Newly elected Presidents have eleven weeks to translate their electoral victory into a governing agenda and team. 

Governor Phil Murphy (D-NJ) and Governor Spencer Cox (R-UT) will discuss the current climate of political polarization.

This book talk is sponsored by the School of Architecture. Empty Pedestals (LSU Press, 2024) uses a design perspective to explore how monuments to the Confederacy speak to regionalism, racist political agendas, and residual collective pain.

After the 2024 elections, what happens next with transition planning and putting a new administration's priorities into motion? This event will be moderated by Bill Antholis, Miller Center director and CEO.

The 2024 election has been one of the most closely watched and consequential races in modern American history. Less than 48 hours after polls close, join Karsh Institute of Democracy Executive Director Melody Barnes, Miller Center of Public Affairs Director Bill Antholis, former White House speechwriter Mary Kate Cary, and UVA Batten Associate Professor of Public Policy and Politics Ashley Jardina for a roundtable conversation about the results of the 2024 presidential election and where we go from here. Moderated by Ian H.

Her Excellency Shaikha Al-Zain Al-Sabah, Ambassador of Kuwait to the United States, will speak on the present and past relationship with the U.S. and issues impacting Kuwait and the region. This event is organized by the UVA Center for Politics as part of the Global Perspectives on Democracy series, with co-sponsorship from the Vice Provost's Office for Global Affairs. This event is also a part of Global Week.

Controversial political issues often arise as topics of conversation within classrooms -- whether intentionally as part of an instructor’s aims for a course or unintentionally due to student interest. This workshop will support faculty in developing inclusive and respectful strategies for fielding students’ comments and concerns. It will begin with a brief overview of Professor Rachel Wahl’s research with a focus on the practical implications for navigating classroom discussions.

A week before this year’s historic presidential election, join experts at the Miller Center for a wide-ranging conversation on the state of the race. What happened in previous elections—with one week to go—and what are the key dates and democratic processes that will take place after November 5, 2024? This event is co-sponsored by the Miller Center and the Karsh Institute of Democracy.

From all points on the political spectrum come concerns about the future of democracy at home and abroad. What exactly is “democracy”? What are its origins? How has it evolved? Is it the same as a “republic”?  UVA’s Professors Barbara Perry, Miller Center, and Melody Barnes, Karsh Institute of Democracy, will discuss these timely questions about democratic government and respond to your queries. Hosted by UVA Lifetime Learning.

Join us for this brown bag lunch discussion that will sort fact from fiction when thinking about the current politically charged moment and provide strategies and tools for managing a classroom and your personal political commitments when teaching. This session will be facilitated by Ian Mullins, CTE Faculty Fellow and Assistant Professor of Sociology.

This event is part of the Center for Teaching Excellence Brown Bag Lunch series.

As part of its Fall 2024 Distinguished Speaker Series, the Jefferson Literary and Debating Society has invited Former Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority Salam Fayyad to speak with its members and guests. Mr. Fayyad is a current visiting scholar at Princeton University. The conversation will be moderated by Mara Rudman, the James R. Schlesinger Distinguished Professor and a former US deputy national security advisor.

It has been 60 years since the start of the Free Speech Movement on college campuses. Where do we go from here? Join us on October 17 in Old Cabell Hall for a discussion about the movement’s future.
The evening will begin with the debut of a short documentary by Oscar-winning filmmaker and UVA professor Paul Wagner, detailing the start of the free speech movement at UC Berkeley in the fall of 1964.