Pritzker Fellow Joe Ferguson on "Putting the Pieces Together: A Discussion of a New Model of Collective Oversight"

(Current UChicago Students Only)

Wednesday, March 2

3:30-4:45 PM

Throughout the semester, we have engaged realms of the civil society accountability and transparency enterprise. Along the way, we have heard from front-line practitioners and experts from government oversight components, court-based (police) oversight, data transparency practitioners from academia, independent investigative journalists, and community activists, among others. In the process, we have teased out the connective tissue and synergies of these distinct and separate components working to aligned but non-coordinated missions and visions. In this closing session, we will attempt, with our guest, civil rights journalist Jamie Kalven of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Invisible Institute, to explore and fashion a model of the elements, dynamics and benefits needed for a coordinated, whole of society, proactive form of government transparency and accountability.

Special Guest: Jamie Kalven, Founder of the Invisible Institute

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. 

This convening is open to current UChicago students who are compliant with UChicago vaccination requirements and, because of ongoing health risks, particularly to the unvaccinated, participants are expected to adopt the risk mitigation measures (masking and social distancing, etc.) appropriate to their vaccination status as advised by public health officials or to their individual vulnerabilities as advised by a medical professional. Public convening may not be safe for all and carries a risk for contracting COVID-19, particularly for those unvaccinated. Participants will not know the vaccination status of others and should follow appropriate risk mitigation measures.

If you have any questions about accessibility, please contact Ashley Jorn (ashleyjorn@uchicago.edu).