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Probing questions

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

Upcoming or Past
Frederick Douglass

January 24, 2020 04:00 PM

Frederick Douglass: Prophet of freedom

  • David Blight

  • William Antholis

  • Larycia Hawkins

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)

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February 06, 2020 11:00 AM

Border wars

  • Julie Hirschfeld Davis

  • Michael D. Shear

  • David Leblang (moderator)

  • David A. Martin (moderator)

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February 12, 2020 07:00 PM

How the rich stay rich: A glimpse behind the velvet curtain

  • Ruth Mason

Police in riot gear

February 18, 2020 10:00 AM

Ambassadors unplugged: A hard look at the state of the world

  • Eric Edelman

  • Nancy Soderberg

  • John M. Owen IV (moderator)