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!
Down with the Confederacy! Lessons from Black Activists is a conversation with Bree Newsome and Emil Little, whose
powerful symbolic acts of civil disobedience inspired the protest movement. Atlantic staff writer Clint Smith will moderate.
Regions hit hardest by the Black Death in Europe looked more democratic centuries later. CLEAR Lab Co-Director Professor Daniel Gingerich and Assistant Professor Jan Vogler of the University of Konstanz discuss what this means for society coming out of this pandemic.
In October, the University of Virginia’s (UVA) Democracy Initiative hosted a launch event for a new partnership with StoryCorps’ One Small Step program, making Charlottesville the project’s fifth city targeted for recruitment and UVA its first major academic partner.
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!
Down with the Confederacy! Lessons from Black Activists is a conversation with Bree Newsome and Emil Little, whose
powerful symbolic acts of civil disobedience inspired the protest movement. Atlantic staff writer Clint Smith will moderate.
Regions hit hardest by the Black Death in Europe looked more democratic centuries later. CLEAR Lab Co-Director Professor Daniel Gingerich and Assistant Professor Jan Vogler of the University of Konstanz discuss what this means for society coming out of this pandemic.
In October, the University of Virginia’s (UVA) Democracy Initiative hosted a launch event for a new partnership with StoryCorps’ One Small Step program, making Charlottesville the project’s fifth city targeted for recruitment and UVA its first major academic partner.
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.
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.
Memory Project Director Jalane Schmidt comments on Charlottesville's confederate statues finally coming down for CNN.
20 new Research Professorships in Democracy and Equity to examine underlying causes that fueled the violent white supremacist demonstrations in Charlottesville and at UVA on Aug. 11 and 12, 2017.
Melody Barnes – White House veteran, co-director of UVA’s Democracy Initiative and the first African-American to lead Monticello’s board – discusses her White House tenure, Aug. 11 and 12 and Jefferson’s legacy at his home and university.
Co-director and White House veteran Melody Barnes, Miller Center director William Antholis and College of Arts & Sciences Dean Ian Baucom discuss UVA’s ambitious goal to answer the most essential questions facing democracy today.
The effort will bring together a diverse range of scholars, government leaders and practitioners to study and advance the prospects of democracy around the world.
