Dean Solomon Selected to Serve on University’s Racial Equity Task Force

A new task force at the University of Virginia will gather, solicit and prioritize recommendations about racial equity, UVa President Jim Ryan announced Wednesday. Among the three members selected was Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy Dean Ian H. Solomon.

Rotunda at Dusk

A new task force at the University of Virginia will gather, solicit and prioritize recommendations about racial equity, UVa President Jim Ryan announced Wednesday.

Ian Solomon, dean of the Batten School of Public Policy; Kevin McDonald, vice president for diversity, equity, and inclusion; and Barbara Brown Wilson, a faculty member in the School of Architecture and the faculty director of The Equity Center will lead the task force and work with students, faculty, and staff.


Read in the Daily Progress

Related News

Explore The Latest
News and Information

  • Edgar Allan Poe’s legacy inspires new reading initiative
    Faculty In Action
    Edgar Allan Poe’s legacy inspires new reading initiative
    200 years after Poe’s time at UVA, two faculty members including Batten's Kirsten Gelsdorf, are using his legacy to strengthen reading culture across Grounds and beyond.
    Learn More
  • UVA Batten graduate student puts restorative justice into practice
    Student Life
    UVA Batten graduate student puts restorative justice into practice
    Ribka Tewelde went from classrooms abroad to restorative justice work in Virginia schools. Her Applied Policy Project now explores how to improve restorative justice programming across Virginia to better serve students.
    Learn More
  • UVA Batten hosts congressional staff for health policy retreat
    News
    UVA Batten hosts congressional staff for health policy retreat
    A three-day Bipartisan Congressional Staff Health Policy Retreat, organized in partnership with the Commonwealth Fund, was designed to strengthen bipartisan support for evidence-based health policymaking in Congress.
    Learn More