The Miller Center currently has no upcoming events scheduled, here are some of the events we've hosted in the past.

Events / Upcoming Events

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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

Upcoming or Past
Michael Luttig testifying to Jan. 6 committee

Henry J. Abraham Distinguished Lecture

May 16, 2023 11:00 AM

Judge J. Michael Luttig: Democracy in peril

  • J. Michael Luttig

  • Barbara Perry

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

David Brooks in 2022

James C. Lehrer Lecture

May 04, 2023 01:00 PM

David Brooks: The moral ecology of American democracy

  • David Brooks

  • William Antholis (moderator)

  • Stephen M. Burns (introduction)

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

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April 28, 2023 11:00 AM

'Lessons from the Covid War': The report from the Covid Crisis Group

  • Danielle Allen

  • Carter Mecher

  • Philip Zelikow

  • Guian McKee (moderator)

Special Location: ONLINE

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William and Carol Stevenson Conference

April 21, 2023 09:00 AM

U.S.–China tech competition: Has democracy met its match?

  • Anna Ashton

  • Josh Chin

  • Martin Chorzempa

  • Kara Frederick

  • Angel Hsu

  • Shanthi Kalathil

  • Joanna Lewis

  • Sebastian Mallaby

  • Scott Moore

  • William Antholis (introduction)

  • Aynne Kokas (moderator)

  • Michael Lenox (moderator)

  • Syaru Shirley Lin (moderator)

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

Nyaunghswe, Myanmar - 17 Feb 2021: Myanmar people took to the streets to protest against the military coup

Democracy Dialogues

April 14, 2023 01:00 PM

The worldwide struggle for democracy

  • Ian B. Baucom

  • Evan Mawarire

  • Srdja Popovic

  • Myo Yan Naung Thein

  • Jhanisse Vaca-Daza

  • Stephen D. Mull (moderator)

Special Location: UVA's Rotunda
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ONLINE

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April 06, 2023 01:00 PM

'The world crisis and international law'

  • Paul Mahoney

  • Margaret Foster Riley

  • Paul B. Stephan

Special Location: ONLINE