Student Session with Former Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau
1414 E 59th St, Chicago, 60637
Oct 30, 2025
10:00am
– 11:15am
CST
THIS EVENT IS OPEN TO CURRENT UCHICAGO STUDENTS ONLY
Former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will share conversation with UC students via the IOP to discuss all things Canada, trade, the future of progressive politics and Canadian/American relations. Bring your questions for the former[...]
Pressman | Elite Capitulation, Corruption & Authoritarianism
5707 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, 60637
Nov 10, 2025
3:30pm
– 4:45pm
CST
IOP Pritzker Fellow David Pressman on "Elite Capitulation, Corruption & Authoritarianism"
THIS SEMINAR IS OPEN TO CURRENT UCHICAGO STUDENTS ONLY
Monday, November 10
3:30-4:45pm
How are elites silenced? What happens when they are? Using Hungary as a case study– where a single[...]
Cheng | Who Is Afraid of Huawei?
5707 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, 60637
Nov 10, 2025
12:30pm
– 1:45pm
CST
IOP Pritzker Fellow Yangyang Cheng on "Who Is Afraid of Huawei?"
THIS SEMINAR IS OPEN TO CURRENT UCHICAGO STUDENTS ONLY
Monday, November 10
12:30-1:45pm
Depending on where one stands, Huawei is either an exemplar of Chinese ingenuity and pride or part of Beijing’s sinister plot for[...]
Warren | The Lawyers: How Is the Rule of Law Still Being Forcefully Defended, Even if You Can’t See
5707 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, 60637
Nov 11, 2025
4:00pm
– 5:15pm
CST
IOP Pritzker Fellow Vince Warren on "The Lawyers: How Is the Rule of Law Still Being Forcefully Defended, Even if You Can’t See It?"
THIS SEMINAR IS OPEN TO CURRENT UCHICAGO STUDENTS ONLY
Tuesday, November 11
4-5:15pm (Alternative Time!!)
Plenty of lawyers are working behind the[...]
The Next Senior Senator from Illinois: Meet Tammy Duckworth
1212 E. 59th Street, Chicago, 60637
Nov 11, 2025
2:45pm
– 3:45pm
CST
A veteran’s day conversation with Illinois Senator Tammy Duckworth, whose remarkable rise to Congress after 23 years in the Army Reserve – and the loss of both of her legs in a helicopter attack while serving in Iraq – has led her to this consequential moment for our state and nation. Outside of[...]
Law and Legislation: How Lawyers Help Mayors Get Their Agendas Done
5707 South Woodlawn Ave Chicago, Illinois 60637, Chicago, 60615
Nov 11, 2025
12:30pm
– 1:30pm
CST
Law and Legislation: How Lawyers Help Mayors Get Their Agendas Done
Tuesday, November 11th, 12:30PM - 1:30 PM
IOP Living Room
Join us for a conversation over lunch with IOP Practitioner in Residence Nubia Willman to talk about the role lawyers play in helping advise a mayor and pushing local[...]
Cheng | Going Critical
5707 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, 60637
Nov 12, 2025
3:30pm
– 4:45pm
CST
IOP Pritzker Fellow Yangyang Cheng on "Going Critical"
THIS SEMINAR IS OPEN TO CURRENT UCHICAGO STUDENTS ONLY
Wednesday, November 12
3:30-4:45pm
On December 2, 1942, the world’s first nuclear reactor went critical on the University of Chicago campus, where the nuclear chain[...]
Caldwell | A View From the Inside: Why Trump 2 Is Different From Trump 1 on Foreign Policy
5707 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, 60637
Nov 12, 2025
12:30pm
– 1:45pm
CST
IOP Pritzker Fellow Dan Caldwell on "A View From the Inside: Why Trump 2 Is Different From Trump 1 on Foreign Policy"
THIS SEMINAR IS OPEN TO CURRENT UCHICAGO STUDENTS ONLY
Wednesday, November 12
12:30-1:45pm
President Trump’s second-term administration is staffed much differently[...]
The Geopolitics of Climate: Navigating Climate Policy in an Increasingly Divided World
5707 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, 60637
Nov 12, 2025
5:30pm
– 6:30pm
CST
In an increasingly polarized world, conversations about critical issues are getting more difficult to navigate and understand. With the next COP30 coming up in Brazil in late November, what climate issues and policies will be at the forefront of the discussion? This year's summit marks the halfway[...]
Wagner | The Space Force Experiment: How Politics Shapes America’s Newest Military Branch
5707 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, 60637
Nov 13, 2025
12:30pm
– 1:45pm
CST
IOP Pritzker Fellow Alex Wagner on "The Space Force Experiment: How Politics Shapes America’s Newest Military Branch"
THIS SEMINAR IS OPEN TO CURRENT UCHICAGO STUDENTS ONLY
Thursday, November 13
12:30-1:45pm
In 2019, America created its first new military service in over 70 years:[...]
Pressman | Gays & Authoritarianism
5707 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, 60637
Nov 17, 2025
3:30pm
– 4:45pm
CST
IOP Pritzker Fellow David Pressman on "Gays & Authoritarianism"
THIS SEMINAR IS OPEN TO CURRENT UCHICAGO STUDENTS ONLY
Monday, November 17
3:30-4:45pm
Using Hungary as a case study, we will explore the role of so-called “gender ideology” and LGBT rights in increasingly[...]
Bridging Innovation and Trust: A Conversation with former CDC Director Dr. Susan Monarez
1025 E 58th St, Chicago, 60637
Nov 17, 2025
5:30pm
– 6:45pm
CST
Bridging Innovation and Trust: A Conversation with former CDC Director Dr. Susan Monarez
A conversation with Dr. Susan Monarez, the first Senate-confirmed Director of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention whose tenure was cut short earlier this year. Drawing on her decades of[...]
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