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Each year, the IOP hosts dozens of public Speaker Series events, providing students and the general public direct contact with elected officials, activists, authors, journalists, and other key practitioners in politics and public service.

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Celebrating 10 Years of Service at the Institute of Politics

Abdul Dosunmu, Erin Simpson, Maira Khwaja, Dylan Wells, Devshi Mehrotra, Heidi Heitkamp

January 20, 2023

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Wither Twitter? Kara Swisher and Friends Weigh In

Erin Simpson, Dan Sinker, Kara Swisher, Eugene Volokh

May 05, 2022

tech

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Disinformation and the Erosion of Democracy Conference - Imagining a Better Social Media

Frances Haugen, Cecilia Kang, Erin Simpson, Charlie Warzel, Ethan Zuckerman

April 08, 2022

democracy
tech

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Meet the Spring 2022 Pritzker Fellows

Perry Bacon, Joel Benenson, Keisha Lance Bottoms, Sarah Longwell, Neil Newhouse, Erin Simpson

March 28, 2022

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