Event | March 31, 2025
Senator John Cornyn: Congress—a Cornerstone of American Democracy
U.S. Senator John Cornyn of Texas reflects on the important role Congress plays in meeting Americans’ needs.
Past Events
Event | March 21, 2025
Future-Making: Land, Law, and Indigenous Resilience
How does the ongoing search for healthy relationships with a changing landscape influence Indigenous approaches to democracy, governance, and policymaking?
Event | March 21, 2025
Empowering Democratic Inclusion in a Globalized World
Archon Fung (Harvard Kennedy School), editor of Empowering Affected Interests, explores with Kirsten Gelsdorf (UVA Batten School) how democracy could be reconfigured in a world defined by increasing global interdependence.
Event | February 20, 2025
The Resilience of Democratic Institutions: A Conversation With Timothy Heaphy
Public trust in government institutions and faith in democracy itself have eroded over six decades. Why has this happened, and what can we do about it?
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.
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.
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.
Event | January 15, 2025
Former U.S. Rep. Will Hurd: Congress—a Cornerstone of American Democracy
Former Representative Will Hurd of Texas' 23rd congressional district joins UVA politics professor Jennifer Lawless to reflect on the important role Congress plays in meeting Americans’ needs.
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.
Event | November 22, 2024
Misinformation and Image Manipulation in a Polarized America
An in-depth discussion about the dynamics of misinformation and its far-reaching implications for American democracy.