Five UVA Grads Put Lessons in Democracy to Work
After investing hundreds of hours interning with the Karsh Institute, these new UVA graduates are applying what they’ve learned to a wide range of professional and civic pursuits.
After investing hundreds of hours interning with the Karsh Institute, these new UVA graduates are applying what they’ve learned to a wide range of professional and civic pursuits.
More Perfect announced a new partnership with the Karsh Institute to advance local journalism and strengthen civic education and engagement on college campuses nationwide.
Legal experts say Louisiana v. Callais could impact voters well beyond the state’s borders.
Darden’s Scott C. Miller says the two systems are more dependent on each other than Americans assume.
Karsh Institute Practitioner Fellow Sam Pressler talks about how men without degrees face a friendship cliff at high school graduation and a slow drift across the following decade.
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As part of a panel discussion with the George W. Bush Institute, Karsh Institute Executive Director Melody Barnes shared how the Institute is helping students build the skills and dispositions to engage across difference.
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For many Haitians, the qualification of their nation's soccer team for the 2026 FIFII World Cup was a moment of unity and victory on a global stage and a part of a sustained struggle against the odds, writes Karsh Institute Academic Director Laurent Dubois.
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Governments worldwide are increasingly raising urgent questions about how far state power should extend in shaping social media without undermining the democratic freedoms they are trying to protect.
As religion continues to move online, new voices emerge and old hierarchies shift, with critical implications for democracy.
The Karsh Institute’s fast-growing program is turning structured conversation into a cornerstone of student life across campuses nationwide.
Karsh Institute Postdoctoral Research Associate Tinashé Hofisi, a constitutional law scholar, will join a panel examining the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 3) Bill, 2026.
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