In the Spotlight

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.
Buying Power: Electoral Strategy before the Secret Vote
Associate Professor of Politics and CLEAR lab co-director Daniel Gingerich writes about how politicians utilize local intermediaries to mobilize voters in the American Political Science Review.
Women in Politics: Past, Present, and Future
Aftermath: Democracy in the Wake of 2020
UVA groups launch equity website for Charlottesville-area community
The UVA Equity Center, Youth-Nex and the Madison House have launched a new website as a resource for teachers and families across the Charlottesville area.
Do They Deliver for You? Postage stamps and the paradox of democracy
Professors Laura Goldblatt and Richard Handler wrote this essay in Public Seminar as part of the Democracy & the Pandemic Series.
Do They Deliver for You? Postage stamps and the paradox of democracy
Social Innovation Summit 2020: Exploring Philanthropy’s Role in a Democratic Society
Covid-19 has exposed the consequences of decades of bad public housing policy
The Memory Project's Gillet Rosenblith writes about the effect of Covid-19 on public housing policy in The Washington Post.