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University names new committees on free speech and the historic landscape at UVA

The members of the Naming and Memorials Committee include Kevin Gaines, Julian Bond Professor of Civil Rights and Social Justice and professor of history and African American and African studies, and Miller Center senior fellow.

Kevin Gaines

University names new committees on free speech and the historic landscape at UVA

The members of the Committee on Free Expression and Free Inquiry include Mary Kate Cary, practitioner senior fellow at UVA’s Miller Center and former speechwriter for President George H.W. Bush.

Mary Kate Cary

Biden’s vaccine ad campaign hits roadblock: Not enough doses

“We’re very cognizant of the supply and demand issue, but we also know we have to get out there with an educational effort,” said John Bridgeland, a former senior official in the George W. Bush White House and co-founder of the COVID Collaborative, an independent initiative created to help states and localities coordinate their pandemic responses.

John Bridgeland

Full National Impact of 2nd Trump Impeachment Could Take Decades to Unpack

Presidential historian Barbara Perry says that despite Trump’s reputation for norm-breaking, racism and online bullying, the former president fulfilled many of the main promises he made on the campaign trail in 2016. “Maybe more than most presidents, he made good on his promises,” says Perry, director of presidential studies at the University of Virginia's Miller Center.

Barbara Perry

What the US can learn from Greece on populism, US-China relations, and Biden’s foreign policy architecture

William Antholis joins The Greek Current podcast to explore the lessons the US can take from Greece’s experience with populism, the US-China relationship and China’s foothold in the Mediterranean with its investment in the port of Piraeus, and Biden’s foreign policy architecture.

William Antholis

Biden doubles down on normal at White House

“Trump was elected because he didn’t have political or government or military experience,” said Barbara Perry, director of presidential studies at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center. “In fact, that was a selling point for him.” She said that “in the minds of people who voted for him, it wasn’t a weakness it was a plus,” but argued that it did not lead to “informed leadership at the top.”

Barbara Perry