Institute of Politics

Meet the Fall 2024 Pritzker Fellows! Join us as we welcome the Fall 2024 cohort of Pritzker Fellows! Each of our Fellows will introduce themselves and seminar topics, followed by a brief chat with IOP director Heidi Heitkamp. They’ll then rotate around to meet students and field their[...]

From the courting of labor to the castigation of big tech; from trade to anti-trust postures; from support for child tax credits and eliminating taxes on tips, it is no longer amorphous “populism” that increasingly unites the left and right. Come hear from policy experts from both parties on where[...]

What was the secret to effective protest movements in recent history? How did activists find their footing, when did they flounder and when is activism a poor substitute for organizing? Voices from the front lines. Featuring Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA), activist and early member of ACT UP[...]

You’ve heard about Project 2025, but what would a second Trump administration actually look like, according to people who served in his administration and once helped craft policy? A rare chance to hear from insiders on what to expect should Donald Trump prevail in 2024. Featuring Ken[...]

With early voting well underway, come hear from this generation’s most experienced political prognosticators on both sides of the aisle – IOP founding director David Axelrod and Karl Rove, former senior advisor to President George W. Bush. They will give us the latest on the battle for the White[...]

Haiti, the country that sparked the first successful slave revolt in world history, has been beset by political and natural disasters nearly ever since, from oppressive slave-era debt deals, poor infrastructure, myriad earthquakes, a devastating cholera outbreak, rampant corruption and scant[...]

Which candidate running for the White House would best address the top concerns of young voters? Come watch the presidents of the UChicago campus Republicans and Democrats face off over domestic and foreign policy in a rare Counterpoint event, moderated by IOP Pritzker Fellow and NBC journalist[...]