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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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Poster image for Mayor Brandon Johnson Takes the Hot Seat

Mayor Brandon Johnson Takes the Hot Seat

1414 E 59th St, Chicago, 60637

Jan 09, 2025 5:15pm – 6:30pm CST

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson opens the winter quarter in conversation with UChicago student moderators Shannon Dye (AB ‘25), Alyssa Manthi (AB ‘26), and Alexandria Porter (AB ‘25) on faith, education, taxes, transit and the complexities of the youth vote. If you have any questions about[...]
Poster image for The Future of Israel & Palestine: From Incalculable Loss to a Viable Tomorrow

The Future of Israel & Palestine: From Incalculable Loss to a Viable Tomorrow

1025 E 58th St, Chicago, 60637

Jan 14, 2025 5:30pm – 6:45pm CST

What is the practical and possible future of the Middle East in the view of two men who are among the many who have lost so much? Magen Inon - an Israeli educator and peace activist who lost both of his parents in the October 7 terrorist attack - and Aziz Abu Sarah, a Palestinian peace activist[...]

Everybody Hates This: Healthcare

5707 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, 60637

Jan 16, 2025 3:30pm – 4:30pm CST

The murder of the UnitedHealth CEO – and the country’s response to it – underscored a broader sentiment that has been fulminating in America for a generation: that the entire health care system is against we, the people who use it. Between big Pharma and their ads; health insurance companies and[...]
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The Fairness Coalition: The Politics of the Haves and Have Nots

1212 E 59th St, Chicago, 60637

Jan 23, 2025 5:00pm – 6:15pm CST

While partisan divides are bigger than ever in Washington, among voters, the political lines seem to be drawn more around the politics of distribution. Anger over illegal immigration, food prices, big pharma, big tech and the like all center around a common theme: that someone is winning and the[...]
Poster image for Trumpian Turmoil: Political Lessons from Europe

Trumpian Turmoil: Political Lessons from Europe

1414 E 59th St, Chicago, 60637

Jan 29, 2025 5:30pm – 6:45pm CST

Political disarray throughout Europe offers lessons – and warnings – for the United States. From the rise of authoritarian populism in Hungary and Turkey and the collapse of the German and French governments to economic disarray in Britain and the growing clout of a right-wing prime minister in[...]
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Policy Challenge Super Bowl

1212 E. 59th Street, Chicago, 60637

Feb 03, 2025 5:00pm – 6:00pm CST

Join UChicago, University of Cincinnati, and University of Kansas finalist teams as they go head to head with their Urban-Rural Divide Policy Challenge proposals in our Policy Challenge Super Bowl! Judged by former senator Jon Tester. If you have any questions about accessibility, please[...]

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