A Chuck Todd Moderated Student Debate: Which Presidential Candidate is Best for Gen Z?
1212 E. 59th Street, Chicago, 60637
Oct 29, 2024
5:30pm
– 6:45pm
CST
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[...]
Legal Umbrellas: Preparing for Possible Election Storms
5707 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, 60637
Nov 04, 2024
4:00pm
– 5:00pm
CST
How are state lawmakers, election officials, digital information experts and law enforcement preparing for election day and beyond? In this hybrid event, we will hear about efforts afoot to contest votes and spread misinformation on social media, how states are preparing for possible disruptions of[...]
Inside Presidential Transitions: Plans, protocol, and practical jokes
1307 E 60th St, Chicago, 60637
Nov 07, 2024
5:30pm
– 6:45pm
CST
How do presidential transitions actually work? Our panel of insiders will share personal anecdotes and give us the scoop on process, protocol, who stays, who goes, and the history and nuances of this unusual but sacred American process.
Featuring Professor William Howell, head of the Center for[...]
Predicting the Geopolitical Future: Strategies to Navigate Global Uncertainty with Marko Papic
5707 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, 60637
Nov 08, 2024
9:30am
– 10:30am
CST
With the instantaneous dissemination of information, is it possible to predict the immediate and uncertain reactions of states, markets, and corporations? Marko Papic, Chief Geopolitical Strategist at BCA, thinks so. At the University of Chicago, an institution lauded in economic history for[...]
The world voted – now what?
1212 E. 59th Street, Chicago, 60637
Nov 12, 2024
5:30pm
– 6:45pm
CST
We will examine the larger meaning of the world elections in 2024, when over half the globe voted. What countries had surprises, where were there concerning developments and what do the elections presage for the world order in 2025? Moderated by Mark Landler, London Bureau chief for The New York[...]
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