Institute of Politics

Open Seat in Illinois: U.S. Senate Democratic Primary Debate The University of Chicago Institute of Politics, WBEZ, the Chicago Sun-Times and International House are convening the three frontrunner Democratic candidates for the open U.S. Senate seat in Illinois in advance of the March 17,[...]

Meet the Winter-Spring 2026 IOP Pritzker Fellows! THIS EVENT IS OPEN TO CURRENT UCHICAGO STUDENTS ONLY Join us in welcoming our winter-spring cohort of Pritzker Fellows! Fellows will introduce themselves and their seminar topics, followed by a brief chat with IOP Executive Director[...]

Why I Quit: When Your Dream Job Goes Against Your Moral Compass What happens when the enriching – and high profile – job you worked your whole life to obtain smashes into your moral compass? When do you quit and how do you leave? What happens next and how does this impact your career and[...]

The US Has Left the Group Chat: New World Alliances The end of American unipolarity—and an incipient return to its expansionist roots—has led to new alliances and economic partnerships across the globe. Powerful adversaries like China and Russia are forming their own blocs and pursuing[...]

Open Seat in Illinois: U.S. Senate Republican, Independent and Select Democratic Candidate Debate The University of Chicago Institute of Politics and International House are convening a bevy of candidates for the open U.S. Senate seat in Illinois in advance of the March 17, 2026 primary[...]

Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Chicago Freedom Movement It’s been exactly 60 years since Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his family moved to the North Lawndale neighborhood of Chicago, with a sharp focus on a discriminatory and unaffordable housing crisis. A stellar panel of journalists,[...]