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Nationally renowned speakers

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

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Probing questions

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

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Robust debate, without fear or favor

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

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At the Miller Center, we believe that opposing positions can both have merit; that we can investigate questions of fact and discuss questions of opinion; that we can be open to changing our minds; and that our political system benefits from compromise. That’s why every year we bring together Republicans and Democrats, liberals and conservatives. We convene dozens of events fostering civil and intellectual dialogue among scholars, politicians, journalists, and citizens.

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March 25, 2026 05:30 PM

Revelations from the Miller Center's new Obama oral history project (Part I)

  • Shaun Donovan

  • Chris Lu

  • Tom Perez

  • Barbara Perry (moderator)

  • William J. Antholis (introduction)

Location: ONLINE

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March 26, 2026 09:00 AM

Revelations from the Miller Center's new Obama oral history project (Part II)

  • Melody Barnes

  • John O. Brennan

  • James R. Clapper

  • Ray LaHood

  • Sally Jewell

  • Chris Lu (moderator)

  • Mara Rudman (moderator)

  • Barbara Perry (introduction)

Location: ONLINE

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. makes remarks at an event announcing the MAHA (Make America Healthy Again) Commission, Thursday, May 22, 2025, in the East Room of the White House. Official White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian.

March 31, 2026 11:00 AM

Health care policy and the midterms: An early assessment

  • Jonathan R. Crowe

  • Vivian Riefberg

  • Margaret Foster Riley

  • Guian McKee (moderator)

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

President Trump signing executive orders on January 20, 2025.

Presidency Project

April 10, 2026 11:00 AM

Emergency powers: Presidents unleashed?

  • Soren Dayton

  • William Galston

  • Elizabeth (Liza) Goitein

  • Sidney Milkis

  • William Antholis (moderator)

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

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Ambassador William C. Battle Symposium on American Diplomacy

April 16, 2026 05:30 PM

Aftermath: U.S. strategy for a new era (Day 1)

  • Peter Berkowitz

  • Anne-Marie Slaughter

  • Vivian Salama (moderator)

  • William J. Antholis (introduction)

  • Jeffrey W. Legro (introduction)

  • John M. Owen IV (introduction)

Location: ONLINE

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Ambassador William C. Battle Symposium on American Diplomacy

April 17, 2026 09:00 AM

Aftermath: U.S. strategy for a new era (Day 2)

  • Afreen Akhter

  • Alexander Bick

  • Ashley Deeks

  • Alexander B. Gray

  • Wess Mitchell

  • Philip B. K. Potter

  • Mara Rudman

  • Melanie W. Sisson

  • Stephen Wertheim

  • Dasha Burns (moderator)

  • Mike Emanuel (moderator)

  • Laura Kelly (moderator)

Location: ONLINE