UVA professor John Owen, who is the Karsh Institute's Advisory Board vice chair and was a featured speaker in our 'Touchstones of Democracy' event series, received the 2025 Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order.
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The two share a commitment to work and research that strengthens democratic institutions and practices.
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Smith will focus on solutions to local media challenges as first Distinguished Fellow in Journalism.
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The total includes a $15 million endowment to support the Karsh Institute of Democracy and a $2.6 million fund supporting the Center for Civil War History.
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The Karsh Institute of Democracy’s inaugural advisory board met on the first anniversary of the U.S. Capitol attack. UVA Today speaks with two board members to gauge the current state of democracy in America.
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The Institute will build on UVA’s expertise in the study of democracy, public policy and leadership and fund construction of a new building for public forums, classes and research.
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