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UVA students are enthusiastic participants in Miller Center events throughout the year

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Nationally-renowned speakers

Politicians, journalists, and government officials frequently make the journey to Charlottesville to speak at the Miller Center

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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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John Roberts with the Supreme Court

April 25, 2019 11:00 AM

'The Chief: The Life and Turbulent Times of Chief Justice Roberts'

  • Joan Biskupic

  • Barbara Perry

U.S. flag/globe make of money

Presidential Ideas Festival 2019

May 21, 2019 09:30 AM

Newer world order: Internationalism and American security • Great powers, the global economy, and America’s changing role

Special Location: Old Cabell Hall
Charlottesville, VA 22903

Washington Monument/toy figures standing on stack of coins

Presidential Ideas Festival 2019

May 21, 2019 02:30 PM

The buck stops here: Leadership at the highest level • Climbing the ladder: Social mobility in the United States

Special Location: Old Cabell Hall
Charlottesville, VA 22903

Vote button/presidential lectern in front of White House

Presidential Ideas Festival 2019

May 22, 2019 09:30 AM

Crystal Ball live: Politics, big ideas, and election 2020 • The presidency and the press in a digital age

Special 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

Teachable moments: Education and the spread of democracy • E pluribus unum? Race, religion, and American identity

Special Location: Old Cabell Hall
Charlottesville, VA 22903

Woman looking at camera/Acropolis at night

May 23, 2019 09:30 AM

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

Special Location: Old Cabell Hall
Charlottesville, VA 22903