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Larry Roberts joins Del. McQuinn on This Week in Richmond

Sorensen Director Larry Roberts joined David Bailey for This Week in Richmond, sharing his insights on leadership in the Commonwealth, along with Del. Delores McQuinn (D-70) who represents parts of Chesterfield County, Henrico County and the city of Richmond. Watch on Vimeo and at VPM.org.

Sorensen partners with Center for Politics to offer virtual internships

The Sorensen Institute is proud to partner with the Center for Politics (like Sorensen, part of the UVA Institute of Democracy) to offer virtual summer internships in politics and public service. These internships are open to UVA students who have lost summer jobs or internships due to the pandemic, and applications are due May 15. Learn more at UVA Today.

Sorensen Announces 2020 Political Leaders Program Class

The Sorensen Institute is excited to announce the members of the 2020 Political Leaders Program class. The class will begin in March in Williamsburg and meet for nine total sessions throughout Virginia. Members of the class will learn about Virginia politics, bipartisan policy solutions, and what unites our Commonwealth. Congratulations to all!

VA Senate Gains Two Sorensen Alumnae

Senators-elect Ghazala Hashmi (D-Richmond) and Jen Kiggans (R-Virginia Beach) met and hit it off in March at Sorensen’s Candidate Training Program. In November, each prevailed in harshly partisan contests in suburban swing districts. Now they've been featured together in the Washington Post.

PLP Class of 2019 Join the Ranks of Sorensen Institute Alumni

The Class of 2019 completed their PLP journey on Dec. 13-14 in Charlottesville. Joining them for their Friday graduation dinner was UVA President Jim Ryan. President Ryan sat down with Sorensen executive director Tom Walls for a conversation on leadership.

Now Accepting Nominations For The Sorensen Leadership Awards

Do you know a Virginia leader who embodies Sorensen values of trust, civility, and respect? Someone who works tirelessly to shape a more decent, tolerant civic culture for the people of our Commonwealth? Tell us about them!