Cancel Wars: How Universities Can Foster Free Speech, Promote Inclusion, and Renew Democracy
Monday, February 13, 2023
September 20, 2023
UVA oratory competition where students answer: What is the greatest strength of our American democracy?
September 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.
August 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 and The Language of the Game.
KARSH INSTITUTE TAPS MEDIA PIONEER EVAN SMITH AS INAUGURAL PRACTITIONER FELLOW
Smith will serve one year as the institute’s first Distinguished Fellow in Journalism, curating and participating in programs to highlight challenges facing local media and solutions to connecting Americans with informative, independent journalism.
The U.S. Founding and Constitutional Culture
Wednesday, February 1, 2023
Marking the Slave Trade in Public
Friday, January 20, 2023
What if we held an election and everyone came?
Thursday, January 19, 2023
Charlottesville Civil Rights Tour Info Session
Tuesday, January 17, 2023
Karsh Institute teams up with College Republicans and University Democrats to talk across difference
With help from College Republicans and University Democrats, the Karsh Institute hosted UVA's first “Talking Across Difference Student Dinner” as a bridge-building opportunity for the two student groups.
STUDENT’S ‘REMEDY TO SAVE AMERICA’ SPEECH EARNS TOP HONOR AT ORATORY CONTEST
Jered Cooper, a third-year student and government major, won UVA's second annual Oratory Competition sponsored by the Karsh Institute of Democracy and partners across the university.
KARSH INSTITUTE PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS THE POWER OF CONVERSATION OVER DIVISION
Launched in October 2021, the Karsh Institute's One Small Step project has since recorded more than 80 conversations, both virtually and in-person, with participants from around the Charlottesville area. Learn more about what participants have discovered about each other in the project’s first year.
An Evening in Conversation with Del. Sally Hudson and Denver Riggleman
Thursday, December 1, 2022
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