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Jul 24, 2015 Professor Chou Writes in the New York Times on Power Ethics Domestic Policy & Politics Behavioral science research has demonstrated that power confers psychological resources on its holders that might help stave off the loneliness that can accompany isolation. Read in The New York Times
Jul 21, 2015 Slovak Ambassador Discusses Entrepreneurship Policy in Central Europe International Development Democracy The Ambassador’s presentation, “The Slovak Entrepreneurial Ecosystem and the Visegrád Group of Four States,” covered recent efforts by the Slovak Embassy in Washington, DC, as well as the country’s government in Slovakia. Learn more
Jun 23, 2015 Proliferation and Iran: Learning to Live with Nuclear Threats Domestic Policy & Politics Ethics The complex endgame of negotiations between the major powers and Iran underscores the limited options states have to combat nuclear proliferation, something with which U.S. policy planners are going to have to learn to live. Learn more
Jun 21, 2015 SE@UVA Welcomes Mandela Washington Fellows Leadership Ethics Sponsored by the U.S. State Department, the Mandela Washington Fellowship is the flagship program of the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI). Each summer the University of Virginia and Presidential Precinct welcome young African leaders to Charlottesville for a multi-week training program with faculty, researchers, civic leaders and students. Learn more
Jun 01, 2015 MPP Alumna Joins Governor McAuliffe’s Staff Ethics Democracy Class of 2015 MPP graduate Irma Palmer was recently selected to be Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe’s Traveling Press Secretary. Learn more
May 16, 2015 Time at U.Va. broadened horizon for graduate Education Ethics Jennifer Oppong learned a lot during her four years at the University of Virginia, including how to listen to her heart and keep her mind open to change. Learn more