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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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October 20, 2023 05:00 PM
Covering the White House
Laura Barrón-López
Elaina Plott Calabro
Mike Emanuel
Judy Woodruff (moderator)
William Antholis (introduction)
Location:
The Paramount Theater
215 East Main Street
Charlottesville, VA 22902
October 19, 2023 09:00 AM
October 11, 2023 06:15 PM
How to stay optimistic in an age of crisis
David Miliband
David Leblang (moderator)
Harriet Kuhr (introduction)
Location:
The Haven
112 West Market Street
Charlottesville, VA 22902
October 06, 2023 10:00 AM
Repression and political violence in China
Sheena Chestnut Greitens
Naima Green-Riley
Paul Heer
Chen Wang
Philip B. K. Potter (moderator)
Location: ONLINE ONLY
Project on Democracy and Capitalism
October 04, 2023 01:00 PM
Will artificial intelligence change democratic capitalism?
Philip Bourne
Michael Lenox
Location:
The Miller Center
2201 Old Ivy Road
Charlottesville, VA
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ONLINE
September 15, 2023 11:00 AM
The evolution of affirmative action—and its uncertain future
Christa Davis Acampora
Kevin K. Gaines
Eugene Hickok
Kimberly Jenkins Robinson
Barbara Perry (moderator)
Location:
The Miller Center
2201 Old Ivy Rd
Charlottesville, VA
&
ONLINE
September 07, 2023 11:00 AM
Election 2024 and the future of the GOP
Mary Kate Cary
Barbara Comstock
Ron Christie (moderator)
William Antholis (introduction)
Location:
The Miller Center
2201 Old Ivy Rd
Charlottesville, VA
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ONLINE
Henry J. Abraham Distinguished Lecture
May 16, 2023 11:00 AM
Judge J. Michael Luttig: Democracy in peril
J. Michael Luttig
Barbara Perry
Location:
The Miller Center
2201 Old Ivy Rd
Charlottesville, VA
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ONLINE
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)
Location:
The Miller Center
2201 Old Ivy Rd
Charlottesville, VA
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ONLINE
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)
Location: ONLINE
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)
Location:
The Miller Center
2201 Old Ivy Rd
Charlottesville, VA
&
ONLINE
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)
Location:
UVA's Rotunda
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ONLINE
Project on Democracy and Capitalism
April 06, 2023 01:00 PM
'The world crisis and international law'
Paul Mahoney
Margaret Foster Riley
Paul B. Stephan
Location: ONLINE
Project on Democracy and Capitalism
March 31, 2023 11:00 AM
Banking system in crisis: The Fed and popular governance
Robert Bruner
Jon Moen
Mary Tone Rodgers
Scott C. Miller (moderator)
Location:
The Miller Center
2201 Old Ivy Rd
Charlottesville, VA
&
ONLINE
March 28, 2023 11:00 AM
The U.S. invasion of Iraq: 20 years later
Eric Edelman
Melvyn Leffler
Philip Zelikow
Ashley Deeks (moderator)
Location:
The Miller Center
2201 Old Ivy Rd
Charlottesville, VA
&
ONLINE
March 24, 2023 11:00 AM
'Mourning the Presidents'
Lindsay M. Chervinsky
Matthew R. Costello
Andrew M. Davenport
Marc Selverstone (moderator)
Location:
The Miller Center
2201 Old Ivy Rd
Charlottesville, VA
&
ONLINE
March 20, 2023 03:00 PM
The legacy of January 6
Timothy J. Heaphy
William Antholis (moderator)
Location:
The Miller Center
2201 Old Ivy Rd
Charlottesville, VA
&
ONLINE
March 17, 2023 11:00 AM
POSTPONED Election 2024 and the future of the GOP
Mary Kate Cary
Mollie Hemingway (via Zoom)
Ron Christie (moderator)
Location:
The Miller Center
2201 Old Ivy Rd
Charlottesville, VA
&
ONLINE
Project on Democracy and Capitalism
March 07, 2023 04:30 PM
Can democracy and capitalism coexist?
William Antholis
Jamelle Bouie
Sidney Milkis
Scott C. Miller
Judy Woodruff (moderator)
Location: Online webinar
March 02, 2023 11:00 AM
'Hospital City, Health Care Nation'
Guian McKee
Margaret Foster Riley (moderator)
Location:
The Miller Center
2201 Old Ivy Rd
Charlottesville, VA
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ONLINE
February 23, 2023 04:00 PM
'Ukraine: The Human Price of War'
Sarah Charles (via Zoom)
Tetiana Deshko (via Zoom)
Seth Jones
Justin Kenny
J. Stephen Morrison
William Antholis (moderator)
Location:
The Miller Center
2201 Old Ivy Rd
Charlottesville, VA
&
ONLINE
Democracy Dialogues
February 14, 2023 01:00 PM
Iranian women lead the fight for democracy
Mona Kasra
Farzaneh Milani
James E. Ryan
Maryam Zehtabi
Laurent Dubois (moderator)
Location:
UVA's Rotunda
&
ONLINE
Project on Democracy and Capitalism
February 09, 2023 04:00 PM
Can free markets make free people?
Jeff Cherry
Ed Freeman
Glory Liu (via Zoom)
Scott Miller (moderator)
Location:
The Miller Center
2201 Old Ivy Rd
Charlottesville, VA
&
ONLINE
February 02, 2023 02:00 PM
'43: Inside the George W. Bush Presidency'
William Antholis
Robert Gates (via Zoom)
Russell Riley
Barbara Perry (moderator)
Location:
The Miller Center
2201 Old Ivy Rd
Charlottesville, VA
&
ONLINE
January 27, 2023 11:00 AM
Building the CDC that America needs
Tom Inglesby
J. Stephen Morrison
Anne Zink
Margaret Foster Riley (moderator)
Location:
The Miller Center
2201 Old Ivy Rd
Charlottesville, VA 22903
&
ONLINE
January 19, 2023 11:00 AM
Shining a light on the era of integration
Pamela G. Banks
Jill Lawrence
Kevin K. Gaines (moderator)
Location: ONLINE
January 10, 2023 09:00 PM
COVID-19: Views from the U.S. front line
Matt Pottinger
Yen Pottinger
Syaru Shirley Lin (moderator)
Location:
Mandarin Oriental Taipei
No. 158 Dunhua North Road
Taipei, Taiwan
&
ONLINE
December 07, 2022 11:00 AM
Kennedy and Vietnam: The great what-if
Fredrik Logevall
Marc Selverstone
Barbara Perry (moderator)
Location:
The Miller Center
2201 Old Ivy Rd
Charlottesville, VA
&
ONLINE
November 10, 2022 01:00 PM
America's tradition: The peaceful transfer of power
Peter Baker
Chris Liddell
David Marchick
Kathryn Dunn Tenpas
Location:
The Miller Center
2201 Old Ivy Rd
Charlottesville, VA
&
ONLINE
Ambassador William C. Battle Symposium on American Diplomacy
November 03, 2022 09:00 AM
The price of aggression: Russia's war in Ukraine
William Antholis
Heather Conley
Eric Edelman
Patricia M. Kim
Andrei Kirilenko
John W. McArthur
Scott Miller (moderator)
John M. Owen IV (moderator)
Philip B. K. Potter (moderator)
Elina Ribakova
Thomas Risse
Anne-Marie Slaughter
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld
William B. Taylor
Andrew S. Weiss
Location:
The Miller Center
2201 Old Ivy Rd
Charlottesville, VA
&
ONLINE
Democracy Dialogues
November 02, 2022 04:00 PM
Battling for democracy in Ukraine
Tom Perriello
Denver Riggleman
James E. Ryan
Ann Compton (moderator)
Location:
The Rotunda at the University of Virginia
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ONLINE
October 28, 2022 11:00 AM
'Trafficking Data: How China Is Winning the Battle for Digital Sovereignty'
Evan A. Feigenbaum
Aynne Kokas
Thomas Nachbar
Location:
The Miller Center
2201 Old Ivy Rd
Charlottesville, VA
&
ONLINE