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American Forum
February 12, 2018 03:30 PM
The future of American conservatism
Chris Christie
Presidency at a Crossroads
February 05, 2018 05:00 PM
Introducing the Presidency at a Crossroads
Bill Antholis
Barbara Perry
Jim Lehrer
American Forum
February 01, 2018 05:00 PM
Why presidents need poetry
Rita Dove
January 30, 2018 03:30 PM
Woodrow Wilson and the American Internationalist Experiment
Trygve Throntveit
Presidency at a Crossroads
January 29, 2018 01:00 PM
Eyewitness to history: Former Chief White House Photographer Pete Souza
Pete Souza
Location:
Newcomb Hall Theater
180 McCormick Rd
Charlottesville, VA 22903
First Year Project
January 25, 2018 03:30 PM
Assessing Donald Trump’s first year
Mike Nelson
Guian McKee
Mary Kate Cary
Mel Leffler
January 23, 2018 06:30 PM
A keynote address with Joy Reid
Joy Reid
Location:
The Paramount Theater
215 East Main Street
Charlottesville, VA 22903
First Year Project
January 18, 2018 01:15 PM
President Donald Trump at one year
Nicholas Calio
Mary Kate Cary
Ron Christie
Ann Compton
Katie Beirne Fallon
Michael Froman
William Hitchcock
Chris Lu
John Negroponte
Marc Short
Location:
Decatur House
1610 H Street
Washington DC
American Forum
January 16, 2018 11:00 AM
Sally Yates: Standing up to Donald Trump
Sally Q. Yates
American Forum
December 01, 2017 11:00 AM
Is a political storm coming in 2018?
Larry J. Sabato
American Forum
November 29, 2017 11:00 AM
Inequality in America and how to restore the American dream
Richard V. Reeves
November 14, 2017 02:30 PM
Women and 21st Century Democracy with Hillary Clinton
Location:
Watch live video feed at:
Newcomb Hall Theater
180 McCormick Rd, Charlottesville, VA 22903
Historical Presidency
November 13, 2017 03:30 PM
November 12, 2017 06:00 PM
Virginia Film Festival: Homeland
Howard Gordon
Lesli Linka Glatter
William Antholis
Location:
Culbreth Theatre
109 Culbreth Road
Charlottesville, VA 22903
November 12, 2017 02:00 PM
Virginia Film Festival: Broadcast News
Jim Lehrer
Wyatt Andrews
Frank Dubec
Location:
St. Anne’s-Belfield School
2132 Ivy Road
Charlottesville, VA 22903
Ambassador William C. Battle Symposium on American Diplomacy
November 10, 2017 08:30 AM
U.S. Presidents Confront the Russians: A Century of Challenge, 1917-2017 (Day 3)
Eric Edelman
Hal Brands
Derek Chollet
Allen Lynch
William Hitchcock
Melvyn Leffler
Philip Zelikow
Eugene Rumer
November 09, 2017 06:00 PM
Virginia Film Festival: The Vietnam War
Lynn Novick
Stephen Cushman
Marc Selverstone
Location:
Newcomb Hall Theater
180 McCormick Rd
Charlottesville, VA 22903
Ambassador William C. Battle Symposium on American Diplomacy
November 09, 2017 08:30 AM
U.S. Presidents Confront the Russians: A Century of Challenge, 1917-2017 (Day 2)
William Hitchcock
Odd Arne Westad
Erez Manela
Frank Costigliola
Serhii Plokhii
Melvyn Leffler
Marc Selverstone
Tim Naftali
Vlad Zubok
Jeremi Suri
Philip Zelikow
James Graham Wilson
William Taubman
Robert Zoellick
Strobe Talbott
Svetlana Savranskaya
Ambassador William C. Battle Symposium on American Diplomacy
November 08, 2017 03:30 PM
U.S. Presidents Confront the Russians: A Century of Challenge, 1917-2017 (Day 1)
William J. Antholis
Strobe Talbott
Odd Arne Westad
Vladislav Zubok
American Forum
November 06, 2017 11:00 AM
American Forum
October 24, 2017 11:00 AM
President Trump's Washington
Ryan Lizza
October 23, 2017 06:00 PM
Sanctuary and belonging: Reflections after August 11 & 12
Nicholas Kristof
Location:
Nau Hall Auditorium
1540 Jefferson Park Ave
Charlottesville, VA 22903
American Forum
October 18, 2017 11:00 AM
Assessing the North Korean threat
Evan Osnos
American Forum
October 13, 2017 11:00 AM
Ending the Cold War
Jeffrey A. Engel
October 11, 2017 05:00 PM
Who are the alt-right and why did they come to Charlottesville in August?
Jamelle Bouie
Dahlia Lithwick
Nicole Hemmer
Location:
Nau Hall 101 - South Lawn
1540 Jefferson Park Avenue
Charlottesville, VA 22904
October 11, 2017 02:00 PM
Thomas Jefferson's legacy and religious freedom: Part 2
Barbara Perry
John Dilulio
John Bridgeland
Joshua Dubois
Mary Kate Cary
October 11, 2017 09:00 AM
Thomas Jefferson's legacy and religious freedom: Part 1
Andrew O'Shaughnessy
Peter Onuf
Rabbi David Saperstein
Mustafa Akyol
Charles Mathewes
Kathleen Flake
John Ragosta
Location:
Montalto
931 Thomas Jefferson Parkway
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Historical Presidency
October 10, 2017 03:30 PM
American Forum
September 27, 2017 11:00 AM
Will democratic capitalism survive?
Melvyn P. Leffler
Historical Presidency
September 26, 2017 03:30 PM
September 23, 2017 12:00 PM
What's right about conservatism today?
William Antholis
Location:
Alderman Library
Room 421
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA
American Forum
September 20, 2017 11:00 AM