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Learn more Dec 12, 2023 Beyond Boundaries: Youth Empowerment and Conflict Resolution at CVLLE 2023 Almost 200 young people from across Central Virginia attended a daylong workshop on conflict resolution and violence reduction held by UVA Batten's PEGLLLLAB using an innovative model for sharing stories and dialogue. Learn more Sep 26, 2022 Solomon and Williams Selected as Fellows by the National Academy of Public Administration Ian Solomon, dean of the Batten School and professor of practice of public policy, and Brian Williams, associate professor of public policy, have been selected by the National Academy of Public Administration for inclusion in its 2022 Class of Academy Fellows. Learn more June 15, 2022 Batten Faculty Recognized for Excellence in Teaching, Service, Research and Engagement This academic year, Batten School professors won a slew of internal and external recognitions for excellence in teaching, service, research and engagement. Learn more Apr 20, 2022 Batten Professor and Students are Helping Communities Rethink the Way They Respond to Mental Health Crises Racial Justice and Equity Batten Professor Brian N. Williams and students from his PEGLLLLab are working with an award-winning documentary team to launch pilot programs in three different cities to address the growing mental health crisis. Learn more Aug 30, 2021 Batten Researcher Brings Police, Students Together to Better Understand Each Other Racial Justice and Equity Crime and Justice Police and students can learn from one another if they talk more, according to Batten's Brian N. Williams, an associate professor of public policy. READ IN UVA TODAY Apr 22, 2021 Policing After George Floyd: Where Do We Go From Here? Crime and Justice Racial Justice and Equity In a commentary for Bloomberg Law, Batten's Brian N. Williams and co-author Carmen J. Williams, a third-year law student at the UVA School of Law, say the conviction of former police officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd marks a turning point. The path forward requires enacting needed reforms and courageous leadership by prosecutors and others. Read in Bloomberg Law Nov 20, 2020 Corrective Action as Collective Action Leadership Racial Justice and Equity On UVA’s Lifetime Learning podcast, Batten professor Brian Williams argues that we should let diverse groups drive police reform. Listen on SoundCloud Nov 18, 2020 Batten Students Examine the Relationship between Police and Community Crime and Justice Advocacy Through the Central Virginia Listening & Learning Exchange, Batten professor Brian Williams and his students are examining the problems of police and community relations and what can be done to resolve them. Watch on NBC29 Oct 30, 2020 Brian Williams on the Past and Present of Racism in the Administrative State Racial Justice and Equity Political Science Historic harms—discriminatory laws, policies, and practices, affect public perception of governmental institutions and their public administrators. Batten's Brian N. Williams speaks to how we could change American institutions and their public servants in the face of these harms. Read in The Regulatory Review Jun 26, 2020 Professor Brian N. Williams Speaks on Police Brutality as 'Finch Podcast' Guest Crime and Justice Racial Justice and Equity Batten Associate Professor of Public Policy Dr. Brian N. Williams, discusses police-community relations, the Black Lives Matter movement, and equal justice through understanding as a guest on The Finch Podcast. Listen on The Finch Podcast Jun 25, 2020 Where Do We Go From Here? Leadership Crime and Justice Racial Justice and Equity “We’re at the intersection of past and present—and we're teetering a bit,” Batten professor Brian N. Williams told an online audience last week. “Evolution or revolution? Reform or riot? Progress or more protests? Should we defund and divest or deconstruct and reconstruct?” Learn more Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Next page Next › Stay Up To Date with the Latest Batten News and Events Subscribe
Apr 04, 2024 Batten Professors Focus on Community Well-Being About 50 people from across the state and beyond and from all walks of life were invited by Batten professors Kyle Dobson and Brian Williams to a daylong workshop to share, listen and learn with each other as they envisioned the steps needed to enhance safety and health in troubled communities. Learn more
Dec 12, 2023 Beyond Boundaries: Youth Empowerment and Conflict Resolution at CVLLE 2023 Almost 200 young people from across Central Virginia attended a daylong workshop on conflict resolution and violence reduction held by UVA Batten's PEGLLLLAB using an innovative model for sharing stories and dialogue. Learn more
Sep 26, 2022 Solomon and Williams Selected as Fellows by the National Academy of Public Administration Ian Solomon, dean of the Batten School and professor of practice of public policy, and Brian Williams, associate professor of public policy, have been selected by the National Academy of Public Administration for inclusion in its 2022 Class of Academy Fellows. Learn more
June 15, 2022 Batten Faculty Recognized for Excellence in Teaching, Service, Research and Engagement This academic year, Batten School professors won a slew of internal and external recognitions for excellence in teaching, service, research and engagement. Learn more
Apr 20, 2022 Batten Professor and Students are Helping Communities Rethink the Way They Respond to Mental Health Crises Racial Justice and Equity Batten Professor Brian N. Williams and students from his PEGLLLLab are working with an award-winning documentary team to launch pilot programs in three different cities to address the growing mental health crisis. Learn more
Aug 30, 2021 Batten Researcher Brings Police, Students Together to Better Understand Each Other Racial Justice and Equity Crime and Justice Police and students can learn from one another if they talk more, according to Batten's Brian N. Williams, an associate professor of public policy. READ IN UVA TODAY
Apr 22, 2021 Policing After George Floyd: Where Do We Go From Here? Crime and Justice Racial Justice and Equity In a commentary for Bloomberg Law, Batten's Brian N. Williams and co-author Carmen J. Williams, a third-year law student at the UVA School of Law, say the conviction of former police officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd marks a turning point. The path forward requires enacting needed reforms and courageous leadership by prosecutors and others. Read in Bloomberg Law
Nov 20, 2020 Corrective Action as Collective Action Leadership Racial Justice and Equity On UVA’s Lifetime Learning podcast, Batten professor Brian Williams argues that we should let diverse groups drive police reform. Listen on SoundCloud
Nov 18, 2020 Batten Students Examine the Relationship between Police and Community Crime and Justice Advocacy Through the Central Virginia Listening & Learning Exchange, Batten professor Brian Williams and his students are examining the problems of police and community relations and what can be done to resolve them. Watch on NBC29
Oct 30, 2020 Brian Williams on the Past and Present of Racism in the Administrative State Racial Justice and Equity Political Science Historic harms—discriminatory laws, policies, and practices, affect public perception of governmental institutions and their public administrators. Batten's Brian N. Williams speaks to how we could change American institutions and their public servants in the face of these harms. Read in The Regulatory Review
Jun 26, 2020 Professor Brian N. Williams Speaks on Police Brutality as 'Finch Podcast' Guest Crime and Justice Racial Justice and Equity Batten Associate Professor of Public Policy Dr. Brian N. Williams, discusses police-community relations, the Black Lives Matter movement, and equal justice through understanding as a guest on The Finch Podcast. Listen on The Finch Podcast
Jun 25, 2020 Where Do We Go From Here? Leadership Crime and Justice Racial Justice and Equity “We’re at the intersection of past and present—and we're teetering a bit,” Batten professor Brian N. Williams told an online audience last week. “Evolution or revolution? Reform or riot? Progress or more protests? Should we defund and divest or deconstruct and reconstruct?” Learn more