Events / Upcoming Events

Collage of prominent guests to Miller Center events: President Clinton, Karl Rove, Madeleine Albright

Nationally renowned speakers

Politicians, journalists, and government officials frequently participate in Miller Center panel discussions

Hero crowd 7

Probing questions

UVA students are enthusiastic participants in Miller Center events throughout the year

Protest for change, woman holding a sign

Robust debate, without fear or favor

Miller Center speakers address the nation's most pressing problems—sometimes eliciting protests

John Adams painting

September 04, 2025 12:00 PM

'Making the Presidency: John Adams'

Lindsay M. Chervinsky
Saikrishna Prakash
William Antholis (moderator)

Location: The Miller Center
2201 Old Ivy Road
Charlottesville, VA
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ONLINE

Illustration of Donald Trump in front of an American flag

September 10, 2025 11:00 AM

The Trump doctrine: America First revisited

Dale Copeland
Jeffrey W. Legro
Stephen D. Mull
John M. Owen IV
Philip B. K. Potter
Mara Rudman
William J. Antholis (moderator)

Location: The Miller Center
2201 Old Ivy Road
Charlottesville, VA
&
ONLINE

image with blue screen over faces of AMerican presidents from 20th and 21st centuries

September 24, 2025 09:00 AM

Toward a more responsible and effective presidency

Location: ONLINE EVENT

Bush Obama

September 24, 2025 05:00 PM

Presidential leadership: Two case studies

Joshua Bolten
Thomas Donilon
Mark Dybul
William H. McRaven
Leon E. Panetta
Peter Wehner
Dasha Burns (moderator)
Ann Compton (moderator)
William J. Antholis (introduction)
George K. Martin (introduction)

Location: University of Virginia's Rotunda
1826 University Avenue
Charlottesville, VA
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ONLINE

image of globe and gavel

October 10, 2025 11:00 AM

Global security and the rule of law

Mara Rudman (moderator)
James E. Baker
Yegor Krasnov
Agnes Opoku-Barnieh
Janaína Rodrigues Valle Gomes

Location: The Miller Center
2201 Old Ivy Road
Charlottesville, VA
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ONLINE