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Learn more Aug 31, 2022 Teens Explore Public Policy, Leadership in a New Program From the Batten School Leadership A weeklong Policy Leadership Advocacy by Youth, or PLAY, Program held at the Frank Batten Schol of Leadership and Public Policy introduced nearly 50 high school students from Charlottesville and the surrounding areas to the world of public policy and leadership. Learn more Aug 29, 2022 Workhorses, not show horses: Five ways to promote effective lawmaking in Congress Democracy Craig Volden, professor at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy and Co-Director of the Center for Effective Lawmaking, writes in The Conversation that there are ways to get things done under the U.S. Capitol dome. Learn more Aug 25, 2022 Hey, Parents of New College Students: This Expert Advice Is Just For You Social Psychology UVA Today reached out to Batten School's Tim Davis, a clinical psychologist, to get tips for the parents of entering students. It’s time to loosen the reins and change how to interact with these young adults. Learn more Aug 23, 2022 Higginbotham in APA Article: Anti-Black racism linked to lower support for some gun rights Racial Justice and Equity The American Psychological Assocation shares findings from post-doctoral scholar Gerald Higginbotham's research that racial resentment leads some to associate gun rights with white people. Learn more AUG 22, 2022 Deadline Looms for Borrowers Seeking Public Service Loan Forgiveness As the Biden administration debates loan forgiveness, some 3 million student borrowers—many of them teachers—are eligible for more than $100 billion in debt relief. But do they know? Batten School professor Sarah Turner breaks down a complicated topic for Education Next. Learn more Aug 16, 2022 Allison Atteberry and Derek Wu to Join Batten School Faculty Allison Atteberry and Derek Wu will bring their unique portfolios to the Batten School during the 2022-23 academic year. Learn more Aug 14, 2022 Remember Charlottesville with hope, action and a devotion to humanity Democracy In an opinion for The Virginian-Pilot, Dean Ian Solomon encourages everyone to choose hope over despair when remembering the events in Charlottesville five years ago. He shares four distinct lessons to be learned that can help propel democracy forward. Learn more Aug 12, 2022 Dean Solomon on NPR: The Charlottesville rally 5 years later Racial Justice and Equity Dean Ian H. Solomon was interviewed by NPR for a report on the rally by white supremacists protesting the removal of a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee five years ago. The Dean shared that he, too, considers events in Charlottesville a warning. Learn more Aug 04, 2022 Research: Congressional town halls signal and support effective lawmaking Domestic Policy & Politics In an article for The Hill, Batten's Craig Volden and co-author Alan E. Wiseman write that Representatives and Senators who engage constituents through town halls can enhance their lawmaking effectiveness in Congress. Learn more Jul 28, 2022 Q&A: What I Learned During My Summer Internship Domestic Policy & Politics Cooper Cramer, a rising fourth-year and incoming student in Batten’s Accelerated Master of Public Policy program, spent 10 weeks this summer in an internship with Virginia’s Office of the Governor. Cramer served as a “transformation associate” in the Governor’s newly formed Office of Transformation, a position that he says has helped him focus more clearly on career options. Learn more Jul 13, 2022 A Global Approach to Improving Outcomes for Teen Mothers and Their Babies Humanitarian Policy Batten professor Lucy Bassett brought researchers from around the world together to tackle an issue that spiked during the COVID-19 pandemic. 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Sep 07, 2022 The Batten School Welcomes the Class of 2024 The Batten School welcomed new students for post-graduate Master of Public Policy, Bachelor of Arts in Public Policy and Leadership, Minor in Public Policy and Leadership, and Minor in Social Entrepreneurship programs this year in an exuberant kick-off to the semester. Learn more
Aug 31, 2022 Teens Explore Public Policy, Leadership in a New Program From the Batten School Leadership A weeklong Policy Leadership Advocacy by Youth, or PLAY, Program held at the Frank Batten Schol of Leadership and Public Policy introduced nearly 50 high school students from Charlottesville and the surrounding areas to the world of public policy and leadership. Learn more
Aug 29, 2022 Workhorses, not show horses: Five ways to promote effective lawmaking in Congress Democracy Craig Volden, professor at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy and Co-Director of the Center for Effective Lawmaking, writes in The Conversation that there are ways to get things done under the U.S. Capitol dome. Learn more
Aug 25, 2022 Hey, Parents of New College Students: This Expert Advice Is Just For You Social Psychology UVA Today reached out to Batten School's Tim Davis, a clinical psychologist, to get tips for the parents of entering students. It’s time to loosen the reins and change how to interact with these young adults. Learn more
Aug 23, 2022 Higginbotham in APA Article: Anti-Black racism linked to lower support for some gun rights Racial Justice and Equity The American Psychological Assocation shares findings from post-doctoral scholar Gerald Higginbotham's research that racial resentment leads some to associate gun rights with white people. Learn more
AUG 22, 2022 Deadline Looms for Borrowers Seeking Public Service Loan Forgiveness As the Biden administration debates loan forgiveness, some 3 million student borrowers—many of them teachers—are eligible for more than $100 billion in debt relief. But do they know? Batten School professor Sarah Turner breaks down a complicated topic for Education Next. Learn more
Aug 16, 2022 Allison Atteberry and Derek Wu to Join Batten School Faculty Allison Atteberry and Derek Wu will bring their unique portfolios to the Batten School during the 2022-23 academic year. Learn more
Aug 14, 2022 Remember Charlottesville with hope, action and a devotion to humanity Democracy In an opinion for The Virginian-Pilot, Dean Ian Solomon encourages everyone to choose hope over despair when remembering the events in Charlottesville five years ago. He shares four distinct lessons to be learned that can help propel democracy forward. Learn more
Aug 12, 2022 Dean Solomon on NPR: The Charlottesville rally 5 years later Racial Justice and Equity Dean Ian H. Solomon was interviewed by NPR for a report on the rally by white supremacists protesting the removal of a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee five years ago. The Dean shared that he, too, considers events in Charlottesville a warning. Learn more
Aug 04, 2022 Research: Congressional town halls signal and support effective lawmaking Domestic Policy & Politics In an article for The Hill, Batten's Craig Volden and co-author Alan E. Wiseman write that Representatives and Senators who engage constituents through town halls can enhance their lawmaking effectiveness in Congress. Learn more
Jul 28, 2022 Q&A: What I Learned During My Summer Internship Domestic Policy & Politics Cooper Cramer, a rising fourth-year and incoming student in Batten’s Accelerated Master of Public Policy program, spent 10 weeks this summer in an internship with Virginia’s Office of the Governor. Cramer served as a “transformation associate” in the Governor’s newly formed Office of Transformation, a position that he says has helped him focus more clearly on career options. Learn more
Jul 13, 2022 A Global Approach to Improving Outcomes for Teen Mothers and Their Babies Humanitarian Policy Batten professor Lucy Bassett brought researchers from around the world together to tackle an issue that spiked during the COVID-19 pandemic. Through the UVA Humanitarian Collaborative, Bassett organized a workshop focused on how more support can be brought to adolescent mothers and young children. Learn more