Past Events Past Events View Upcoming Events Batten UVA Facet Event Type - Past Events Miller Center UVA Humanitarian Collaborative National Security Policy Center Center for Effective Lawmaking School of Law EdPolicyWorks: Center for Education Policy and Workforce Competitiveness McIntire School of Commerce School of Education and Human Development Center for Social Innovation Darden School of Business Department of Economics Karsh Institute of Democracy School of Medicine UVA School of Data Science Women’s Center (-) UVA Center for Politics Facet UVA Partner - Past Events Political Science Democracy Facet Area of Focus - Past Events Jan 06 Democracy Dialogues: The Room Where It Happens with Larry Sabato Jan 06, 2021 6:00 PM The inaugural Democracy Dialogues event, offered virtually, includes former cybersecurity chief Christopher Krebs, CNN’s Don Lemon and Paul Begala, Lincoln Project board member and scholar Tara Setmayer and others. Learn more Mar 02 Pre-Game: Super Tuesday MARCH 2, 2020 6:30 PM Great Hall of Garrett Hall On the eve of Super Tuesday, the biggest day of the presidential nominating season, the Batten School and UVA Center for Politics will bring together a panel of experts to analyze the 2020 election. Learn more Feb 21 A Conversation with Former Speaker Paul Ryan FEB 21, 2020 12:30 PM The Rotunda Dome Room Sponsored by the Center for Politics and the Batten School, Paul Ryan will speak on policy, politics as well as his experience leading the House. Learn more Feb 06 Democracies in Crisis: Threats to Democracies Around the World FEB 6, 2020 6:30 PM Great Hall of Garrett Hall Please join the Batten School and UVA Center for Politics for the a Democracies in Crisis lecture featuring special guests Batten's Peter Johannessen, Michael Abramowitz, Nicole Bibbins Sedaca, and Christopher Sabatini. Learn more Jan 22 21st Annual American Democracy Conference JAN 22, 2020 9:00 AM Newcomb Hall Please join the Batten School and UVA Center for Politics for the 21st Annual American Democracy Conference. This is the first in a series of events celebrating the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage. Learn more Nov 12 30 Years after the Fall of the Berlin Wall: Are Germany and the U.S. Drifting Apart? 4:00 PM The Rotunda Dome Room Her Excellency Emily Haber, Ambassador of Germany to the United States, will speak from 4:00-5:15 p.m. on November 12 in the University of Virginia Rotunda Dome Room. Significant time will be dedicated to questions from the audience. This event is a part of the UVA Center for Politics Ambassador Series in partnership with the UVA Office of the Vice Provost for Global Affairs, Center for German Studies, European Studies Program, and the UVA College of Arts and Sciences Department of Germanic Languages & Literatures. Learn more Nov 07 The State of the Democratic Party 6:30 PM Minor Hall Room 125 Join us for an event sponsored by the Center for Politics and hosted by Larry Sabato. Panelists for the event will include Former Senator Joe Donnelly (D-IN), Former Senator Heidi Heitkamp (D- ND), and Former Senator Claire McCaskill (D - MO). Learn more Nov 01 Visit by Ambassador of Mozambique, Carlos dos Santos 12:00 PM Jefferson Hall, Hotel C Join the UVA Center for Politics Ambassador Series with His Excellency Carlos dos Santos, Ambassador of Mozambique to the United States. The event will open with a welcome by Professor Larry Sabato and proceed with a speech by Ambassador dos Santos that will focus on the relationship between our countries and issues impacting Mozambique and Southern Africa. Learn more Sep 19 The Road Map to the 2020 Presidential Election Sep 19, 2019 MINOR HALL ROOM 125 Join us for a panel discussion, "The Road Map to the 2020 Election," moderated by Center for Politics Director Larry J. Sabato. Panelists include New York Times Columnist Jamelle Bouie, The Daily Beast Senior Columnist Matt K. Lewis, New York Times Journalist Jonathan Martin, and CNN Political Commentator Tara Setmayer. This event is co-sponsored by the Batten School and UVA Center for Politics. Learn more
Jan 06 Democracy Dialogues: The Room Where It Happens with Larry Sabato Jan 06, 2021 6:00 PM The inaugural Democracy Dialogues event, offered virtually, includes former cybersecurity chief Christopher Krebs, CNN’s Don Lemon and Paul Begala, Lincoln Project board member and scholar Tara Setmayer and others. Learn more
Mar 02 Pre-Game: Super Tuesday MARCH 2, 2020 6:30 PM Great Hall of Garrett Hall On the eve of Super Tuesday, the biggest day of the presidential nominating season, the Batten School and UVA Center for Politics will bring together a panel of experts to analyze the 2020 election. Learn more
Feb 21 A Conversation with Former Speaker Paul Ryan FEB 21, 2020 12:30 PM The Rotunda Dome Room Sponsored by the Center for Politics and the Batten School, Paul Ryan will speak on policy, politics as well as his experience leading the House. Learn more
Feb 06 Democracies in Crisis: Threats to Democracies Around the World FEB 6, 2020 6:30 PM Great Hall of Garrett Hall Please join the Batten School and UVA Center for Politics for the a Democracies in Crisis lecture featuring special guests Batten's Peter Johannessen, Michael Abramowitz, Nicole Bibbins Sedaca, and Christopher Sabatini. Learn more
Jan 22 21st Annual American Democracy Conference JAN 22, 2020 9:00 AM Newcomb Hall Please join the Batten School and UVA Center for Politics for the 21st Annual American Democracy Conference. This is the first in a series of events celebrating the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage. Learn more
Nov 12 30 Years after the Fall of the Berlin Wall: Are Germany and the U.S. Drifting Apart? 4:00 PM The Rotunda Dome Room Her Excellency Emily Haber, Ambassador of Germany to the United States, will speak from 4:00-5:15 p.m. on November 12 in the University of Virginia Rotunda Dome Room. Significant time will be dedicated to questions from the audience. This event is a part of the UVA Center for Politics Ambassador Series in partnership with the UVA Office of the Vice Provost for Global Affairs, Center for German Studies, European Studies Program, and the UVA College of Arts and Sciences Department of Germanic Languages & Literatures. Learn more
Nov 07 The State of the Democratic Party 6:30 PM Minor Hall Room 125 Join us for an event sponsored by the Center for Politics and hosted by Larry Sabato. Panelists for the event will include Former Senator Joe Donnelly (D-IN), Former Senator Heidi Heitkamp (D- ND), and Former Senator Claire McCaskill (D - MO). Learn more
Nov 01 Visit by Ambassador of Mozambique, Carlos dos Santos 12:00 PM Jefferson Hall, Hotel C Join the UVA Center for Politics Ambassador Series with His Excellency Carlos dos Santos, Ambassador of Mozambique to the United States. The event will open with a welcome by Professor Larry Sabato and proceed with a speech by Ambassador dos Santos that will focus on the relationship between our countries and issues impacting Mozambique and Southern Africa. Learn more
Sep 19 The Road Map to the 2020 Presidential Election Sep 19, 2019 MINOR HALL ROOM 125 Join us for a panel discussion, "The Road Map to the 2020 Election," moderated by Center for Politics Director Larry J. Sabato. Panelists include New York Times Columnist Jamelle Bouie, The Daily Beast Senior Columnist Matt K. Lewis, New York Times Journalist Jonathan Martin, and CNN Political Commentator Tara Setmayer. This event is co-sponsored by the Batten School and UVA Center for Politics. Learn more