Issues & Policy

Miller Center Policy Research Program

Scholars and practitioners enrich the Center's research and programming

Special Projects

Ripples of Hope Project

Identifying practical approaches to help democratic leaders resolve key challenges

Health care policy project

Miller Center resources examine the history of domestic and global health care challenges

Miller Center national commissions

The Miller Center has convened bipartisan efforts to improve the functioning of our democracy

About

The Miller Center’s policy program brings together scholars and practitioners from around the Commonwealth and the country to enrich scholarly and public programming

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Policy Research Program

The Miller Center’s Policy Research Program brings together scholars and practitioners from around the Commonwealth and across the country to enrich scholarly research and public programming. Because the American presidency is so multifaceted, our scholars and practitioners contribute to a wide range of research projects. Core groups of scholars work on health care policy, national defense, bipartisanship, democracy and capitalism, civil rights and civil liberties, immigration policy, and other issues.

Distinguished experts

Senior fellows

Miller Center senior fellows bring scholarship and practical government experience to bear on policy solutions

Schlesinger Distinguished Professors

Experienced practitioners conduct seminars, engage with faculty and students, and participate in public events

Past Projects

Center for Asia-Pacific Resilience and Innovation

The Miller Center collaborated with this Taipei-based center from 2022-2025

Project on Democracy and Capitalism

The Miller Center founded the Project on Democracy and Capitalism in 2021 and served as its home until 2025

Covid Commission Planning Group

The Miller Center played a key role in establishing the Covid Commission Planning Group in 2021

Public policy in a complex age

For 50 years, the Miller Center has convened bipartisan groups of scholars and practitioners to enrich scholarly research and help shape public policy