Alumni Events & News Alumni Awards Reunion Weekend 2026 FAQ Milestone Class Reunions Harris Alumni Awards Up Front Join the Harris Advancement Team for a faculty lecture series featuring a distinguished Harris faculty member. Throughout the academic year, this series will highlight their research and insights in a series of events open to Harris and UChicago Alumni and Friends.For the 2025-2026 academic year, we are pleased to feature Anthony Fowler, the Sydney A. Stein Jr. Professor and Director of the Center for Effective Government. Learn more about Professor Fowler’s research here and listen to the podcast he co-hosts with Dean Ethan Bueno de Mesquita and Associate Professor Wioletta Dziuda, titled Not Another Politics Podcast.Up Front featuring Professor Fowler will begin in Washington DC on October 22, followed by New York, NY on October 23. In the spring, join Professor Fowler in Chicago on March 12 and San Francisco on May 14. More details and registration links below. Washington DC | Wednesday, October 22, 2025 | 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM EST The Darcy 1515 Rhode Island Ave NW | Washington, DC | 20005Register NowNew York City | Thursday, October 23, 2025 | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM EST The W Union Square | 201 Park Ave S, New York | NY 10003Register NowChicago | Thursday, March 12, 2026Registration link coming soon San Francisco | Thursday, May 14, 2026 Registration link coming soon Sydney A. Stein Jr. ProfessorAnthony Fowler Anthony Fowler is the Sydney A. Stein Jr. Professor at the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago. His research applies econometric methods for causal inference to questions in political science, with particular emphasis on elections and political representation.