Institute of Politics

Shalanda Young | I Don’t Remember That From My Civics Class

5707 S Woodlawn Ave,

Feb 03, 2025 3:30pm – 4:45pm CST

IOP Pritzker Fellow Shalanda Young on "I Don’t Remember That From My Civics Class" THIS SEMINAR IS OPEN TO CURRENT UCHICAGO STUDENTS ONLY Monday, February 3 3:30-4:45pm Let me tell you about the twists and turns that led me to the byzantine world of appropriations and finally to the[...]

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Pete Buttigieg | Washington in Transition: 2021 & 2025

5707 S Woodlawn Ave,

Feb 04, 2025 3:30pm – 4:45pm CST

IOP Pritzker Fellow Pete Buttigieg on "Washington in Transition: 2021 & 2025" THIS SEMINAR IS OPEN TO CURRENT UCHICAGO STUDENTS ONLY Tuesday, February 4 3:30-4:45pm In January of 2021, I arrived in Washington to take the helm of the U.S. Department of Transportation. Four years[...]

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Natalia Pelevina | How Did Russia Go From Possible Pal to Frenemy & Back To Existential Threat?

5707 S Woodlawn Ave,

Feb 04, 2025 12:30pm – 1:45pm CST

IOP Pritzker Fellow Natalia Pelevina on "How Did Russia Go From Possible Pal to Frenemy & Back To Existential Threat?" THIS SEMINAR IS OPEN TO CURRENT UCHICAGO STUDENTS ONLY Tuesday, February 4 12:30-1:45pm XYLet’s talk about how we got here. For Russia, the new century began[...]

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Jon Tester | I Have Never Fit In Here

5707 S Woodlawn Ave,

Feb 05, 2025 12:30pm – 1:45pm CST

IOP Pritzker Fellow Jon Tester on "I Have Never Fit In Here" THIS SEMINAR IS OPEN TO CURRENT UCHICAGO STUDENTS ONLY Wednesday, February 5 12:30-1:45pm How did I go from farmland to the United States Senate, and how did the world change after I landed in Washington in 2007? How did[...]

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Xochitl Torres Small | On Losing: What Can We Learn at Our Lowest Moment?

5707 S Woodlawn Ave,

Feb 05, 2025 3:30pm – 4:45pm CST

IOP Pritzker Fellow Xochitl Torres Small on "On Losing: What Can We Learn at Our Lowest Moment?" THIS SEMINAR IS OPEN TO CURRENT UCHICAGO STUDENTS ONLY Wednesday, February 5 3:30-4:45pm I started my career as a field organizer in New Mexico’s colonias and decided to run for Congress[...]

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Liz Johnson | November 9, 2016: Graceful Exits

5707 S Woodlawn Ave,

Feb 06, 2025 12:30pm – 1:45pm CST

IOP Pritzker Fellow Liz Johnson on "November 9, 2016: Graceful Exits" THIS SEMINAR IS OPEN TO CURRENT UCHICAGO STUDENTS ONLY Thursday, February 6 12:30-1:45pm Sometimes character is defined by how you leave. There are unique challenges and opportunities that come with navigating the[...]

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Shalanda Young | I’ve Seen This DOGE Show Before

5707 S Woodlawn Ave,

Feb 10, 2025 3:30pm – 4:45pm CST

IOP Pritzker Fellow Shalanda Young on "I’ve Seen This DOGE Show Before" THIS SEMINAR IS OPEN TO CURRENT UCHICAGO STUDENTS ONLY Monday, February 10 3:30-4:45pm President Trump tapped Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to head up the new Department of Government Efficiency – which is not[...]

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Tonika Lewis Johnson | Reimagining Equity: Art as a Tool To Fight To Disrupt Segregation

5707 S Woodlawn Ave,

Feb 10, 2025 12:30pm – 1:45pm CST

IOP Pritzker Fellow Tonika Lewis Johnson on "Reimagining Equity: Art as a Tool To Fight To Disrupt Segregation" THIS SEMINAR IS OPEN TO CURRENT UCHICAGO STUDENTS ONLY Monday, February 10 12:30-1:45pm Coming soon! Pritzker Fellows seminars are off the record and open to[...]

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Pete Buttigieg | The Leap

5707 S Woodlawn Ave,

Feb 11, 2025 3:30pm – 4:45pm CST

IOP Pritzker Fellow Pete Buttigieg on "The Leap" THIS SEMINAR IS OPEN TO CURRENT UCHICAGO STUDENTS ONLY Tuesday, February 11 3:30-4:45pm Like most new Cabinet members, the level of financial and management responsibility that awaited me on Day One was substantially greater than what[...]

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Natalia Pelevina | Pussy Rioting

5707 S Woodlawn Ave,

Feb 11, 2025 12:30pm – 1:45pm CST

IOP Pritzker Fellow Natalia Pelevina on "Pussy Rioting" THIS SEMINAR IS OPEN TO CURRENT UCHICAGO STUDENTS ONLY Tuesday, February 11 12:30-1:45pm XYHow real electoral fraud sparked large-scale protests. I will give you my first-hand account of the Bolotnaya square protest, which I[...]

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Jon Tester | Food for Thought

5707 S Woodlawn Ave,

Feb 12, 2025 12:30pm – 1:45pm CST

IOP Pritzker Fellow Jon Tester on "Food for Thought" THIS SEMINAR IS OPEN TO CURRENT UCHICAGO STUDENTS ONLY Wednesday, February 12 12:30-1:45pm I am a third-generation farmer, and the challenges of my grandparents are different from mine. One of the most interesting “horseshoe”[...]

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Xochitl Torres Small | On Rural Listening: A Mock Field Hearing With You!

5707 S Woodlawn Ave,

Feb 12, 2025 3:30pm – 4:45pm CST

IOP Pritzker Fellow Xochitl Torres Small on "On Rural Listening: A Mock Field Hearing With You!" THIS SEMINAR IS OPEN TO CURRENT UCHICAGO STUDENTS ONLY Wednesday, February 12 3:30-4:45pm What have I learned from rural leaders and ag pioneers? What does “rural” look like? Who’s doing[...]

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