It's been 10 years of Civic Leadership Academy at UChicago. Here, listen to Vernon Schleyer, CLA'23, discuss how CLA helped him bridge differences and work with people and organizations he never expected he could before. Center for Effective Government at UChicago

To celebrate the 100th episode of Not Another Politics Podcast, take a look back at the last four years and 100 episodes. Center for Effective Government at UChicago
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Exciting news from Harris Policy! We’re thrilled to continue under the leadership of Dean Ethan BdM. Dean Bueno de Mesquita serves on the CEG Advisory Council and continues to teach in our flagship leadership development program for public sector leaders, Civic Leadership Academy at UChicago.

The 2024 cohort of CLA traveled to Paris, France for their Global Practicum–an immersive experience where fellows meet with their counterparts in government & nonprofits to discuss leadership challenges. Read about the 10+ site visits fellows embarked on throughout the week ⤵️

Join us for “From Crisis to Action: Climate Change and Migration.” At this panel, CEG Democracy Fellow Ali Noorani, Taryn Higashi, & Rich Stolz will explore the roles of philanthropy, nonprofits, & the public sector in addressing these related crises. RSVP bit.ly/CEGCC

The livestream of the Recoding America Book Talk with CEG Democracy Fellow Jennifer Pahlka starts in 30 minutes! Join us at this link: bit.ly/3vqMVbT

It’s #UChiGivingDay ! Donate today to the Center for Effective Government to support our ongoing investment in democracy and institutional reform: bit.ly/3VrCob0.

Keseb will be hosting Sadia Sindhu Khosa, Natalia Herbst 💚, @afutami, and Katarzyna Batko-Tołuć on March 28 at 10am ET for a virtual discussion on the political power of women and young people in recent elections.

Register here today: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

CEG is launching the Democracy Reform Primer Series, the authoritative guide to what we know about the effects of implementing specific institutional reforms. The Primers are made possible by support from Democracy Fund & Ray Iwanowski (MBA ’79). bit.ly/49bBao2

This week on #NotAnotherPoliticsPodcast Sanford Gordon joins to discuss the pressing, interesting, and potentially contentious topic of whether or not we should elect or appoint judges. Center for Effective Government at UChicago
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Next week CEG, Seminary Co-op, Chicago Sun-Times, & WBEZ will host CEG Democracy Fellow Jennifer Pahlka to discuss her book “Recoding America.” This #DemocracySolutionsProject event will explore possible improvements in policy implementation & administration. RSVP: bit.ly/CEGBookTalk

The year's 2nd Civic Practitioner Leadership Series session featured Matt DeMateo (CLA'15) of New Life Centers, Ere Rendon (CLA'15) of The Resurrection Project, and Ald. Mike Rodriguez (CLA'18) of City of Chicago discussing meeting migrants' needs in Chicago. Thank you to New Life Centers for hosting!

Join CEG, Seminary Co-op, Chicago Sun-Times, & WBEZ as we host CEG Democracy Fellow Jennifer Pahlka to discuss her acclaimed book “Recoding America.” This #DemocracySolutionsProject conversation will focus on how to modernize government for the digital age. RSVP: bit.ly/CEGBookTalk

CEG Director William Howell is quoted USA TODAY on Biden’s State of the Union: 'What he needs to try to do is begin to shape a narrative about the upcoming election because right now he's on his heels. This is an opportunity to push back.” Read more: bit.ly/3V99nAx.