Events

The Chicago Forum hosts events across a wide array of topics and supports an environment where participants can discuss ideas openly, freely, and with mutual respect. Find a listing of upcoming events and past events below. Please note that photographs and footage will be taken at our events and might be used by the Chicago Forum for marketing purposes. Please notify the photographer if you do not want your photo taken.

Upcoming Events

Academic Freedom Unfolded: Challenges and Opportunities in the Humanities (Organized by the Chicago Forum Student Advisory Board)

January 28, 2025

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Dinner at the Chicago Forum: What should we expect of healthcare? (Organized by the Chicago Forum Student Advisory Board)

January 29, 2025

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The Chicago Principles at Ten Years: University Free Expression Then, Now, and Tomorrow

January 31, 2025

Events

Upcoming Events

Academic Freedom Unfolded: Challenges and Opportunities in the Humanities (Organized by the Chicago Forum Student Advisory Board)

Dinner at the Chicago Forum: What should we expect of healthcare? (Organized by the Chicago Forum Student Advisory Board)

The Chicago Principles at Ten Years: University Free Expression Then, Now, and Tomorrow

Booth Inauguration Discussion Dinner at the Chicago Forum (Organized by the Chicago Forum Student Advisory Board)

A Conversation on Free Speech with Associate Justice Goodwin H. Liu (Co-sponsored with The Forum on Law and Legalities)

Israel and Nuclear Weapons: A Talk with Professor John Mearsheimer (Organized by the Chicago Forum Student Advisory Board)

A Book Club with Professor Ilya Shapiro (Organized by the Chicago Forum Student Advisory Board)

Previous Events

A UChicago Faculty Discussion on Divestment (UChicago Faculty, Emeriti Faculty, and Other Academic Appointees only)

Intellectual Speed-dating Event for Students (Organized by the Chicago Forum Student Advisory Board)

Lunch and Learn with Alice Dreger, PhD (Co-sponsored with The Science Communication & Public Discourse minor)

Future of Tech and AI Series #1: Online Speech and Content Moderation (Organized by the Chicago Forum Student Advisory Board)

Whistleblowing into the Wind with Alice Dreger

A No Nonsense Book Talk on Campus Free Speech with Prof. Cass R. Sunstein

President Hanna Gray on Free Expression: A Unique University of Chicago Historical Tradition

Free Speech: Necessary or Conservative Propaganda? (Organized by the Chicago Forum Student Advisory Board)

Exploring Academic Freedom with Professor David Rabban

Governance or Collapse? Reflections on Turkey's Counter-Terrorism Law and Practice

Free Expression Inside and Outside the Ivory Tower

[For Current Students Only] Is there hope for peace in the Holy Land?

How did free speech die in Hong Kong?

What Might Peace Look Like? A Conversation with Professor Jennifer Brick Murtazashvili of the University of Pittsburgh

What Might Peace Look Like? A Conversation with Professor Arnon Hershkovitz of Tel Aviv University

What Might Peace Look Like? A Conversation with Former Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority, Professor Salam Fayyad

"Speaking Freely": From the Pentagon Papers to Citizens United with the legendary Floyd Abrams

Defending Civil Liberties in Hyper-Partisan Times [UChicago Students, Staff, & Faculty Only]

The Aftermath of October 7: Student Fears and Free Speech

Speaking the Unspeakable

Lyubov Sobol - Can We Influence The Future Of Russia?

Honoring Ida B. Wells’ Legacy and Commitment to Free Expression

East Asia by the Book! CEAS Author Talks ft. Dali L. Yang

Ida B. Wells WTTW Documentary Screening

Open Forum with the Chicago Forum

Free Speech in a Time of War

Virtual Town Hall on Free Expression at UChicago

Affirmative Action Overturned

Freedom’s Muse: Envisioning a New World Through Artistic Expression

Speaking About Israel, Palestine, and International Law