In this interview with UVA Professor Mary Kate Cary, former speechwriter for President George H.W. Bush, Cary discusses her journey from her time at UVA to her White House role, her challenges as a young professional, and her passion for bipartisan collaboration. Now a UVA professor, Cary integrates her experience into teaching courses like Election 2024, emphasizing effective communication and cross-party dialogue, while inspiring students to make a difference through their voices.
Read MoreDr. Joseph S. Nye, Jr., is University Distinguished Service Professor and former Dean of the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. In 2009, a poll of international relations scholars listed him as one the most influential in the past twenty years and the most influential on American foreign policy. He received his bachelor's degree summa cum laude from Princeton University, studied at Oxford University on a Rhodes Scholarship, and earned a Ph.D. in political science from Harvard where he joined the faculty in 1964. From 1977-79, Nye was a Deputy Under Secretary of State and chaired the National Security Council Group on Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons. From 1993-94, he chaired the National Intelligence Council, and from 1994-95, he served as Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs. He won Distinguished Service medals from all three agencies. Nye has published fourteen books, and more than 150 articles in professional and policy journals. Recent books include Is the American Century Over?, The Future of Power, The Powers to Lead, and Soft Power: The Means to Success in World Politics. He is the recipient of Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson Award, the Charles Merriam Award from the American Political Science Association, France’s Palmes Academiques, and numerous honorary degrees.
