News

Jul 09, 2020

Students' "Main Street Speaks" Podcast Speaks to Rural America From the Northern Neck

Batten student Avery Shivers creates Main Street Speaks podcast with two fellow UVA students to discuss national news with a local angle. “We are not trying to add more political divisiveness, but to fill a void of information,” said Shivers.

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Political Science

Jul 08, 2020

Scheppach on the Opportunity States Have to Attack Income Inequality

As they rebuild their education, health-care and tax systems after the devastation of COVID-19, they can take important steps that can significantly narrow income and wealth disparities.

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International and Global Affairs

Healthcare

Jul 08, 2020

Respiratory Illness and Poverty in Senegal: A Conversation with Professor Braithwaite

Batten Professor of Public Policy Jeanine Braithwaite and PhD candidate Kamwoo Lee discuss poverty and upper respiratory infections in Senegal for the Center for Global Health's Global COVIDiaries.

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Leadership

Jul 07, 2020

Creating a Nation of Service

Last week, Annie Rorem (MPP ‘13) shared a new vision for a country of people inspired to serve the public good.

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Political Science

Democracy

Jul 02, 2020

How Can We End This Enduring Legacy?

In the wake of past injustices, truth commissions offer divided communities the chance to reach a common understanding of their history. For his Applied Policy Project (APP) at Batten, George Rudebusch (MPP ’20, Law ’20) studied eight historical truth commissions from across the nation.

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Healthcare

Jun 30, 2020

Black Americans are Systematically Under-Treated for Pain. Why?

When it comes to the healthcare you receive, the color of your skin can make a significant difference, social psychologist Sophie Trawalter told an online audience last week.

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Political Science

Democracy

Jun 29, 2020

The Batten School and Partners Announce 22nd Century Scholars Program

Nearly five dozen UVA and Harvard University students have been selected for the new 22nd Century Scholars scholarship program, which is launching this week as partnered with the UVA Center for Politics, the Miller Center, and the Weldon Cooper Center/Sorensen Institute.

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Environment

Jun 29, 2020

Summer Savior: Students Flocking to Weldon Cooper Center's Clean Energy Initiative

Upon realizing the vast number of students who were suddenly losing summer jobs and internships, the Cooper Center leapt into action. Batten Professor Bill Shobe and his team made the decision to take on as many interns for its Virginia Clean Energy Project as it could possibly handle.

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Advocacy

Jun 26, 2020

Committing to Advocacy

We all want to change the world, but where do we start? Irma Palmer (BA '10, MPP ‘15) offers some tips and tricks.

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Leadership

Crime and Justice

Jun 25, 2020

Where Do We Go From Here?

“We’re at the intersection of past and present—and we're teetering a bit,” Batten professor Brian N. Williams told an online audience last week. “Evolution or revolution? Reform or riot? Progress or more protests? Should we defund and divest or deconstruct and reconstruct?”

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International and Global Affairs

Jun 23, 2020

Leadership in a Rapidly-Changing World: Rachel Davidson Raycraft (’20) Confronts Corruption with Innovative Technology

Recent graduate Rachel Davidson Raycraft (MPP/JD ’20) discusses her work as a 2019-20 World Economic Forum Research Assistant and participation in their ongoing project with the Inter-American Development Bank and Colombian Inspector General’s Office on blockchain-based procurement.

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Leadership

Ethics

Education

Jun 19, 2020

Dean Solomon: Juneteenth Reflections

Earlier this week Governor Northam of Virginia declared June 19 as a day to reflect on the meaning of Juneteenth. The University of Virginia and Batten School also honor this day.

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Students' "Main Street Speaks" Podcast Speaks to Rural America From the Northern Neck

Scheppach on the Opportunity States Have to Attack Income Inequality

Respiratory Illness and Poverty in Senegal: A Conversation with Professor Braithwaite

Creating a Nation of Service

How Can We End This Enduring Legacy?

Black Americans are Systematically Under-Treated for Pain. Why?

The Batten School and Partners Announce 22nd Century Scholars Program

Summer Savior: Students Flocking to Weldon Cooper Center's Clean Energy Initiative

Committing to Advocacy

Where Do We Go From Here?

Leadership in a Rapidly-Changing World: Rachel Davidson Raycraft (’20) Confronts Corruption with Innovative Technology

Dean Solomon: Juneteenth Reflections