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Film Screening Sheds New Light on the Refugee Crisis

The refugee crisis is not America’s crisis nor is it Europe’s crisis. It’s the refugee’s crisis. Unbelievable, huh? Films such as, … “4.1 miles” and “From Damascus to Chicago,” which screened at Garrett Hall on Thursday evening, Feb. 28 serve as a counter to viewing the current predicament as one giant statistic. Read

Batten Honors Sylvia Earle with the 2019 Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Citizen Leadership

Renowned oceanographer and National Geographic Society Explorer-in-Residence Sylvia Earle is the recipient of this year's medal. 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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10th
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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A leadership and public policy school founded by a civic-minded leader. Frank Batten, Sr., and led by a dynamic dean, Allan Stam.
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It’s a rigorous academic program with a rigorous extra-curricular program to match.
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