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Said one: "I know the cohort has my back. I hope that the cohort knows I have theirs.” Learn more Jun 25, 2025 Sarah Alexander: Batten Alumna Takes Charge Sarah Alexander (BA ’19) is the incoming president of the Batten Alumni Advisory Board (BAAB). A native of New Orleans, La., she grew up understanding how offshore energy development and coastal environmental restoration are intertwined, and has pursued that interest through her career in Congress and most recently with a D.C. public policy firm. Learn more June 24, 2025 Grounds to Listen: With Dean Solomon and Brendan Tuohey On this episode of "Grounds to Listen," Brendan Tuohey, co-founder and president of PeacePlayers, talks with UVA Batten dean Ian H. Solomon about how the organization is bringing people together across divides in the Middle East, South Africa, Northern Ireland, and the United States through sports. Learn more Jun 18, 2025 Nationally Recognized Health Policy Expert Melanie Anne Egorin Joins UVA Batten as Professor of Practice Health policy expert Melanie Anne Egorin will join the faculty at the University of Virginia’s Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy this fall. Egorin comes to the school with more than 20 years of experience in federal service. Learn more Jun 16, 2025 UVA Batten Helps Students Take Top Honors in Prestigious Competitions For the third year in a row, students enrolled in UVA Batten’s experiential course, Introduction to Management Consulting and Strategic Decision Making, have won top honors in the Bain & Company Women’s Case Competition at UVA. Participants from the course have also won, for the second year in a row, the 2025 Deloitte Undergraduate Case Competition. Learn more Jun 10, 2025 Pennock Wins All-University Teaching Award UVA Batten associate professor of public policy Andrew Pennock has received the 2025 All-University Teaching Award from the University of Virginia. The annual awards honor UVA faculty members who demonstrate exceptional dedication, passion, creativity, and equity in their contributions to the University’s teaching mission. Learn more June 4, 2025 Grounds to Listen: With Dean Solomon and Tim Phillips Tim Phillips, founder and CEO of Beyond Conflict, joins UVA Batten dean Ian H. Solomon on this episode of "Grounds to Listen" to discuss his work reducing conflict and increasing tolerance around the world. Learn more May 19, 2025 UVA Batten School Set to Launch Online Graduate Certificates in Public Leadership and Public Policy New online certificates being offered by UVA Batten this fall will empower working professionals to lead and shape public policy from anywhere. Learn more May 22, 2025 In Memoriam: Rep. Gerry Connolly The UVA Batten School community is deeply saddened by the passing of Congressman Gerry Connolly, a cherished friend and colleague of many faculty and staff, a mentor to innumerable students and alumni, and an inspiring example of public service leadership. Learn more May 20, 2025 194 Mortar Boards Signal Another Successful Class of UVA Batten Graduates UVA Batten is proud to announce the graduation this year of 119 Bachelor of Arts students and 75 Master of Public Policy students. On Saturday, May 17, Batten dean Ian H. Solomon welcomed the graduates, their family members, and friends for ceremonies at the historic Paramount Theater in downtown Charlottesville. “I applaud you, class of 2025, as a force for good in the world," he told them. Learn more May 15, 2025 UVA Batten Students Lend a Hand to Local Nonprofit Hewing to the Batten School’s tradition of service learning, more than 110 students volunteered earlier this month at a local nonprofit that serves people with autism. It was part of their class, “Lead from Anywhere: From the Classroom to the Community,” taught by professor Kirsten Gelsdorf. Said one of the students, “You really do feel like you’re making fundamental change on the ground.” Learn more May 14, 2025 UVA Batten Students Team Up with Alumnus at the World Bank Two UVA Batten MPP students who are graduating this week had the opportunity to collaborate with alumnus Cameron Haddad (MPP '19) this semester on a project for the World Bank, providing them hands-on experience in policy work. As a student, Haddad worked on a World Bank project with professor Lucy Bassett, who connected the three in February. 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Jul 16, 2025 Batten raftin’: Graduate students take on the New River Gorge A group of more than 15 UVA Batten rising second-year graduate students and friends ventured to the New River Gorge National Park in West Virginia this summer for a weekend of camping, rafting, and cementing their camaraderie. Said one: "I know the cohort has my back. I hope that the cohort knows I have theirs.” Learn more
Jun 25, 2025 Sarah Alexander: Batten Alumna Takes Charge Sarah Alexander (BA ’19) is the incoming president of the Batten Alumni Advisory Board (BAAB). A native of New Orleans, La., she grew up understanding how offshore energy development and coastal environmental restoration are intertwined, and has pursued that interest through her career in Congress and most recently with a D.C. public policy firm. Learn more
June 24, 2025 Grounds to Listen: With Dean Solomon and Brendan Tuohey On this episode of "Grounds to Listen," Brendan Tuohey, co-founder and president of PeacePlayers, talks with UVA Batten dean Ian H. Solomon about how the organization is bringing people together across divides in the Middle East, South Africa, Northern Ireland, and the United States through sports. Learn more
Jun 18, 2025 Nationally Recognized Health Policy Expert Melanie Anne Egorin Joins UVA Batten as Professor of Practice Health policy expert Melanie Anne Egorin will join the faculty at the University of Virginia’s Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy this fall. Egorin comes to the school with more than 20 years of experience in federal service. Learn more
Jun 16, 2025 UVA Batten Helps Students Take Top Honors in Prestigious Competitions For the third year in a row, students enrolled in UVA Batten’s experiential course, Introduction to Management Consulting and Strategic Decision Making, have won top honors in the Bain & Company Women’s Case Competition at UVA. Participants from the course have also won, for the second year in a row, the 2025 Deloitte Undergraduate Case Competition. Learn more
Jun 10, 2025 Pennock Wins All-University Teaching Award UVA Batten associate professor of public policy Andrew Pennock has received the 2025 All-University Teaching Award from the University of Virginia. The annual awards honor UVA faculty members who demonstrate exceptional dedication, passion, creativity, and equity in their contributions to the University’s teaching mission. Learn more
June 4, 2025 Grounds to Listen: With Dean Solomon and Tim Phillips Tim Phillips, founder and CEO of Beyond Conflict, joins UVA Batten dean Ian H. Solomon on this episode of "Grounds to Listen" to discuss his work reducing conflict and increasing tolerance around the world. Learn more
May 19, 2025 UVA Batten School Set to Launch Online Graduate Certificates in Public Leadership and Public Policy New online certificates being offered by UVA Batten this fall will empower working professionals to lead and shape public policy from anywhere. Learn more
May 22, 2025 In Memoriam: Rep. Gerry Connolly The UVA Batten School community is deeply saddened by the passing of Congressman Gerry Connolly, a cherished friend and colleague of many faculty and staff, a mentor to innumerable students and alumni, and an inspiring example of public service leadership. Learn more
May 20, 2025 194 Mortar Boards Signal Another Successful Class of UVA Batten Graduates UVA Batten is proud to announce the graduation this year of 119 Bachelor of Arts students and 75 Master of Public Policy students. On Saturday, May 17, Batten dean Ian H. Solomon welcomed the graduates, their family members, and friends for ceremonies at the historic Paramount Theater in downtown Charlottesville. “I applaud you, class of 2025, as a force for good in the world," he told them. Learn more
May 15, 2025 UVA Batten Students Lend a Hand to Local Nonprofit Hewing to the Batten School’s tradition of service learning, more than 110 students volunteered earlier this month at a local nonprofit that serves people with autism. It was part of their class, “Lead from Anywhere: From the Classroom to the Community,” taught by professor Kirsten Gelsdorf. Said one of the students, “You really do feel like you’re making fundamental change on the ground.” Learn more
May 14, 2025 UVA Batten Students Team Up with Alumnus at the World Bank Two UVA Batten MPP students who are graduating this week had the opportunity to collaborate with alumnus Cameron Haddad (MPP '19) this semester on a project for the World Bank, providing them hands-on experience in policy work. As a student, Haddad worked on a World Bank project with professor Lucy Bassett, who connected the three in February. Learn more