Keisha Lance Bottoms was the 60th Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia and became the first Mayor in Atlanta’s history to have served in all three branches of government, having previously served as a Judge and a City Council member. She was a Pritzker Fe

IOP Career Corner with Zeenat Rahman, IOP Executive Director - Episode 6 (2023)

Feb 10th, 2023 20m 9s

Zeenat Rahman came to the IOP with more than two decades of experience in the public and social sectors working to strengthen democracy and civil society. She previously served at the U.S. State Department as a special advisor to Secretaries Hi

IOP Career Corner with Gregory Pratt - City Hall and Political Reporter for the Chicago Tribune - Episode 5 (2023)

Feb 6th, 2023 22m 47s

Raised in Little Village, Gregory Pratt covers Mayor Lori Lightfoot and City Hall. Before joining the Tribune in 2013, he worked for the BGA, alt-weeklies in Phoenix and Minneapolis, and Hoy. He has been a finalist for the Livingston and earned

IOP Career Corner with Mark Schauerte - IOP Career Development Director - Episode 4 (2022)

Oct 26th, 2022 24m 49s

Niels Ras (CIR'22) talks with Mark Schauerte, IOP Career Development Director, in the latest episode of the IOP Career Corner podcast.Mark joined the IOP in 2021 after serving as chief of staff to Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08). Prior to that

IOP Career Corner with Erick Thomas - International NGO Careers - Episode 3 (2022)

Oct 20th, 2022 24m 4s

Niels Ras (CIR'22), host of the IOP Career Corner podcast, talks with Erick Thomas (CIR'16), Humanitarian Affairs Adviser at the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). Learn about what it's like to work at inte

IOP Career Corner with Reja Younis - International Think Tank (Center for Strategic and International Studies) - Episode 2 (2022)

Oct 14th, 2022 18m 21s

IOP Career Corner podcast host Niels Ras (CIR'22) talks with Reja Younis (CIR'18) about what it's like to work at a think tank.Reja is the program manager and a research associate with the Project on Nuclear Issues in the International Security

IOP Career Corner with Mark Campbell - Campaign Strategist - Episode 1 (2022)

Oct 10th, 2022 25m 50s

Niels Ras (CIR'22) launches the University of Chicago Institute of Politics Career Corner podcast with an interview of Mark Campbell, PhD, a former IOP Pritzker Fellow. In 2021, Campbell managed the successful Glenn Youngkin for Governor campai

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