Monarez | Securing the Future of Global Health: Lessons From Leadership in Crisis & Innovation
5707 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, 60637
Nov 18, 2025
12:30pm
– 1:45pm
CST
Susan Monarez on "Securing the Future of Global Health: Lessons From Leadership in Crisis & Innovation"
THIS POP-UP SEMINAR IS OPEN TO CURRENT UCHICAGO STUDENTS ONLY
Tuesday, November 18
12:30-1:45pm
Join Dr. Susan Coller Monarez - the first Senate-confirmed Director of[...]
Trump at One Year
1212 E. 59th Street, Chicago, 60637
Jan 20, 2026
5:30pm
– 6:45pm
CST
President Trump and his allies were transparent about their goals for a second term. From rapid and dramatic cuts to domestic programs and global aid, to the deportation of thousands of immigrants, to peacemaking efforts in the Middle East and an aggressive posture in Latin America—how has it all[...]
IOP Career Development: Leveraging your LinkedIn Profile
5707 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, 60637
Jan 23, 2026
2:00pm
– 3:00pm
CST
Leveraging Your LinkedIn Profile Workshop
Friday, January 23
2:00 - 3:00 PM
IOP Living Room
You have a profile, now what? How do you make it interesting, informative, and user-friendly for your potential future connections and employers? How do you set up and utilize your profile to stand out[...]
Open Seat in Illinois: U.S. Senate Democratic Primary Debate
1414 E 59th St, Chicago, 60637
Jan 26, 2026
6:00pm
– 7:00pm
CST
Open Seat in Illinois: U.S. Senate Democratic Primary Debate
The University of Chicago Institute of Politics, WBEZ, the Chicago Sun-Times and International House are convening the three frontrunner Democratic candidates for the open U.S. Senate seat in Illinois in advance of the March 17,[...]
Meet the Winter-Spring 2026 Pritzker Fellows
1212 E. 59th Street, Chicago, 60637
Jan 27, 2026
5:30pm
– 6:45pm
CST
Meet the Winter-Spring 2026 IOP Pritzker Fellows!
THIS EVENT IS OPEN TO CURRENT UCHICAGO STUDENTS ONLY
Join us in welcoming our winter-spring cohort of Pritzker Fellows! Fellows will introduce themselves and their seminar topics, followed by a brief chat with IOP Executive Director[...]
Food Insecurity Trek
5707 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, 60637
Jan 30, 2026
9:00am
– 1:00pm
CST
Join us to explore food insecurity and the rapidly evolving landscape of SNAP and to learn how policy design, philanthropic investment, and community partnerships jointly shape hunger relief in Chicago. We will visit the Greater Chicago Food Depository for a guided tour of its distribution[...]
Why I Quit
1212 E. 59th Street, Chicago, 60637
Feb 03, 2026
5:30pm
– 6:45pm
CST
What happens when the enriching – and high profile – job you worked your whole life to obtain smashes into your moral compass? When do you quit and how do you leave? What happens next and how does this impact your career and perspective on the horizon? Hear from three top level officials who[...]
Militarized AI, High-Risk Systems, and the Ethics of Deployment: A Conversation with Liz O'Sullivan
5707 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, 60637
Feb 04, 2026
10:00am
– 11:30pm
CST
Join us for a student discussion with AI ethics pioneer Liz O'Sullivan, the first Technology Director at the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (STOP) and cofounder/VP of Responsible AI at AI explainability company Arthur. O'Sullivan made headlines when she resigned from the computer vision[...]
New World Alliances
1414 E 59th St, Chicago, 60637
Feb 09, 2026
5:30pm
– 6:45pm
CST
The end of American unipolarity—and an incipient return to its expansionist roots—has led to new alliances and economic partnerships across the globe. Powerful adversaries like China and Russia are forming their own blocs and pursuing acquisitive agendas; Canada and others are seeking new markets[...]
Quantum Policy Trek
5707 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, 60637
Feb 13, 2026
10:00am
– 1:00pm
CST
Quantum technology focuses on subatomic particles, but its implications are global. Chicago is poised to lead the way in quantum innovation with the backing of state and local political leaders and significant public-private investments, including in the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park[...]
MLK in North Lawndale, the Chicago Freedom Movement and Housing Policy
1212 E. 59th Street, Chicago, 60637
Feb 19, 2026
5:30pm
– 6:45pm
CST
It’s been exactly 60 years since Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his family moved to the North Lawndale neighborhood of Chicago, with a sharp focus on a discriminatory and unaffordable housing crisis. A stellar panel of journalists, scholars, activists and stakeholders reflect on this legacy, and[...]
Practitioners in Residence: Working Across the Aisle in Local Government
5707 South Woodlawn Ave Chicago, Illinois 60637, Chicago, 60637
Feb 27, 2026
12:30pm
– 1:45pm
CST
Join IOP Practitioner in Residence Greg Hart (Booth ‘21), Village President of Hinsdale in the Chicago suburbs, in conversation with DuPage County Chair Deborah Conroy. Prior to becoming the first female and Democratic DuPage County Board Chair in 2022, she served in the Illinois State House of[...]
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