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IOP Fellow Gerardo Bonilla Chavez on "Growing & Flexing Political Power"
THIS SEMINAR IS OPEN TO CURRENT UCHICAGO STUDENTS ONLY
Wednesday, April 10
12:30-1:45pm
Movements and coalitions change with experience and access to power. Seminar four will dive into where movements go[...]
Lori Lightfoot | Saving Democracy at the Local Level
IOP Fellow Lori Lightfoot on "Saving Democracy at the Local Level"
THIS SEMINAR IS OPEN TO CURRENT UCHICAGO STUDENTS ONLY
Wednesday, April 10
3:30-4:45pm
The winds of dissension in the current iteration of our democracy have been blowing for some time and long before a certain[...]
Political Conventions Trek
Political Conventions Trek
Friday, May 3rd | 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
The IOP hosts Chicago Treks in partnership with the Center for Effective Government. Each trek offers 20 students the chance to dive into a political issue area through meeting with a broad range of public service practitioners[...]
Part II: Career Development for Grad Students
*Co-Hosted with the Student Advisory Board (SAB) and Student Support Services*
Join us on Friday, May 3rd, from 12:30-1:30 PM to listen in on a small panel discussion from employer partners on how graduate students should navigate finding job postings, and a part of the hiring process for public[...]
IPP: South Africa’s Energy Crisis
South Africa has had an ongoing period of national blackouts due to a rotating electricity supply because there is not enough electricity to meet the demand. Its energy crisis began towards the end of 2007 and continues today. In 2022, the World Bank deemed South Africa to have the highest[...]
Academic Year Intern Coffee Hour with the Pritzker Fellows
Academic Year Intern End of Year Reception
Come celebrate the successful competition of your Academic Year Internship! Please register as soon as possible.
How Chicago Shaped Barack and Michelle Obama
Chicago played a vital role in shaping the political identities of Barack and Michelle Obama. This panel will present first person accounts from an oral history project that explores how Chicago's transformation from an industrial hub to a cutting-edge information economy parallels the political[...]
Academic Year Intern Coffee Hour with the Pritzker Fellows
Countdown to November: The Race for the White House
IOP founder David Axelrod will moderate a discussion with IOP board members as they preview the 2024 election and the race for the White House.
Lunch provided.
Friday, May 17, 2024
12:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. CST
Institute of Politics Backyard