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Melody Barnes on stage with Ken Burns and Jeffrey Rosen
News | November 6, 2025
November 6, 2025

'A More Perfect Union,' a New PBS Special, To Premiere on Nov. 24

Recorded at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, "A More Perfect Union" features filmmakers Ken Burns and Sarah Botstein and AEI’s Yuval Levin in conversation with co-moderators Jeffrey Rosen of the National Constitution Center and Melody Barnes of the Karsh Institute of Democracy.

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UVA Class of 1974
News | July 1, 2024
July 1, 2024

‘Speaking of Women’: The Class of 1974

Mary Kate Cary, former White House speechwriter for George H. W. Bush, highlighted the powerful oratory of three American women—Senator Margaret Chase Smith, Representative Barbara Jordan, and First Lady Barbara Bush—at the Karsh Institute’s “Speaking of Women” event, emphasizing their impact on American democracy and values.

Covering the White House event at Democracy360
News | December 21, 2023
December 21, 2023

2023 Highlights

In 2023, UVA's Karsh Institute of Democracy focused on defending against threats to democracy while simultaneously studying and invigorating its institutions, practices, and cultural underpinnings.

Columns

August 9, 2023

Karsh Institute To Host Democracy Event in October

The Karsh Institute of Democracy will host Democracy360 in Charlottesville from Oct. 19-21, bringing together journalists, policymakers, scholars and students to explore the biggest challenges facing democracy today.

Courts and press

September 21, 2023

Democracy360: More Events, More Speakers

The Karsh Institute announces full Democracy360 program and welcomes VPM as streaming partner.