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Event | February 7, 2025

Tensions in American Conservative Thought

Matthew Continetti of the American Enterprise Institute shares his insights about the pressures that have shaped conservative thought and the conflicts between a desire for mainstream acceptance and the pull of extremism and populism.

  • February 7, 2025
  • UVA's Bond House
    600 Brandon Ave. Charlottesville, VA
  • 12:00 pm–1:15 pm
Event | January 30, 2025

UVA's 2025 Community MLK Celebration With Michele Norris

Michele Norris delivers UVA's 2025 Community MLK Celebration keynote address, followed by a discussion with Melody Barnes, executive director of UVA’s Karsh Institute of Democracy.

  • January 30, 2025
  • The Paramount Theater
  • 6:00 pm–7:30 pm
Event | January 16, 2025

The Cultural Roots of America's Political Crisis

James Davison Hunter, author of Democracy and Solidarity: On the Cultural Roots of America’s Political Crisis, explores the intricate relationship between democracy and the principles of solidarity in our increasingly polarized world.

  • January 16, 2025
  • UVA's Bond House
    600 Brandon Ave., Charlottesville VA
  • 11:00 am–12:15 pm
Event | December 4, 2024

Co-Opting AI: Cars

A critical discussion about the deep entanglement of AI systems with the perennial dream of data-driven cars and autonomous mobility. 

  • December 4, 2024
  • Online
  • 4:00 pm–5:15 pm
Event | November 20, 2024

2020: Political and Social Legacies

How are the events of 2020 still shaping our debates and culture in 2024?

  • November 20, 2024
  • Bond House
    600 Brandon Avenue, Charlottesville, VA
  • 12:00 pm–1:15 pm
Event | November 19, 2024

'Democracy Dialogues': How Americans Can Disagree Better

Governor Phil Murphy (D-NJ) and Governor Spencer Cox (R-UT) discuss the current climate of political polarization in the United States, how we can foster healthy debate that leads to a stronger democracy, and the role that states can play in setting an example of respectful disagreement and constructive dialogue.

  • November 19, 2024
  • UVA's Rotunda & Online
  • 10:00 am–11:00 am
Event | November 18, 2024

4th Annual UVA Student Oratory Competition

UVA students answer the prompt “Tell the story of a hero of our American democracy" in front of a live audience and a panel of judges that includes former White House speechwriters.

  • November 18, 2024
  • Rotunda Dome Room & Online
    1826 University Avenue Charlottesville, VA
  • 5:00 pm–7:00 pm