Institute of Politics at University of Chicago

There are just a few days left to sign up for our Milwaukee Youth VoteFest with Students Learn Students Vote Coalition! Through voter workshops focused on creating effective messaging and building coalitions, we plan to equip students from across the country with the tools they need to turn out the vote this fall.    Congressman Trey Gowdy, Clay Travis, Whitley Yates & Benjamin (Benji) Backer will be joining us next Wednesday.  Register here: https://lnkd.in/gYKQybJU

A famed member of the “Tennessee Three,” Representative Justin J. Pearson, who was once expelled from office for protesting gun violence, is the second-youngest member of the Tennessee General Assembly. He's joining us in Chicago for our Youth VoteFest! to discuss the power of young people. We still have some travel funding available for those who want to join us from out of state, but the deadline to apply is this Friday at 11:59 p.m. Stay tuned as we’ll be announcing more speakers for our Chicago Youth VoteFest! soon. Register here: https://lnkd.in/gbdScyVY

🚨New speaker alert! Outspoken media personality and frequent Fox News guest Clay Travis is joining us in Milwaukee. Travis, the founder of the multimedia platform OutKick, is known for his unfiltered opinion on the most compelling headlines in culture, politics and sports!    Registration for this free event is still open, but applications for travel stipends are due Sunday, July 7, at 11:59 p.m.   Join Clay and other conservative voices for a day of networking and voter workshops led by our partners the Students Learn Students Vote Coalition.   Register: https://lnkd.in/gYKQybJU

🚨New speakers just announced for Youth VoteFest! in Milwaukee! Travel stipends are still available to cover the cost of transit and housing. 🗣️Four-term Republican Congressman Trey Gowdy from South Carolina will join us in Milwaukee! He’s the host of Sunday Night in America with Trey Gowdy on Fox News Media and The Trey Gowdy Podcast. Before running for Congress, he served as a federal prosecutor in his home state and a district attorney in Spartanburg and Cherokee counties. 🗣️A veteran campaign consultant, Whitley Yates has helped usher in a new generation of leaders into the Republican Party. Whitley now serves as the Indiana Republican Party’s first director of diversity and engagement.  🗣️A conservative environmentalist, Benjamin (Benji) Backer helps mobilize young people around environmental issues through his pro-innovation, limited-government American Conservation Coalition. Don't miss the opportunity to network with conservative leaders and join workshops with our partners, the Students Learn Students Vote Coalition, for discussions and workshops on mobilizing the next generation of voters. Register: https://lnkd.in/gYKQybJU

We kicked off our Summer in Washington programming last week with a rooftop pizza party for summer interns, an elections analysis panel and a reception with alums, former Pritzker Fellows and summer interns. This is just the start of our summer programming! If you want to hear about what we are doing this summer in Chicago or D.C., check out this link to sign up for our mailing lists: https://lnkd.in/gxd7A4Fu

We have a few internships still accepting applications! - Cook County Government County Commissioner Quezada is in need of an intern to help with policy research and constituent services. - Magnify Strategies is looking for a mostly remote intern to help with projects spanning political campaigns, nonprofit development and public affairs. Apply for these opportunities by Tuesday, June 18. Apply: https://lnkd.in/gS8y5Xpx

Join us during the Republican and Democratic National Conventions this summer for our Youth VoteFests. We will be working to equip youth voting advocates with the skills they need to help young people elevate their voices and make an impact in the upcoming elections. Experts from the Students Learn Students Vote Coalition will be offering workshops to share nonpartisan best practices for voter engagement, registration and turnout while high-profile guests and artists will highlight the power of the youth vote! A limited number of travel stipends are available to help students from out-of-state attend. Register for one or both events here: https://lnkd.in/d23WDjk2

"We all have, probably, a very different vision of how we will each make our unique mark on the world, but our true uniting factor is most certainly this: The University of Chicago has become our home." This year's Class Day celebration featured addresses from UChicago College fourth-year students Arushi Mukherjee, Blessing Nnate and Nell Rydzewski and remarks from Heidi Heitkamp, director of the Institute of Politics at University of Chicago. Learn more: http://ms.spr.ly/6047YY8AL

Congratulations to the class of 2024!    We hope your commitment to public service will serve as a guiding light as you navigate a world full of challenges and unknowns. We can’t wait to see what you do next. #UChicago2024

Join our Executive Director, Zeenat Rahman for a conversation on the threats we face from Russia, China and AI. June 10 at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs.