Institute of Politics

Wagner | Advice & Consent: A Simulation in Mastering the Senate Confirmation Game

5707 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, 60637

Nov 20, 2025 12:30pm – 1:45pm CST

IOP Pritzker Fellow Alex Wagner on "Advice & Consent: A Simulation in Mastering the Senate Confirmation Game" THIS SEMINAR IS OPEN TO CURRENT UCHICAGO STUDENTS ONLY Thursday, November 20 12:30-1:45pm Time to put your money where your mouth is! In this hands-on simulation, you'll[...]

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Caldwell | Foreign Policy Swamp Tour: The Key Actors Driving American Foreign Policy

5707 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, 60637

Nov 19, 2025 12:30pm – 1:45pm CST

IOP Pritzker Fellow Dan Caldwell on "Foreign Policy Swamp Tour: The Key Actors Driving American Foreign Policy" THIS SEMINAR IS OPEN TO CURRENT UCHICAGO STUDENTS ONLY Wednesday, November 19 12:30-1:45pm Who are the main actors driving current American policy, and what do they[...]

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Warren | How an Activist, a Lawyer & a Storyteller Can Change The World

5707 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, 60637

Nov 18, 2025 3:30pm – 4:45pm CST

IOP Pritzker Fellow Vince Warren on "How an Activist, a Lawyer & a Storyteller Can Change The World" THIS SEMINAR IS OPEN TO CURRENT UCHICAGO STUDENTS ONLY Tuesday, November 18 3:30-4:45pm Plenty of lawyers are working behind the scenes – but at the tip of the spear – to address[...]

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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[...]

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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:[...]

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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[...]

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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[...]

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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[...]

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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[...]

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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[...]

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Wagner | Divided We Stand: The Battle Over Transgender Troops

5707 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, 60637

Nov 06, 2025 12:30pm – 1:45pm CST

IOP Pritzker Fellow Alex Wagner on "Divided We Stand: The Battle Over Transgender Troops" THIS SEMINAR IS OPEN TO CURRENT UCHICAGO STUDENTS ONLY Thursday, November 16 12:30-1:45pm Shortly after taking office for the second time, President Trump issued an executive order declaring[...]

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Caldwell | Prioritizers, Restrainers & Primacists: The Three Factions Vying to Define the GOP

5707 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, 60637

Nov 05, 2025 12:30pm – 1:45pm CST

IOP Pritzker Fellow Dan Caldwell on "Prioritizers, Restrainers & Primacists: The Three Factions Vying to Define the GOP" THIS SEMINAR IS OPEN TO CURRENT UCHICAGO STUDENTS ONLY Wednesday, November 5 12:30-1:45pm With the election of Donald Trump in 2016, the Republican foreign[...]

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