IOP Pritzker Fellow Opal Vadhan on "Endings, Loss & Showing Up Anyway"

THIS SEMINAR IS OPEN TO CURRENT UCHICAGO STUDENTS ONLY

Wednesday, April 8

3:30-4:45pm

Every role has an end date - Election Day and Inauguration Day. In my perfect world, both would have been one of the best days of my life; but, instead, they were among the worst. This week focuses on what it’s like to live through those endings while you’re still expected to show up and do the job. Concession speeches are heartbreaking. Cleaning out your desk in the West Wing is surreal. Even on the hardest days, you still put on your game face for your colleagues, your boss and the incoming administration replacing you. I’ll share what it felt like to take the last Air Force Two flight with Vice President Harris, land in a Los Angeles hotel room and feel my body finally shut down (I got a stye on my eye) - a physical reminder of emotional exhaustion. This session is about endurance, professionalism and what it means to keep going when you’d rather disappear.

Special Guest: Hope Walz, Social Impact Advocate

Pritzker Fellows seminars are off the record and open to current UChicago students only. Seating in the IOP Living Room is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. 

If you have any questions about accessibility, please contact Ella Kumano-Maloney (ikmaloney@uchicago.edu).