In the Spotlight
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Siva Vaidhyanathan writes for The Guardian on recent leaks exposing Facebook and Instagram.
The Equity Center worked with Albemarle County’s Office of Equity and Inclusion to create an Equity Profile anaylizing various conditions across demographic groups and geographic areas that contribute to well-being.
Professor Daniel Gingerich and Post-Doctoral Researcher Jan Vogler analyze what the Black Death can tell us about the impact of modern pandemics.
The Religion, Race & Democracy Lab seeks story ideas from first-generation graduate and undergraduate students on how religion and race contribute to, challenge, and complicate democratic societies. Deadline: December 6.
The Jefferson School African American Heritage Center selected to recieve the Lee statue, with plans to transform it into a new work of art that will reflect racial justice and inclusion
The Disasters in Afghanistan and Haiti Share the Same Twisted Root
The New Republic cites research by Democracy Initative's Claire Antone Payton comparing Afghanistan & Haiti disasters.
Earthquakes and storms are natural, but Haiti’s disasters are man-made, too
The Washington Post cites research conducted by Democracy Initiative’s Memory Project Manger Claire Antone Payton in an article detailing Haiti's history that has exacerbated the nation’s misfortune
TOUCHSTONES OF DEMOCRACY SERIES
Join the Democracy Initiative's Nau History and Principles of Democracy Lab for conversations about key events,
places, texts, and thinkers that help us understand the history and principles of democracy.
Touchstones of Democracy: Edmund Burke and Democracy
Touchstones of Democracy: Democracy Dreams: José Martí and Cuba in the Nineteenth Century
Touchstones of Democracy: RENAISSANCE HUMANISM, DEMOCRACY, AND THE UNIVERSITY
How should Canada help Haiti?
Co-Director Laurent Dubois provides a histrocial introduction of Haiti's political climate for CBC News: The House.
Haiti President Jovenel Moïse assassinated: Interim PM
Co-Director Laurent Dubois comments for Aljazeera on the recent assassination of Haiti President Jovenel Moïse.
American democracy is in danger. Here's how universities can help to protect it.
President Jim Ryan and Co-Director Melody Barnes on the establishment of UVA's Karsh Institute of Democracy.
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