John Doe and Jane Doe

[Recorded: Wednesday, March 20, 2024] UVA students John Doe (19) and Jane Doe (20), both from Northern Virginia, recorded a One Small Step conversation as part of their 'Democracy and Public Service course'. They began the conversation by talking about...

Lauren Vaillancourt and Anika Wadehra

[Recorded Monday, February 26, 2024] UVA students Lauren Vaillancourt (19) from Yorktown, VA, and Anika Wadehra (19) from Loudoun County, VA, recorded a One Small Step conversation as part of their course "Democracy and Public Service." Both students grew up...

Colin Heil and Josie Fischman

[Recorded: Friday, July 21, 2023] This One Small Step conversation was recorded in Charlottesville, Virginia as part of the Sorensen Institute’s summer High School Leaders Program in 2023. Colin Heil (17) is from McLean and Josie Fischman (17) is from...

Zachary Harris and Ben Walling

[Recorded Tuesday, March 19, 2024] UVA students Zachary Harris (22) from Robbinsville, New Jersey, and Ben Walling (21) Chesapeake, Virginia, recorded a One Small Step conversation as part of their course "Lead From Anywhere." These students discussed how the events...

Mackenzie Chen and Oscar Melendez Vera

Some of the major ideas they discussed were topics relating to socio-political values and how they are integrated into popular culture through contemporary media, examples such as the movies and shows like Barbie and Into the Spiderverse, differences in the...

Lori Mohr Pederson and Stephen Betts

[Recorded: Thursday, October 19, 2023] Lori Mohr Pederson (63) and Stephen Betts (35) have a One Small Step conversation at the VPM office in Charlottesville, Virginia. Their conversation was recorded during Democracy360, the Karsh Institute of Democracy’s three-day biennial conference....

Anika Wadehra and Lauren Vaillancourt

[Recorded: Monday, February 26, 2024] UVA students Anika Wadehra (19) from Loudon County, VA, and Lauren Vaillancourt (19) from Yorktown, VA, recorded a One Small Step conversation as part of their course 'Democracy and Public Service'. We talked about how...

Lisa Woolfork and Kendall King

[Recorded: Thursday, July 21, 2022] Lisa Woolfork (52) and Kendall King (25) have a One Small Step conversation in Charlottesville, Virginia. Both Lisa and Kendall have been active in the fight for racial justice in Charlottesville, and in this conversation,...

Emma Wayne and Zade Haddad

[Recorded: Tuesday, March 19th, 2024] UVA Students Zade Haddad (21) from Fairfax, Virginia and Emma Wayne (22) from Charlottesville, Virginia recorded a One Small Step conversation as part of their course 'Lead From Anywhere.' Following basic introductory information, the major...

ES and CW

[Recorded: Wednesday, March 20, 2024] UVA students ES (22) from Fairfax Virginia and CW (21) from Annandale Virginia recorded a One Small Step Conversation as part of their course "Lead From Anywhere" class. They talked about their backgrounds (from Northern...

Virginia Webb and Camille Williams

[Recorded: Tuesday, March 19, 2024] UVA students Virginia Webb (21) from Lynchburg, Virginia and Camille Williams (22) from Summit, New Jersey recorded a One Small Step conversation as part of their course 'Lead From Anywhere'. They talked about their experiences...

Vincent Cummins and Sheyma Yenigun

[Recorded: Wednesday, June 22nd, 2022] Vincent (9th Grade) and Sheyma (12th Grade) have a short One Small Step conversation. They discuss the differences in where they have grown up - Vincent in the USA and Sheyma in Turkey. Values they...

Rosemary Henriquez and Z Maclin

[Recorded: Friday, July 21, 2023] This One Small Step conversation was recorded in Charlottesville, Virginia as part of the Sorensen Institute’s summer High School Leaders Program in 2023. Z Maclin (15) is from Harrisonburg and Rosemary Henriquez (16) is from...

Eleanor Ague and Ben Lashley

[Recorded: Friday, July 21, 2023] This One Small Step conversation was recorded in Charlottesville, Virginia as part of the Sorensen Institute’s summer High School Leaders Program in 2023. Eleanor Ague (17) is from McLean and Ben Lashley (17) is from...

Evan Crowne and Lyla Denny

[Recorded: Tuesday, March 19th, 2024] UVA Students Evan Crowne (22) from Virginia and Lyla Dennny (22) from Wyoming/Connecticut recorded a One Small Step conversation as a part of their course Lead from Anywhere. They discussed political influences in their childhood,...

Noah Moyer and Maddy Grosz

[Recorded: Wednesday, March 20, 2024] UVA students Noah Moyer (22) from Virginia Beach, Virginia and Maddy Grosz (22), Vienna, Virginia recorded a One Small Step conversation as part of their course "Lead from Anywhere." One of the major themes we...

Kate Walldorf and Aishani Patnaik

[Recorded: Monday, September 11, 2023] Kate Walldorf (19) from Charleston, SC, and Aishani Patnaik (19) from Ashburn, VA participated in this One Small Step conversation as part of their Public Service Pathways 1-credit UNST course at UVA. Aishani shares how...

Chandler Nandkumar and Kendall Sano

[Recorded: Friday, September 22, 2023] Chandler Nandkumar (20) from Gloucester Township, NJ and Kendall Sano (19) from McLean, VA participated in this One Small Step conversation as part of their Public Service Pathways 1-credit UNST course at UVA. Both students...

Arden Luthy and Hewan Kasie

[Recorded Monday, February 19, 2024] UVA students Arden Luthy (19) and Hewan Kasie (19) recorded a One Small Step conversation as part of their course 'Democracy and Public Service.' Some of the major themes that they explored in their conversation...

Jacob Saul and Kate-Lin Ly

[Recorded: Friday, September 15, 2023] Jacob Saul (19) from Bristow, VA, and Kate-Lin Ly (19) from Northern Virginia participated in this One Small Step conversation as part of their Public Service Pathways 1-credit UNST course at UVA. Jacob shares how...

Eujine Kim and Keisha Thomas

[Recorded: Monday, February 26, 2024] UVA students Keisha Thomas (19) from Fredericksburg, VA and Eujine Kim (20) from Lynchburg, VA recorded a One Small Step conversation as part of their course, UNST 1410. They began by connecting through their shared...

Maanasi Gupta and John Godwin

[Recorded: Tuesday March 19, 2024] UVA students Maanasi Gupta (21) from Ashburn, Virginia and John Godwin (22) from McLean, Virginia recorded a One Small Step conversation as part of their course "Lead From Anywhere."

Monique Emond and Isabel Lafrance-Melendez

[Recorded: Friday, July 21, 2023] This One Small Step conversation was recorded in Charlottesville, Virginia as part of the Sorensen Institute’s summer High School Leaders Program in 2023. Monique Emond (17) is from Warrenton and Isabel Lafrance-Melendez is from Henrico....

Mila Snyder and Brian Warden

[Recorded: Thursday, February 22, 2024] UVA students Brian Warden (19) from Morgantown, WV and Jamila Snyder (19) from Pittsburg, PA recorded a one small step conversation as part of their course Public Service and Democracy. They discussed that both of...

HC and CG

[Recorded: Wednesday, March 20, 2024] UVA students HC (22) from Arlington VA and CG (22) from US Virgin Islands recorded a one small step conversation as part of their course Lead from Anywhere. They talked about polarization in politics and...