capable and more widely deployed, governments face difficult questions about how to maximize benefits while managing risks. This session explores the institutions, policies, and governance mechanisms that may shape[...]
Amanda Litman | Election Day Preview
5707 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, 60637
Nov 02, 2026
3:00pm
– 4:15pm
CST
THIS SEMINAR IS OPEN TO CURRENT UCHICAGO STUDENTS ONLY
We meet the day before Election Day, which is the best possible day to argue about strategy: every decision is already locked, and none of us know the answer yet.
The generational fight in campaign strategy is really a fight about evidence.[...]
Election Night Watch Party
1212 E. 59th St., Chicago, 60637
Nov 03, 2026
6:30pm
– 10:00pm
CST
The votes are coming in, the maps are lighting up, and the stakes are high! Join the IOP for an Election Night Watch Party as we follow the results of the 2026 midterm elections live from across the country.
Whether you're a political junkie refreshing election forecasts every five minutes or[...]
Paris is Burning (and the Rest of Europe too)
5707 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, 60637
Nov 03, 2026
12:30pm
– 1:30pm
CST
France has been roiled by widespread student protests, school blockades and a severe fiscal crisis. In Germany, the traditional centrist parties are collapsing under the surge of the far right. Housing shortages and other economic woes have left Spain in equally turbulent times, and its Prime[...]
The Gate: Writing Workshop
5707 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, 60637
Nov 04, 2026
6:00pm
– 7:00pm
CST
Come learn about tips, tricks, and best practices for turning your outline into a first draft of your article!
This event is open to University of Chicago students only.
If you have any questions about accessibility, please contact Gabe Landrien Buendia (glandrein@uchicago.edu).
Morgan McSweeney | The New Frontier of Persuasion: Technology, AI & the Struggle over Reality
5707 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, 60637
Nov 04, 2026
12:00pm
– 1:15pm
CST
THIS SEMINAR IS OPEN TO CURRENT UCHICAGO STUDENTS ONLY
Politics has always involved persuasion. That’s not new. What is new is the scale, speed, and intimacy of the tools now available to persuade people. AI, data, platforms, personalised media and synthetic content are beginning to change not[...]
Patrick Ruffini | What Happened & What It Means
5707 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, 60637
Nov 05, 2026
3:30pm
– 4:45pm
CST
THIS SEMINAR IS OPEN TO CURRENT UCHICAGO STUDENTS ONLY
With the results in, what actually happened? Where was the polling right, where was it wrong, and why? Which voter coalitions moved? I’ll work through the exit polls, the results, and what it all means for 2028 now that we have real data[...]
Post-Midterms Debrief
1212 E. 59th Street, Chicago, 60637
Nov 05, 2026
5:30pm
– 6:45pm
CST
What the heck just happened? Unpack the surprises, the lessons learned and the roadmap to 2028. Featuring Faiz Shakir, senior advisor to Bernie Sanders, Lakshya Jain who covers polling and political data at the Argument Magazine and Patrick Ruffini, IOP Pritzker Fellow and conservative pollster.[...]
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