Institute of Politics

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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 Black History Month - Welcome to the Mosaic: The Rise of Black Mayors in American Cities

Keisha Lance Bottoms, Muriel Bowser, LaToya Cantrell, Adrian Perkins

February 15, 2023

  • race
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The Legacy of Chicago Mayor Harold Washington

David Axelrod, Tim Evans, Keisha Lance Bottoms, Don Rose

April 27, 2022

  • Chicago/Illinois
  • state/local government
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City Mayors Grapple with Climate Change Costs to Their Communities

Keisha Lance Bottoms, Heather McTeer Toney, Sabina Shaikh

April 20, 2022

  • environment
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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

  • Meet the Fellows
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