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Jan 25, 2021

Batten's Margaret Foster Riley and Colleagues Weigh in on Biden's COVID-19 Plan

According to experts interviewed Friday in a webinar hosted by UVA's Miller Center, we are in a grim period, but if we continue to follow public health measures and increase vaccinations, the end of the pandemic is at least in sight.

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Jan 21, 2021

The Lobbyist Is In: A UVA Youth Health Advocate Takes on a Polarized Congress

Advocacy

Healthcare

People told Batten's Brooke Lehmann she would never find bipartisan support for school-based health centers. She didn’t listen.

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Jan 12, 2021

How Women Leaders Can Enhance Rulemaking In The Biden Administration

Leadership

Ethics

How can the Biden-Harris team increase its odds for regulatory success? According to research from Batten’s Craig Volden and co-author Rachel Augustine Potter, the new administration can accomplish policy change by hiring women leaders and establishing supportive work environments.

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Jan 08, 2021

Armed with Humor, Batten Student Named Among Nation's Top Four Army ROTC Cadets

Leadership

Economics

The Navy Federal Credit Union has selected Batten student Jacob Shapero (MPP '21) as one of four Army ROTC All-Americans nationwide.

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Jan 05, 2021

Op-ed: Time to end Virginia's death penalty

Ethics

During this month's legislative session, Virginia could completely abolish the death penalty. In an op-ed for The Roanoke Times, Batten students Sean Bielawski (MPP '21) and Henry Frost (MBA/MPP '21) outline why the Commonwealth should set an example for the South by officially doing away with capital punishment.

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Batten professor and health economist Sebastian Tello-Trillo

Jan 04, 2021

Key justices seem inclined to uphold the Affordable Care Act. But uncertainty remains.

Economics

Healthcare

In the latest edition of Batten Expert Chats, Batten professor and health economist Sebastian Tello-Trillo discussed the Supreme Court’s upcoming decision on the healthcare law, as well as its policy implications.

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Dec 18, 2020

Meet the 2021 Batten Finalists for the Presidential Management Fellows Program

Leadership

One of the most prestigious programs for graduate students and alumni interested in public service, the fellowship affords recipients two years of experience and training at a federal agency.

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Dec 15, 2020

Shimshack and co-authors find EPA used dubious methodology to justify weakening the Clean Water Act

Environment

Economics

The Trump administration’s decision to remove federal Clean Water Act protections from millions of acres of wetlands and millions of miles of streams is based on dubious methodology and flawed logic, according to a new report by Batten professor Jay Shimshack and environmental economists from leading research institutions across the U.S.

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Dec 10, 2020

Castleman and Colleague Shed Light on Rewards of 'Credential Stacking'

Education

Economics

The impact of “credential stacking” among community college students had long been of interest to Batten’s Ben Castleman and his colleague Katharine Meyer, but they became even more curious about it during the pandemic.

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Dec 09, 2020

Democracy in Danger

Democracy

Ethics

On the latest episode of a new podcast from UVA’s Deliberative Media Lab, Dean Ian Solomon joined experts in policy, history, and media to discuss ongoing threats to our democratic system.

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Dec 08, 2020

Batten's Malcom Brogdon Continues To Win – On And Off The Court

Ethics

Advocacy

Leadership

Former UVA basketball star and Batten alum Malcolm Brogdon was awarded the J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award, an honor presented annually by the Professional Basketball Writers Association to an individual who shows outstanding service and dedication to their community.

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Dec 07, 2020

Focus on Cabinet Nominees' Effectiveness and Expertise, Not Just Ideology

Political Science

Leadership

As President-elect Joe Biden’s cabinet nominees have been named, much of the discussion has been about their ideological leanings. In an article for The Hill, Batten's Craig Volden and Vanderbilt University's Alan E. Wiseman, co-directors of the Center for Effective Lawmaking, outline why these ideological discussions are too narrow a focus.

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