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09/20/2023

UVA oratory competition where students answer: What is the greatest strength of our American democracy?

09/19/2023

Read more about a cooking demonstration that was part of a series of programs to help the University of Virginia build relationships with Indigenous tribes.

08/19/2023

The tight matches, high drama, and upsets that came with such a strong lineup of teams made this World Cup special, according to the Karsh Institute's Laurent Dubois, author of Soccer Empire 

08/10/2023

Democracy360 is a free, multi-day event that will bring together thought leaders, journalists, policymakers, scholars, activists, artists, and students of all ages to exchange ideas and explore som

08/02/2023

A collective of 22 community organizations, individuals, and University departments introduced students in the Pathways Program—run by the Karsh Institute's Equity Center—to opportunities including

07/24/2023

FIFA took the Women's World Cup trophy to all 32 nations that qualified, but in Haiti, the tour was deemed too dangerous to organize a public parade or large-scale event, writes the Karsh Institute

07/12/2023

Albemarle County, VA, with research assistance from UVA, is seeking to right a 125-year wrong: the unlawful indictment of a Black man who in 1898 had been accused of sexual assault of a white woman

07/10/2023

In 1898, a grand jury in Charlottesville indicted a dead man instead of those who murdered him; a motion has been filed to dismiss the indictment.

06/30/2023

The CLEAR Lab at UVA’s Karsh Institute found that stricter screening and documentation in the federal Paycheck Protection Program—which distributed loans to small businessses during the COVID-19 pa

06/26/2023

“Strategic evasion was systemic,” said Daniel Gingerich, a professor in the UVA Department of Politics who co-directs the Karsh Institute's CLEAR Lab, “but we found that a little bit of screening c

06/05/2023

"At its best, architecture unites form and function," said Executive Director Melody Barns; "We’ll have a vibrant space that reflects our mission and supports the collaborative nature of our work.”

06/02/2023

We're working to ensure that rapidly evolving digital technologies strengthen, rather than undermine, democracy.

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