Dean Solomon Shares the Batten School Approach to Leadership Education

Batten School Dean Ian Solomon shared with a crowd gathered for UVA's Lifetime Learning series the unique approaches utilized at the Batten School when preparing students for a future of public policy and leadership.

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Now in its 15th year, the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy remains the only school in the world with a founding mandate that prioritizes the study of leadership within public policy and public policy within leadership. During this period of profound social turbulence and burgeoning threats to our democracy, there is a path to cultivate leadership to serve the greater good.

On October 8, Dean Solomon was the featured speaker for UVA’s Lifetime Learning program, More Than The Score. To a crowd gathered in Newcomb Hall prior to the UVA football game, the Dean described the unique approaches utilized at the Batten School to prepare students for a future of public policy and leadership.

Watch the entire More Than The Score conversation below:

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