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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

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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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Governor and Tammy Murphy in profile looking down

February 05, 2020 03:00 PM

The art of public service: New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and First Lady Tammy Murphy
  • Governor Phil D. Murphy

  • First Lady Tammy Snyder Murphy

  • Dean Ian H. Solomon

Location: Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy
235 McCormick Road
Charlottesville, VA 22903

Hong Kong protestors

January 31, 2020 11:00 AM

Autonomy limited: Hong Kong, Taiwan, China, and the U.S.
  • Evan Feigenbaum

  • Syaru Shirley Lin

  • Harry Harding (moderator)

Frederick Douglass

January 24, 2020 04:00 PM

Frederick Douglass: Prophet of freedom
  • David Blight

  • William Antholis

  • Larycia Hawkins

Nancy Pelosi announcing articles of impeachment

January 17, 2020 11:00 AM

Impeachment pop-up roundtable (Rotunda edition)
  • Deborah Hellman

  • Kyle Kondik

  • Chris Lu

  • Barbara Perry (moderator)

Location: The Rotunda
1826 University Avenue
Charlottesville, VA 22904

Lady Bird Johnson reading to children in school

January 16, 2020 11:00 AM

How great was the Great Society? A view from 2020
  • Kevin Gaines

  • Guian McKee

  • Julian Zelizer

  • Melody Barnes (moderator)

John F. Kennedy Jr. in tuxedo at a party

December 09, 2019 11:00 AM

POSTPONED: America's reluctant prince
  • Steven M. Gillon

  • Barbara A. Perry

republican candidates at a debate during the lead up to the 2016 elections

December 05, 2019 11:00 AM

The death of politics
  • Peter Wehner

  • William Antholis (moderator)

White House with storm clouds

November 21, 2019 11:00 AM

The Lost Soul of the American Presidency
  • Stephen F. Knott

  • Russell Riley

1870s political cartoon showing fat corrupt politician among ruins

November 19, 2019 10:00 AM

Corruption and institutional decay
  • William Browder

  • David Gergen

  • Shan Aman-Rana

  • Kara Brockmeyer

  • Michael Gilbert

  • Daniel W. Gingerich

  • Deborah Hellman

  • Philip Keefer

  • Stephen D. Mull

  • David Singerman

  • Sandip Sukhtankar

  • Sylvia Tidey

  • Jessica Levy

Map of road running from China across Asia

November 15, 2019 11:00 AM

The American response to China's Belt and Road Initiative
  • Kathryn C. Kaufman

  • Rush Doshi

  • Kerem Cosar

  • Syaru Shirley Lin (moderator)

Old water tower against a purple sky

November 12, 2019 03:30 PM

“American Creed”: Screening and discussion
  • David M. Kennedy

  • John Bridgeland

  • Melody Barnes

George W. Bush with military

November 01, 2019 02:30 PM

Critical decisions: Insights from the George W. Bush Presidential Oral History Project
  • John Bellinger

  • Josh Bolten

  • John Bridgeland

  • Eric Edelman

  • Michael Nelson

  • Barbara Perry

  • Russell Riley

  • Frances Townsend

  • Margaret Warner

Hillside Colombian town

October 24, 2019 06:00 PM

Virginia Film Festival: 'Port of Destiny'

Location: Newcomb Hall Theater
180 McCormick Rd.
Charlottesville, VA 22903

Bruce Springsteen playing guitar

October 24, 2019 05:30 PM

Virginia Film Festival: ‘Western Stars’
  • Thom Zimny

Location: Paramount Theater

Close up of yellow impeachment trial ticket

October 21, 2019 04:00 PM

Impeachment pop-up roundtable
  • Melody Barnes

  • Chris Lu

  • Barbara Perry

  • Saikrishna Prakash

  • Philip Zelikow

Recession Ahead on a yellow yield sign

October 17, 2019 11:00 AM

The problem with the next recession
  • David Wilcox

  • David Leblang (moderator)

Abraham Lincoln

September 26, 2019 11:00 AM

All the Powers of Earth
  • Sidney Blumenthal

  • William Antholis

Oliphant cartoon of President Reagan

September 24, 2019 02:00 PM

Cartooning the White House: Celebrating comic artist Patrick Oliphant
  • Mary Kate Cary

  • Kent Germany

  • Ken Hughes

  • Chris Lu

  • Chester Pach

  • Robert Strong

  • Philip Zelikow

  • Michael Nelson (moderator)

Location: Newcomb Hall Theater
180 McCormick Road
Charlottesville, VA 22903

Enrique shortly before he begins his journey north from Honduras

September 18, 2019 06:30 PM

'Enrique's Journey': How to fix immigration in a humane way
  • Sonia Nazario

  • David Leblang (moderator)

Location: The Haven at First and Market
112 West Market Street
Charlottesville, VA 22902

Condoleezza Rice

September 12, 2019 06:00 PM

Condoleezza Rice & Philip Zelikow: To Build a Better World
  • Condoleezza Rice

  • Philip Zelikow

  • Ann Compton (moderator)

Location: Newcomb Hall Ballroom
180 McCormick Rd.
Charlottesville, VA 22903

Barbara Bush

September 06, 2019 11:00 AM

Donald Trump/Bill Clinton

Presidential Ideas Festival 2019

May 23, 2019 02:00 PM

Woman looking at camera/Acropolis at night

Presidential Ideas Festival 2019

May 23, 2019 09:30 AM

Above the glass ceiling: Women in leadership • Why democracy?

Location: Old Cabell Hall
Charlottesville, VA 22903

Children reading/close of multiple people holding hands

Presidential Ideas Festival 2019

May 22, 2019 02:30 PM

Vote button/presidential lectern in front of White House

Presidential Ideas Festival 2019

May 22, 2019 09:30 AM

Washington Monument/toy figures standing on stack of coins

Presidential Ideas Festival 2019

May 21, 2019 02:30 PM

U.S. flag/globe make of money

Presidential Ideas Festival 2019

May 21, 2019 09:30 AM

John Roberts with the Supreme Court

April 25, 2019 11:00 AM

1960s hippie offering a flower to an MP

April 15, 2019 05:30 PM

Saving America from our culture of contempt
  • Arthur C. Brooks

  • Melody Barnes (moderator)

  • Allan C. Stam (moderator)

Location: Nau Hall
1540 Jefferson Park Ave.
Charlottesville, VA 22903

Declaration of Independence with "If we can keep it" written on top in red letters

Road to PrezFest 2019

April 11, 2019 04:00 PM

Map of Europe highlighting Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Hungary

March 29, 2019 03:00 PM

Perspectives on the U.S. and Europe: Ambassadors of the Visegrad Group
  • Ivan Korčok

  • Hynek Kmoníček

  • László Szabó

  • Piotr Wilczek

  • Stephen Mull

Location: Garrett Hall
235 McCormick Road
Charlottesville, VA 22903

George Thomas with JFK

March 27, 2019 11:00 AM

Inside Camelot: The untold story of JFK's valet
  • Nick Drake

  • Alfred Reaves

  • Barbara Perry (moderator)

  • David Throup