Register for Batten's First Exec Ed Course in DC

This unique course will help you gain a nuanced understanding of how to overcome disagreements and influence others. Read

Professor Jay Shimshack Appointed Batten School Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

Shimshack succeeds Professor Craig Volden, who will conclude his distinguished four-year term as associate dean at the end of June. Read

The Batten School Announces 2019-2020 Recipients of the Bocock and Hitz Public Service Fellowship

Today, the University of Virginia’s Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy announced the 2019-20 student recipients of the … Bocock and Hitz Public Service Fellowship. Established in 2012 by a generous gift from Mary Buford and Fred Hitz, the Bocock and Hitz Public Service Fellowship Fund supports outstanding students in Batten’s Master of Public Policy (MPP) degree programs who are committed to effecting positive change through careers in public service. Read

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Batten by the Numbers

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Most innovative public service school (Best Value Schools)
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Best graduate public policy program (Graduate Programs)
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Number of Batten Students Selected as PMF Finalists in 2019
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