1. Introducing YLI 2.0

    The Youth Leadership Initiative is proud to announce the launch of YLI 2.0, our new website that will make accessing and using all of YLI’s programming easier and more efficient.  The UVA Center for Politics collaborated with Intalgent to design and create a site that promises to be more user-friendly and that will allow registered […]

  2. Remembering the Freedom Rides

    As a featured event in the Virginia Film Festival, the Center for Politics will host a screening of Stanley Nelson’s “Freedom Riders” at the Martin Luther King Performing Arts Center at Charlottesville High School.  Your students may attend for FREE by contacting Virginia Film Festival Outreach Coordinator Jane Freeman at janefreeman@virginia.edu or 434.823.4221.  Freedom Riders […]

  3. The Great Debates: A New Era in Political Communication

    Use this link to access the Center for Politics and NBC sponsored taping of a special “Meet the Press” broadcast. Pat Buchanan, Ted Sorensen, Sander Vanocur and Larry Sabato debate the importance of the first televised presidential debates with David Gregory, the host of NBC’s Meet the Press.

  4. The CFP on Facebook!

    Visit http://www.facebook.com/jfkbook to find out more about the Golden Anniversary series, the Great Debates and the Kennedy Half-Century.

  5. UVA Center for Politics announces plans for “Kennedy Half-Century”

    The Youth Leadership Initiative (YLI) is a proud part of the University of Virginia Center for Politics.  As the leaders in civic education, YLI prides itself on bringing educators the best opportunities to engage your students in the democratic process.  The UVA Center for Politics is announcing its plans for the “Kennedy Half-Century” a series […]

  6. The 2010 YLI Mock Election!!!

    On Friday, October 1st Mid-Term Madness hits the Youth Leadership Initiative with the release of YLI’s new website and the 2010 Mock Election.  Great new features promise to make the 2010 Mock Election YLI’s most successful.  Running from October 18-28th the YLI Mock Election will provide students the opportunity to participate in the most exciting […]