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

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

January 10, 2025

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

January 14, 2025

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

January 14, 2025

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Whistleblowing into the Wind with Alice Dreger

January 15, 2025

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

January 16, 2025

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Chicago Principles 10 Year Anniversary (registration information coming soon)

January 31, 2025

Previous Events

Exploring Academic Freedom with Professor David Rabban

November 19, 2024

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

November 18, 2024

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Free Expression Inside and Outside the Ivory Tower

November 11, 2024

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

November 6, 2024

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How did free speech die in Hong Kong?

November 1, 2024

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

October 23, 2024

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

October 14, 2024

Events

Upcoming Events

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

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

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

Whistleblowing into the Wind with Alice Dreger

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

Chicago Principles 10 Year Anniversary (registration information coming soon)

Previous Events

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