Racial Justice and Equity About Racial Justice and Equity We are in the midst of an important national reckoning on race and injustice in America. Whether this historic moment proves to be a turning point for our nation or merely another episode in the painful chronicles of violence and apology will depend on what we decide to do together and how hard we are willing to work. At the Batten School, we are committed to developing the kind of people and ideas that will solve humanity’s toughest challenges. We are called not just to observe, but to participate in the change we wish to see. In confronting issues of racial justice and equity, we have an opportunity to bring forward the very best thinking of our social psychology and leadership colleagues, our economists, our political scientists, our public administration and democracy scholars, and our policy and action practitioners. With the commitment of our faculty, and our students and alumni, we are eager to contribute meaningfully to this national dialogue, with courage, ambition, humility, and hope. Below is a collection of recent activities on this issue by the Batten community. These are neither the beginning nor the end of our efforts. Please continue to visit this page as new work is posted, but more importantly, please get involved. Join us in a spirit of common purpose to spur, enact, and sustain foundational change. Dean Ian H. Solomon Batten 15th Anniversary Showcase Series SEP 13, 2022 Batten Showcase 2022: What is Leadership? ft. Eileen Chou Leadership In this lecture, assistant professor of public policy at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, Eileen Chou, shared what "leadership" is and how we can (or can not) measure it. Learn more SEP 19, 2022 Batten Showcase 2022: Family and Medical Leave Policies in the US: Where We Are and How We Got Here ft. Chris Ruhm Health Policy In this lecture, professor of public policy and economics at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, Chris Ruhm, discusses family medical leave policy in the United States. Ruhm looks at where we are now, how we got here and how to move forward. Learn more Sep 21, 2022 Batten Showcase 2022: Innovations to Transform the Lives of Youth ft. Ben Castleman Education In this lecture, associate professor at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, Ben Castleman, shares innovations that transform the lives of youth worldwide, and walks the class through the nuances and unidentified consequences of these innovations. Learn more View All News Events View All
SEP 13, 2022 Batten Showcase 2022: What is Leadership? ft. Eileen Chou Leadership In this lecture, assistant professor of public policy at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, Eileen Chou, shared what "leadership" is and how we can (or can not) measure it. Learn more
SEP 19, 2022 Batten Showcase 2022: Family and Medical Leave Policies in the US: Where We Are and How We Got Here ft. Chris Ruhm Health Policy In this lecture, professor of public policy and economics at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, Chris Ruhm, discusses family medical leave policy in the United States. Ruhm looks at where we are now, how we got here and how to move forward. Learn more
Sep 21, 2022 Batten Showcase 2022: Innovations to Transform the Lives of Youth ft. Ben Castleman Education In this lecture, associate professor at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, Ben Castleman, shares innovations that transform the lives of youth worldwide, and walks the class through the nuances and unidentified consequences of these innovations. Learn more