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Michael Abramowitz

President

Freedom House
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Jonathan Alger

President

James Madison University
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Ben Allen

Executive Director, the Equity Center

University of Virginia
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Danielle Allen

Director, Allen Lab for Democracy Renovation, Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation

Harvard University
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Derrick P. Alridge

Professor of Education, School of Education and Human Development

University of Virginia
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Charles Ansell

Vice President, Research, Policy, and Advocacy

Complete College America
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William Antholis

Director and CEO, Miller Center of Public Affairs

University of Virginia
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Krystal Appiah

Head of Collection Development, Small Special Collections Library

University of Virginia
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Jacqueline Arthur-Montagne

Assistant Professor of Classics

University of Virginia
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Don Baer

Former White House Director of Strategic Planning and Communications

Administration of President Bill Clinton
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Peter Baker

Chief White House Correspondent

The New York Times
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Melody Barnes

Executive Director, Karsh Institute of Democracy

University of Virginia
Laura Barron Lopez

Laura Barrón-López

White House Correspondent

PBS NewsHour
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Bob Bauer

Former White House Counsel

Administration of President Barack Obama
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Carrie Billy

Former President and CEO

American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC)
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Andrew Block

Director, State and Local Government Policy Clinic

University of Virginia
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Joshua Bolten

Former White House Chief of Staff

Administration of President George W. Bush
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Meena Bose

Executive Dean of Public Policy and Public Service Programs

Hofstra University
Jamelle Bouie

Jamelle Bouie

Columnist

The New York Times
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Valerie Smith Boyd

Director

Partnership for Public Service
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Kourtney Bradshaw-Clay

Director of Partnerships

The Constructive Dialogue Institute
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Barbara Brandon-Croft

Cartoonist

Drawn + Quarterly
John Bridgeland

John Bridgeland

Co-Chair & CEO

More Perfect
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Robert Bruner

University Emeritus Professor, Darden School of Business

University of Virginia
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Stephen Burns

Managing Partner

Quad-C Management
Emily Burrill

Emily Burrill

Associate Professor of History

University of Virginia
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Qian Cai

Director, Demographics Research Group, Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service

University of Virginia
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Elaina Plott Calabro

Staff Writer

The Atlantic
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Christopher Carter

Assistant Professor of Politics

University of Virginia
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Theresa Castor

Vice Provost

University of Wisconsin-Parkside
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Guy-Uriel Charles

Professor of Law

Harvard University
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Michele Claibourn

Director of Democratization of Data, UVA Equity Center

University of Virginia
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Jonathan Colmer

Assistant Professor of Economics

University of Virginia
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Barbara Comstock

Former US Congresswoman

Virginia’s 10th District
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Mary Vee Connell

Former Deputy Undersecretary of Homeland Security

Central Intelligence Agency
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Catherine Copeland

Director, American Democracy Project

American Association of State Colleges and Universities
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Anne Coughlin

Professor of Law

University of Virginia
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Ronald A. Crutcher

President Emeritus and University Professor

University of Richmond
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Daniel Darling

Director

Land Center for Cultural Engagement
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Riley Davis

Student

University of Virginia
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Timothy Denevi

Associate Professor

George Mason University
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John Dickerson

Anchor

CBS News' Prime Time with John Dickerson
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Thomas Donilon

Chairman

BlackRock Investment Group
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Laurent Dubois

Academic Director, Karsh Institute of Democracy

University of Virginia
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Arne Duncan

Former US Secretary of Education

Administration of President Barack Obama
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Eric Edelman

Former Undersecretary of Defense for Policy

Administration of George W. Bush
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Mike Emanuel

Chief Washington Correspondent

Fox News
Tiana Epps-Johnson

Tiana Epps-Johnson

Founder and Executive Director

Center for Tech and Civic Life
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Joseph Erdman

Owner and President

Albemarle Asset Management Ltd.
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Jacob Fay

Director of Education

Constructive Dialogue Institute
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Ashley Finley

Vice President of Research and Senior Advisor to the President

American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U)
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Kara Fitzgibbon

Director, Center for Survey Research, Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service

University of Virginia
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Nichole M. Flores

Associate Professor of Religious Studies

University of Virginia
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Harold Folley

Organizer

Legal Aid Justice Center
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Barbara J. Fried

Chair Emerita

Fried Companies Inc.
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Conor Friedersdorf

Staff Writer

The Atlantic
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Kirsten Gelsdorf

Professor of Practice of Public Policy

University of Virginia
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John Georges

CEO

Georges Enterprises
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Pete Geren

Former US Congressman

Texas' 12th District
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Robyn Gigl

Partner

Dilworth Paxson, LLP
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Susan B. Glasser

Staff Writer

The New Yorker
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Jeffrey Goldberg

Editor-in-Chief

The Atlantic
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Philip Gorski

Professor and Chair, Department of Sociology

Yale University
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Misty Graves

Director, Department of Human Services

City of Charlottesville
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Elizabeth Green

Founder and CEO

Civic News Company
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Aimee Rogstad Guidera

Virginia Secretary of Education

Administration of Governor Glenn Youngkin
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Kristin Hansen

Executive Director

Civic Health Project
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Molly Harlow

Assistant Director for Leadership Development, Virginia Institute of Government, Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service

University of Virginia
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Adam Harris

Staff Writer

The Atlantic
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John Harris

Cofounder and Global Editor-in-Chief

POLITICO
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Charles Hartgrove

Managing Director, Virginia Institute of Government, Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service

University of Virginia
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Ebony Hilton

Associate Professor of Critical Care Anesthesiology

University of Virginia
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Tricia Hoefling

Teaching Professor

Georgetown University
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Stephanie van Hover

Professor of Social Studies Education, School of Education and Human Development

University of Virginia
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William Howell

Professor in American Politics

University of Chicago
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Daniel Fairley II

Youth Opportunity Coordinator, Department of Human Services

City of Charlottesville
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Dreama Montrief Johnson

Inaugural Director, Public Service Pathways Program

University of Virginia
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Karen Johnston

Professor of Neurology

University of Virginia
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Deborah Jonas

Managing Research Director, Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service

University of Virginia
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Doug Jones

Former Alabama Senator

US Senate
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Sherica Jones-Lewis

Director of Community Research, UVA Equity Center

University of Virginia
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Connie Jorgensen

Assistant Professor of Political Science

Piedmont Virginia Community College
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John C. Jeffries Jr.

Professor of Law

University of Virginia
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L.F. Payne Jr.

President

Three Ridges Group
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Elaine Kamarck

Senior Fellow, Governance Studies

Brookings Institution
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Martha Kanter

CEO

College Promise
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Walter Kim

President

National Association of Evangelicals
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Adam Kinzinger

Former US Congressman

Illinois’ 16th District
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Kyle Kondik

Managing Editor, Sabato's Crystal Ball, Center for Politics

University of Virginia
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Jeffrey Koterba

Editorial Cartoonist

Cagle Cartoon Syndicate
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John Lane

Vice President, Academic Affairs and Equity Initiatives

State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO)
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Bobbie Laur

President

Campus Compact
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Jennifer Lawless

Professor of Politics

University of Virginia
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Prudence Layne

Director, Elon Freedom Scholars

Elon University
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David Leblang

Professor of Politics

University of Virginia
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Lee LeBoeuf

Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Psychology

University of Virginia
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Frances Lee

Professor of Politics and Public Affairs

Princeton University
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Chris Liddell

Deputy Chief of Staff

Administration of President Donald Trump
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Pace Lochte

Assistant Vice President for Economic Development

University of Virginia
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Hamilton Lombard

Demographer, Demographics Research Group, Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service

University of Virginia
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Margaret Low

CEO

WBUR in Boston
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J. Michael Luttig

Former Federal Judge

US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
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George K. Martin

Partner

McGuire Woods
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Irène Mathieu

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

University of Virginia
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Esau McCaulley

Contributing Opinion Writer

The New York Times
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Fred McClure

Associate Vice President—Leadership and Engagement

Texas A&M University
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Guian McKee

Co-Chair, Presidential Recordings Program, Miller Center of Public Affairs

University of Virginia
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Tia Brown McNair

Executive Director, Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation Campus Centers

American Association of Colleges & Universities (AAC&U)
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Dan Meyer

Chief of Staff

Former Republican House Speakers Kevin McCarthy and Newt Gingrich
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Matthew Meyer

Associate Professor of Anesthesiology

University of Virginia
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Sidney Milkis

Professor of Politics

University of Virginia
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Sarah Milov

Associate Professor of History

University of Virginia
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Terry Moe

Professor of Political Science

Stanford University
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Pedro Xavier Molina

Opinion Cartoonist

Confidencial; Counterpoint
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Roosevelt Montás

Senior Lecturer and Director, Freedom and Citizenship Program

Columbia University
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Michael Morley

Professor of Law

Florida State University
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Cecilia Muñoz

Former Director, White House Domestic Policy Council

Administration of President Barack Obama
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Meghan Murray

Interim Executive Director, Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service

University of Virginia
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Cristine Nardi

Executive Director

Center for Nonprofit Excellence
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Amna Nawaz

Co-Anchor

PBS NewsHour
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Michael Nelson

Professor of Political Science

Rhodes College
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Josiah Ober

Founder and Director, Stanford Civics Initiative

Stanford University
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Kayly Ober

Senior Program Officer: Climate, Environment, and Conflict

United States Institute of Peace
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Oludamini Ogunnaike

Associate Professor of African Religious Thought and Democracy

University of Virginia
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Alexis Ohanian

Founder

Seven Seven Six
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Spencer Overton

Director, Multiracial Democracy Project

George Washington University
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Eliza O’Neil

Senior Curriculum Developer

Constructive Dialogue Institute
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Annise Parker

President and CEO

LGBTQ+ Victory Fund and LGBTQ+ Victory Institute
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Mattie Parker

Mayor

City of Fort Worth, Texas
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Ace Parsi

Director of Coalition Engagement

iCivics
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Sarada Peri

Founder

Peri Communications
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Barbara Perry

Professor in Presidential Studies, Miller Center of Public Affairs

University of Virginia
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Earl Pomeroy

Former US Congressman

North Dakota's At-Large District
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Rachel Potter

Associate Professor of Politics

University of Virginia
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Michael Powell

Staff Writer

The Atlantic
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Saikrishna Prakash

Professor of Law

University of Virginia
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Kristina Richardson

Professor of the History and Principles of Democracy

University of Virginia
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Leah Wright Rigueur

Associate Professor of American History

Brandeis University
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Russell Riley

Co-Chair, Presidential Oral History Program, Miller Center of Public Affairs

University of Virginia
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Félix V. Matos Rodríguez

Chancellor

City University of New York
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Jeff Rosen

Vice President of Accreditation Relations and Director of the Open Pathway

Higher Learning Commission
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Peter Roskam

Former US Congressman

Illinois’ 6th District
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Bertrall Ross

Professor of Law

University of Virginia
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Jennifer Rouse

Councilwoman

City of Virginia Beach
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Deb Roy

Director and Principal Investigator, Center for Constructive Communication

MIT
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Andrew Rudalevige

Professor of Government

Bowdoin College
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Mara Rudman

Executive Vice President for Policy

American Progress
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Siri Russell

Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Community Partnerships, School of Data Science

University of Virginia
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Rebecca Russo

Senior Director of Higher Education Strategy

Interfaith America
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James E. Ryan

President

University of Virginia
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Larry Sabato

Director and Founder, Center for Politics

University of Virginia
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Carol Geary Schneider

Senior Advisor

Civic Learning and Democracy Engagement Coalition
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Ridge Schuyler

Dean of Community Sufficiency Programs

Piedmont Virginia Community College
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Micah Schwartzman

Director, Karsh Center for Law and Democracy

University of Virginia
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Kim Malone Scott

Founder

Radical Candor
Lena Morreale Scott's headshot

Lena Morreale Scott

Director

Civic Education & Engagement Initiative
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Marc Selverstone

Director, Presidential Studies, Miller Center of Public Affairs

University of Virginia
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Bo Seo

Professional Speaker and Author

Good Arguments
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Tara Setmayer

Senior Advisor

The Lincoln Project
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Nancy Shapiro

Associate Vice Chancellor for Education and Outreach

University System of Maryland
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Kristen Silverberg

Former US Ambassador to the European Union

Administration of George W. Bush
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Evan Smith

Distinguished Fellow in Journalism, Karsh Institute of Democracy and Virginia Humanities

University of Virginia
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Ian H. Solomon

Dean, Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy

University of Virginia
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Saket Soni

Founder and Director

Resilience Force
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Allan Stam

Professor of Public Policy and Politics

University of Virginia
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Levar M. Stoney

Mayor

City of Richmond, Virginia
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Samhita Sunya

Assistant Professor of Cinema

University of Virginia
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Rayma Suprani

Editorial Cartoonist

Freelance
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Kara Swisher

Host

On with Kara Swisher
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Kathryn Tenpas

Nonresident Senior Fellow, Governance Studies

Brookings Institution
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Louisa Terrell

Former President and Director, White House Office of Legislative Affairs

Administration of President Joe Biden
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Trygve Throntveit

Director, Third Way Civics Initiative

Minnesota Humanities Center
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Frances Fragos Townsend

Former Homeland Security Advisor

Administration of President George W. Bush
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Sean Trende

Senior Elections Analyst

RealClearPolitics
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Amanda Tyler

Executive Director

Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty
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Jhanisse Vaca-Daza

Senior Programs Officer

Ríos de Pie
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Siva Vaidhyanathan

Professor of Media Studies

University of Virginia
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Ashwin Vaidya

Chair and Professor of Mathematics

Montclair State University
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Hatsy Vallar

Former Executive

Finance and Medical Institutions
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Janna Vice

Senior Fellow for Policy Development and Director, Kentucky Graduate Profile Academy

Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education
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Craig Volden

Founder and Co-Director

Center for Effective Lawmaking
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Rachel L. Wahl

Associate Professor, School of Education and Human Development

University of Virginia
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Walter F. Walker

Deputy Athletics Director and Chief Revenue Officer

University of Virginia
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Peter Wehner

Former Director, Office of Strategic Initiatives

Administration of President George W. Bush
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Jennifer Weiss-Wolf

Executive Director of Strategy and Partnerships

Ms. Magazine
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Lauren Williams

CEO & Co-Founder

Capital B
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Sarah Wilson

Former Federal Judge

US Court of Federal Claims
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Alan Wiseman

Co-Director

Center for Effective Lawmaking
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Judy Woodruff

Former Anchor and Managing Editor

PBS NewsHour
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Amy Woolard

Chief Program Officer

American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia
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Sally Yates

Former Deputy Attorney General

Administration of President Barack Obama
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Kimi Yoshino

Editor-in-Chief

The Baltimore Banner
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Jeremy C. Young

Program Director, Freedom to Learn

PEN America
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Philip Zelikow

Professor of History, Miller Center of Public Affairs

University of Virginia