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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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September 29, 2003 08:15 PM

Political Parties, Interest Groups, and American Democracy - 12:15-2:45 p.m.

  • Professor Brian Balogh

  • Anthony Corrado

  • Thomas Mann

  • Sidney M. Milkis

September 28, 2003 08:00 PM

Ensuring the Continuity of Government in an Age of Terrorism

  • Thomas E Mann

September 25, 2003 08:00 PM

Harry Truman and Civil Rights: Moral Courage and Political Risks.

  • Michael R Gardner

September 21, 2003 08:00 PM

The Uneasy Chinese-North Korean Alliance: History and Contemporary Implications

  • Chen Jian

September 14, 2003 08:00 PM

Exploring Global Fundamentalism

  • James D Hunter

September 09, 2003 08:00 PM

Why You Can't Trust the Social Security Trust Fund

  • Allan Sloan

September 04, 2003 08:00 PM

Diplomacy and the Resolution of Civil Wars in Africa: Liberia as a Case Study

  • Leonard H Robinson

August 28, 2003 08:00 PM

Reflections on Iraq

  • David D. Newsom

August 21, 2003 08:00 PM

South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission: A Model for Other Divided Societies

  • Lyn Graybill

August 14, 2003 08:00 PM

The Presidential Public Financing System: A Troubled System and Options for Reform

  • Michael E Toner

July 31, 2003 08:00 PM

The Crisis in Korea: The Nuclear Issue and U.S. Policy towards North Korea

  • L Flake

July 27, 2003 08:00 PM

Elephant on the Table: How Washington is Dancing around the Coming Demographic Disaster

  • Alan Murray

July 22, 2003 08:00 PM

America's Challenge in the Post-Hussein Era

  • Dr. Joseph J. Sisco

July 20, 2003 08:00 PM

Helping Patients with Chronic Illness: A Generalist Perspective

  • John D Gazewood

July 17, 2003 08:00 PM

Catholicism: Confronting Religious Scandal and the Policy Advocacy

  • J Hehir

July 16, 2003 08:00 PM

Bush and Boldness: The Assault on Risk Aversion in the National Security Establishment since 9/11

  • Evan Thomas

July 13, 2003 08:00 PM

The Emergence of the Communist Monolith

  • Marc Selverstone

July 08, 2003 08:00 PM

Looking Forward: Can the U.S. Shape a "New" Iraq?

  • Phebe Marr

July 06, 2003 08:00 PM

War, Presidents, and Public Opinion

  • Paul Freedman

June 30, 2003 08:00 PM

The Relations between the U.S. and France in a World Transformed

  • Jean-David Levitte

June 29, 2003 08:00 PM

Why China's Health Matters to the World: SARS, HIV/AIDS and China's Ailing Public Health

  • R Bates Gill

June 24, 2003 08:00 PM

Iran, Iraq, and Democracy: A Cultural Perspective

  • Nesta Ramazani and Ruhi Ramazani

June 22, 2003 08:00 PM

Lessons Learned from September 11th

  • Eleanor Hill

June 18, 2003 08:00 PM

Democracy by Decree

  • Ross Sandler

June 10, 2003 08:00 PM

The National Security Presidency in a Time of Terror: An NSC Lawyer Reflects on the Last Ten Years

  • James E. Baker

June 09, 2003 08:00 PM

Between Iraq and a Hard Place: Dilemmas and Opportunities in the Political Reconstruction of Iraq

  • Adeed Dawisha

June 05, 2003 08:00 PM

Let's Get Rid of the Word "Retirement"

  • Edgar M Bronfman

June 04, 2003 08:00 PM

After the Public Interest Prevails: The Challenge of Sustaining Policy Reform Victories in American

  • Eric M. Patashnik

May 29, 2003 08:00 PM

Faith-Based Diplomacy: Trumping Realpolitik

  • Douglas Johnston

May 27, 2003 08:00 PM

The New Stagnation: Why This Economic Recovery is Different

  • Robert J Samuelson

May 22, 2003 08:00 PM

Welfare Reform Revisited

  • R. Kent Weaver

May 18, 2003 08:00 PM

Seeking Strategic Success After War in Iraq

  • Lt. Col. Dale R. Davis