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.
Sometimes we need a reminder that there is humanity in every person – even those we disagree with politically. One Small Step is an opportunity to find community through open minds and open conversation.
We invite you to record a One Small Step interview!
Congratulations to Ada Ferrer for winning a 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Cuba: An American History. She participated in a conversation about
the book for the Nau Lab’s Touchstones of Democracy series.
UVA Professor Todd Sechser discusses parallels between Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the Winter War of 1939-1940
Professor Todd Sechser weighs in on potential for Russian nuclear attacks and World War III
Virtual Conference: Colonial Legacies and Postcolonial Possibilities, May 7 – 8, 2022 | 9 am – 4 pm
Saturday, May 7, 4:15PM at The Paramount Theater
Join us for a conversation in partnership with the Charlottesville Ballet on the relationship between
democracy and dance.
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.
Sometimes we need a reminder that there is humanity in every person – even those we disagree with politically. One Small Step is an opportunity to find community through open minds and open conversation.
We invite you to record a One Small Step interview!
Congratulations to Ada Ferrer for winning a 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Cuba: An American History. She participated in a conversation about
the book for the Nau Lab’s Touchstones of Democracy series.
UVA Professor Todd Sechser discusses parallels between Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the Winter War of 1939-1940
Professor Todd Sechser weighs in on potential for Russian nuclear attacks and World War III
Virtual Conference: Colonial Legacies and Postcolonial Possibilities, May 7 – 8, 2022 | 9 am – 4 pm
Saturday, May 7, 4:15PM at The Paramount Theater
Join us for a conversation in partnership with the Charlottesville Ballet on the relationship between
democracy and dance.
Learn more about UVA Democracy Iniative's partnership with StoryCorps One Small Step.
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.
The National Endowment for the Humanities has awarded $199,663 in support of the Religion, Race & Democracy Lab’s forthcoming podcast series on religion and climate change.
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
How worried should we be about Russia using nuclear weapons? Lab Director Todd Sechser weighs in on the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
This groundbreaking history tells the little-known story of how, in one of our country’s darkest hours, Japanese Americans fought to defend their faith and preserve religious freedom. The mass incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II is not only a tale of injustice; it is a moving story of faith.
Just more than 200 years ago, three U.S. presidents gathered to lay the cornerstone for the University of Virginia, a place they hoped would educate the future leaders of their fledgling democracy.
$2.95 million to support the Democracy Initiative, an interdisciplinary teaching, research and engagement effort announced last year to bring together a diverse range of scholars, government leaders and practitioners.
Politics professor Todd Sechser and media studies professor Siva Vaidhyanathan will direct the two newest labs for interdisciplinary research sponsored by the University of Virginia’s Democracy Initiative.
