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Gerry Connolly The UVA Batten School community is deeply saddened by the passing of Congressman Gerry Connolly, a cherished friend and colleague of many faculty and staff, a mentor to innumerable students and alumni, and an inspiring example of public service leadership. Learn more May 20, 2025 194 Mortar Boards Signal Another Successful Class of UVA Batten Graduates UVA Batten is proud to announce the graduation this year of 119 Bachelor of Arts students and 75 Master of Public Policy students. On Saturday, May 17, Batten dean Ian H. Solomon welcomed the graduates, their family members, and friends for ceremonies at the historic Paramount Theater in downtown Charlottesville. “I applaud you, class of 2025, as a force for good in the world," he told them. Learn more May 15, 2025 UVA Batten Students Lend a Hand to Local Nonprofit Hewing to the Batten School’s tradition of service learning, more than 110 students volunteered earlier this month at a local nonprofit that serves people with autism. It was part of their class, “Lead from Anywhere: From the Classroom to the Community,” taught by professor Kirsten Gelsdorf. Said one of the students, “You really do feel like you’re making fundamental change on the ground.” Learn more May 14, 2025 UVA Batten Students Team Up with Alumnus at the World Bank Two UVA Batten MPP students who are graduating this week had the opportunity to collaborate with alumnus Cameron Haddad (MPP '19) this semester on a project for the World Bank, providing them hands-on experience in policy work. As a student, Haddad worked on a World Bank project with professor Lucy Bassett, who connected the three in February. Learn more May 12, 2025 UVA Batten Lab Hosts Local Peacekeepers Awards More than 140 people attended the 2nd Annual Peacekeepers Awards Ceremony, hosted by UVA Batten's PEGLLLLab to celebrate the firefighters, police officers, violence interrupters, and other first responders who serve the Charlottesville and Albemarle County communities. This year, 37 students from area schools were also recognized with a Peacekeepers Award for their actions to help keep their schools safe. Learn more May 07, 2025 Where Policy Meets Poetry: UVA Batten Student Wins Prestigious Award Alinor Smith originally planned to attend another Virginia university and major in engineering. After several changes in direction, Smith found her home at UVA Batten and graduates this month with a double major in public policy and leadership and in English literature. A poet at heart, she has received UVA’s Rachel St. Paul Poetry Prize for Best Group of Poems. Learn more May 07, 2025 Grounds to Listen: With Dean Solomon and Tim Tassopoulos On this episode of our "Grounds to Listen" podcast, Tim Tassopoulos joins UVA Batten dean Ian H. Solomon to talk about his journey from part-time hourly Chick-fil-A employee to president and chief operating officer of the iconic chicken sandwich chain. Tassopoulos shares his thoughts about what makes a great leader, the power of mentorship, and the importance of creating a strong culture. Learn more Apr 30, 2025 Diplomacy: Up Close and Personal Colin R. Gray, Head of the Scottish Government Office in the United States, reflected on his wide-ranging diplomatic career, the value of persistence, and the enduring power of connection in international relations in an event held in the Great Hall last week for students, faculty, staff, and community members. Learn more April 29, 2025 2025 Batten Pilot and Legacy Awards Announced As the academic year closes, the UVA Batten honors several exemplary students who have been nominated by peers, faculty, and staff for their consistent and superior work and dedication inside and outside the classroom. These awards are based on principles and traits exemplary of and important to our founder, the late Frank Batten, Sr. Learn more Apr 28, 2025 UVA Batten a Hub for Health Economics Research The health economy is one of the most extensive and complex systems in modern life, impacting people on a deeply personal level. UVA Batten is honored to have three outstanding faculty members whose research expertise is focused on various policy aspects of the field, including Medicaid and Medicare, COVID-related mortality rates, and other topics. Learn more Apr 24, 2025 Breaking Bread and Bridging Beliefs: UVA Batten Dialogue Dinners Begun in the spring of 2024 by UVA Batten students, the Dialogue Dinners program has grown this year to almost 50 Batten graduate and undergraduate participants who gather every other week to share a meal and get to know each other on a personal level, and then discuss pertinent policy topics on which they may or may not agree. The practice, said one, "gives me a lot of hope." Learn more Apr 22, 2025 Learning by Giving: UVA Batten’s Formative Change Group At Batten Hour this week, three groups of students gave presentations about their work over the past academic year with nonprofit organizations in the Charlottesville-Albemarle area. The initiative is the focus of the Formative Change Group, a pro-bono, student-led consulting club that enables Batten students to apply their leadership, policy, and analytical skills to real-world challenges while making a difference in the local community. 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May 22, 2025 In Memoriam: Rep. Gerry Connolly The UVA Batten School community is deeply saddened by the passing of Congressman Gerry Connolly, a cherished friend and colleague of many faculty and staff, a mentor to innumerable students and alumni, and an inspiring example of public service leadership. Learn more
May 20, 2025 194 Mortar Boards Signal Another Successful Class of UVA Batten Graduates UVA Batten is proud to announce the graduation this year of 119 Bachelor of Arts students and 75 Master of Public Policy students. On Saturday, May 17, Batten dean Ian H. Solomon welcomed the graduates, their family members, and friends for ceremonies at the historic Paramount Theater in downtown Charlottesville. “I applaud you, class of 2025, as a force for good in the world," he told them. Learn more
May 15, 2025 UVA Batten Students Lend a Hand to Local Nonprofit Hewing to the Batten School’s tradition of service learning, more than 110 students volunteered earlier this month at a local nonprofit that serves people with autism. It was part of their class, “Lead from Anywhere: From the Classroom to the Community,” taught by professor Kirsten Gelsdorf. Said one of the students, “You really do feel like you’re making fundamental change on the ground.” Learn more
May 14, 2025 UVA Batten Students Team Up with Alumnus at the World Bank Two UVA Batten MPP students who are graduating this week had the opportunity to collaborate with alumnus Cameron Haddad (MPP '19) this semester on a project for the World Bank, providing them hands-on experience in policy work. As a student, Haddad worked on a World Bank project with professor Lucy Bassett, who connected the three in February. Learn more
May 12, 2025 UVA Batten Lab Hosts Local Peacekeepers Awards More than 140 people attended the 2nd Annual Peacekeepers Awards Ceremony, hosted by UVA Batten's PEGLLLLab to celebrate the firefighters, police officers, violence interrupters, and other first responders who serve the Charlottesville and Albemarle County communities. This year, 37 students from area schools were also recognized with a Peacekeepers Award for their actions to help keep their schools safe. Learn more
May 07, 2025 Where Policy Meets Poetry: UVA Batten Student Wins Prestigious Award Alinor Smith originally planned to attend another Virginia university and major in engineering. After several changes in direction, Smith found her home at UVA Batten and graduates this month with a double major in public policy and leadership and in English literature. A poet at heart, she has received UVA’s Rachel St. Paul Poetry Prize for Best Group of Poems. Learn more
May 07, 2025 Grounds to Listen: With Dean Solomon and Tim Tassopoulos On this episode of our "Grounds to Listen" podcast, Tim Tassopoulos joins UVA Batten dean Ian H. Solomon to talk about his journey from part-time hourly Chick-fil-A employee to president and chief operating officer of the iconic chicken sandwich chain. Tassopoulos shares his thoughts about what makes a great leader, the power of mentorship, and the importance of creating a strong culture. Learn more
Apr 30, 2025 Diplomacy: Up Close and Personal Colin R. Gray, Head of the Scottish Government Office in the United States, reflected on his wide-ranging diplomatic career, the value of persistence, and the enduring power of connection in international relations in an event held in the Great Hall last week for students, faculty, staff, and community members. Learn more
April 29, 2025 2025 Batten Pilot and Legacy Awards Announced As the academic year closes, the UVA Batten honors several exemplary students who have been nominated by peers, faculty, and staff for their consistent and superior work and dedication inside and outside the classroom. These awards are based on principles and traits exemplary of and important to our founder, the late Frank Batten, Sr. Learn more
Apr 28, 2025 UVA Batten a Hub for Health Economics Research The health economy is one of the most extensive and complex systems in modern life, impacting people on a deeply personal level. UVA Batten is honored to have three outstanding faculty members whose research expertise is focused on various policy aspects of the field, including Medicaid and Medicare, COVID-related mortality rates, and other topics. Learn more
Apr 24, 2025 Breaking Bread and Bridging Beliefs: UVA Batten Dialogue Dinners Begun in the spring of 2024 by UVA Batten students, the Dialogue Dinners program has grown this year to almost 50 Batten graduate and undergraduate participants who gather every other week to share a meal and get to know each other on a personal level, and then discuss pertinent policy topics on which they may or may not agree. The practice, said one, "gives me a lot of hope." Learn more
Apr 22, 2025 Learning by Giving: UVA Batten’s Formative Change Group At Batten Hour this week, three groups of students gave presentations about their work over the past academic year with nonprofit organizations in the Charlottesville-Albemarle area. The initiative is the focus of the Formative Change Group, a pro-bono, student-led consulting club that enables Batten students to apply their leadership, policy, and analytical skills to real-world challenges while making a difference in the local community. Learn more