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The funding will bolster the ongoing work of local governments, universities and non-profits on initiatives including childcare centers, healthy housing, community centers, telehealth hubs, river stewardship and more in multiple localities in Southwest Virginia. Learn more Jan 14, 2025 Batten Hour: The Work of Federal Leaders Batten students and staff joined the director of the Federal Executive Institute, Michael Shonrock, on Monday for the first Batten Hour to kick-off the Spring semester. A key takeaway he shared was that a chief trait of values-based leaders is that they are nice to others. Learn more Jan 10, 2025 Batten Student Highlight: Grace Makin (MPP '25) Meet Grace Makin, MPP ‘25 and community engagement chair of the Batten Graduate Council. She leads efforts to plan monthly service opportunities for all Batten students with local organizations, including last semester's projects with Habitat for Humanity and the Boys and Girls Club. Learn more Dec 04, 2024 Class Simulation Puts Students at the Center of a Tense Global Drama A natural disaster in Taiwan quickly escalates into an international crisis, bringing the world to the brink of war. This was the scenario given by Associate Professor Alexander Bick to his class, “Strategic Decision-Making" — one example of the experiential learning opportunities offered to our students to prepare them to tackle the world’s most pressing problems. Learn more Dec 03, 2024 Phil Potter: A Humble Heavy Hitter in National Security Phil Potter's leadership, knowledge of the intelligence world and commitment to public service, including as founder of UVA Batten’s National Security Policy Center, has culminated in his appointment as the inaugural director of the newly launched National Security Data and Policy Institute, a project of UVA and the Department of Defense. Learn more Dec 02, 2024 Two Alumna Get Real-World Experience in Humanitarian Policy Two recent UVA Batten graduates had a rare opportunity last summer to support one of the country’s leading organizations working on global hunger. Sadie Rogerson and Emma Nardone were selected to participate — with full funding — in a pilot of the UVA Batten Humanitarian Collaborative Fellowship program. Learn more Nov 20, 2024 Ending Gun Violence Starts with Understanding Eddie Bocanegra with the U.S. Department of Justice, and Nancy La Vigne of the National Institute of Justice of the United States joined Assistant Professor Kyle S.H. Dobson for a panel discussion about policy solutions to gun violence. Learn more Nov 19, 2024 Grounds to Listen: With Dean Solomon and Nicholas Ma Dean Ian Solomon talks with award-winning film producer and director Nicholas Ma about his latest work, “Leap of Faith," exploring whether we can disagree and still belong to each other in a divided world. Learn more Nov 13, 2024 A Special Veterans Day Event Focuses on Improving the U.S. Elections System For a very special Batten Hour this week, speakers with two organizations working with veterans, active duty service members and their families shared insights about how the current elections system is broken and how a variety of fixes can lead to more accountability of elected leaders, and a stronger democracy for all. Learn more Nov 07, 2024 2024 Post-Election Analysis with UVA Experts UVA Batten Associate Professor Ashley Jardina joined several other UVA political experts on a panel this morning at Garrett Hall for a post-election analysis. The event was co-hosted by Batten, the Karsh Institute of Democracy and the Miller Center, and was moderated by Batten Dean Ian H. Solomon. Learn more Nov 06, 2024 Center for Effective Lawmaking: 2024 Annual Report The Center for Effective Lawmaking is marking an extremely successful year with the release of its annual report. Founded in 2017 as a joint venture between UVA Batten and Vanderbilt University, the center’s trusted methodology and analyses have been cited in hundreds of news articles across the U.S., and widely used by lawmakers and their staffs. Learn more Nov 04, 2024 Hoos Vote: Getting Students Ready for Election Day For today’s UVA Batten Hour, students with the Center for Politics “Hoos Vote” initiative presented on ways to vote tomorrow Election Day. Third year foreign affairs majors Ella Doddridge and Zoe Shook shared key points: Learn more Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Next page Next › Stay Up To Date with the Latest Batten News and Events Subscribe
Jan 17, 2025 UVA Batten Leads Major Appalachian Initiative Through a $20 Million Federal Grant UVA Batten, under the guidance of Chief Innovation Officer Christine Mahoney, will facilitate a broad range of economic development and environmental resilience projects in Appalachia through a recently announced federal grant for almost $20 million. The funding will bolster the ongoing work of local governments, universities and non-profits on initiatives including childcare centers, healthy housing, community centers, telehealth hubs, river stewardship and more in multiple localities in Southwest Virginia. Learn more
Jan 14, 2025 Batten Hour: The Work of Federal Leaders Batten students and staff joined the director of the Federal Executive Institute, Michael Shonrock, on Monday for the first Batten Hour to kick-off the Spring semester. A key takeaway he shared was that a chief trait of values-based leaders is that they are nice to others. Learn more
Jan 10, 2025 Batten Student Highlight: Grace Makin (MPP '25) Meet Grace Makin, MPP ‘25 and community engagement chair of the Batten Graduate Council. She leads efforts to plan monthly service opportunities for all Batten students with local organizations, including last semester's projects with Habitat for Humanity and the Boys and Girls Club. Learn more
Dec 04, 2024 Class Simulation Puts Students at the Center of a Tense Global Drama A natural disaster in Taiwan quickly escalates into an international crisis, bringing the world to the brink of war. This was the scenario given by Associate Professor Alexander Bick to his class, “Strategic Decision-Making" — one example of the experiential learning opportunities offered to our students to prepare them to tackle the world’s most pressing problems. Learn more
Dec 03, 2024 Phil Potter: A Humble Heavy Hitter in National Security Phil Potter's leadership, knowledge of the intelligence world and commitment to public service, including as founder of UVA Batten’s National Security Policy Center, has culminated in his appointment as the inaugural director of the newly launched National Security Data and Policy Institute, a project of UVA and the Department of Defense. Learn more
Dec 02, 2024 Two Alumna Get Real-World Experience in Humanitarian Policy Two recent UVA Batten graduates had a rare opportunity last summer to support one of the country’s leading organizations working on global hunger. Sadie Rogerson and Emma Nardone were selected to participate — with full funding — in a pilot of the UVA Batten Humanitarian Collaborative Fellowship program. Learn more
Nov 20, 2024 Ending Gun Violence Starts with Understanding Eddie Bocanegra with the U.S. Department of Justice, and Nancy La Vigne of the National Institute of Justice of the United States joined Assistant Professor Kyle S.H. Dobson for a panel discussion about policy solutions to gun violence. Learn more
Nov 19, 2024 Grounds to Listen: With Dean Solomon and Nicholas Ma Dean Ian Solomon talks with award-winning film producer and director Nicholas Ma about his latest work, “Leap of Faith," exploring whether we can disagree and still belong to each other in a divided world. Learn more
Nov 13, 2024 A Special Veterans Day Event Focuses on Improving the U.S. Elections System For a very special Batten Hour this week, speakers with two organizations working with veterans, active duty service members and their families shared insights about how the current elections system is broken and how a variety of fixes can lead to more accountability of elected leaders, and a stronger democracy for all. Learn more
Nov 07, 2024 2024 Post-Election Analysis with UVA Experts UVA Batten Associate Professor Ashley Jardina joined several other UVA political experts on a panel this morning at Garrett Hall for a post-election analysis. The event was co-hosted by Batten, the Karsh Institute of Democracy and the Miller Center, and was moderated by Batten Dean Ian H. Solomon. Learn more
Nov 06, 2024 Center for Effective Lawmaking: 2024 Annual Report The Center for Effective Lawmaking is marking an extremely successful year with the release of its annual report. Founded in 2017 as a joint venture between UVA Batten and Vanderbilt University, the center’s trusted methodology and analyses have been cited in hundreds of news articles across the U.S., and widely used by lawmakers and their staffs. Learn more
Nov 04, 2024 Hoos Vote: Getting Students Ready for Election Day For today’s UVA Batten Hour, students with the Center for Politics “Hoos Vote” initiative presented on ways to vote tomorrow Election Day. Third year foreign affairs majors Ella Doddridge and Zoe Shook shared key points: Learn more