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Sparling, who graduated this spring with majors in history and economics, is in the public policy master’s program at Batten. Learn more May 11, 2023 Jefferson Scholars Foundation Honors Six Outstanding UVA Faculty Members Economics Education Batten Professor of economics, education and public policy Sarah Turner was selected as this year's recipient of the Jefferson Scholars Foundation Faculty Prize. Learn more May 08, 2023 Batten Professor Andy Pennock has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award Education Batten Professor Andy Pennock has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award in leadership education to Slovenia for the 2023-2024 academic year from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. Learn more May 3, 2023 Why Americans Feel More Pain Millions of Americans are suffering from chronic pain linked to troubled childhoods, loneliness, and a host of other pressures on working families. Economic insecurity is also associated with more pain, according to a study by Batten Professor Eileen Chou cited in a New York Times series exploring the interrelated crisis impacting working-class America. Learn more Apr 19, 2023 Batten Professor Peter Johannessen wins UVA All-University Teaching Award Teaching awards presented annually at the University of Virginia honor dedicated, passionate faculty members who contribute to an environment of excellence, rigor and academic growth for students. Learn more Apr 18, 2023 Washington Post Journalist Jason Rezaian honored at Founder’s Day Award-winning writer and former Washington Post bureau chief Jason Rezaian was officially awarded the Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Citizen Leadership, the university’s highest external honor, on Thursday. The medal honors those whose work exemplifies Thomas Jefferson’s commitment to the duty and virtue of public service. Learn more Apr 06, 2023 Washington Post Journalist Jason Rezaian is 2023 Jefferson Medalist in Citizen Leadership Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian has been named this year’s recipient of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Citizen Leadership. The medal honors individuals whose work exemplifies Thomas Jefferson’s commitment to the duty and virtue of public service, and is the University’s highest external honor. Learn more Mar 31, 2023 Five Batten Students and Alumni Selected as Finalists for Presidential Management Fellowships Five Batten students and alumni are finalists for this year’s highly competitive Presidential Management Fellows (PMF) Program. The federal government’s flagship development opportunity for advanced degree holders offers an accelerated track to U.S. government leadership positions. Learn more Mar 20, 2023 Highlights from the New 117th Congress Legislative Effectiveness Scores Reps. Gerald Connolly, D-VA, and Don Bacon, R-NE, and Sens. Gary Peters, D-MI, and John Cornyn, R-TX, top their respective lists of the most effective Democratic and Republican lawmakers in the recently completed 117th Congress (2021–23), according to the latest round of legislative effectiveness scores compiled by the Center for Effective Lawmaking released March 20. Learn More Mar 17, 2023 When Research Hits Home: Paper Helps Professor, Student Bond As Survivors Batten School professor Lucy Bassett and UVA alum Maya Ewart discovered a personal bond that led to a collaborative research project showcasing how depictions of eating disorders in popular culture and media are frequently out of touch with reality. Learn More Mar 08, 2023 Profile in Public Service: Chloe Cohen (MPP ’20) builds career around housing and public policy Chloe Cohen (MPP '20) utilized her Batten experiences and research opportunities to launch her career as a a senior budget analyst on Washington, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser’s budget team, focusing on housing and economic development agencies. Learn more Mar 07, 2023 Meeting Overload Is a Fixable Problem Batten School professor Gabe Adams spoke with American Talk about the benefits of adopting a subtraction mindset and how to get it done. Learn more Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Next page Next › Stay Up To Date with the Latest Batten News and Events Subscribe
May 22, 2023 Batten Student Advises Policymakers on Security Issues National Security Maggie Sparling spent part of her spring in Fiji, working on national security and having experts listen to her insights. Sparling, who graduated this spring with majors in history and economics, is in the public policy master’s program at Batten. Learn more
May 11, 2023 Jefferson Scholars Foundation Honors Six Outstanding UVA Faculty Members Economics Education Batten Professor of economics, education and public policy Sarah Turner was selected as this year's recipient of the Jefferson Scholars Foundation Faculty Prize. Learn more
May 08, 2023 Batten Professor Andy Pennock has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award Education Batten Professor Andy Pennock has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award in leadership education to Slovenia for the 2023-2024 academic year from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. Learn more
May 3, 2023 Why Americans Feel More Pain Millions of Americans are suffering from chronic pain linked to troubled childhoods, loneliness, and a host of other pressures on working families. Economic insecurity is also associated with more pain, according to a study by Batten Professor Eileen Chou cited in a New York Times series exploring the interrelated crisis impacting working-class America. Learn more
Apr 19, 2023 Batten Professor Peter Johannessen wins UVA All-University Teaching Award Teaching awards presented annually at the University of Virginia honor dedicated, passionate faculty members who contribute to an environment of excellence, rigor and academic growth for students. Learn more
Apr 18, 2023 Washington Post Journalist Jason Rezaian honored at Founder’s Day Award-winning writer and former Washington Post bureau chief Jason Rezaian was officially awarded the Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Citizen Leadership, the university’s highest external honor, on Thursday. The medal honors those whose work exemplifies Thomas Jefferson’s commitment to the duty and virtue of public service. Learn more
Apr 06, 2023 Washington Post Journalist Jason Rezaian is 2023 Jefferson Medalist in Citizen Leadership Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian has been named this year’s recipient of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Citizen Leadership. The medal honors individuals whose work exemplifies Thomas Jefferson’s commitment to the duty and virtue of public service, and is the University’s highest external honor. Learn more
Mar 31, 2023 Five Batten Students and Alumni Selected as Finalists for Presidential Management Fellowships Five Batten students and alumni are finalists for this year’s highly competitive Presidential Management Fellows (PMF) Program. The federal government’s flagship development opportunity for advanced degree holders offers an accelerated track to U.S. government leadership positions. Learn more
Mar 20, 2023 Highlights from the New 117th Congress Legislative Effectiveness Scores Reps. Gerald Connolly, D-VA, and Don Bacon, R-NE, and Sens. Gary Peters, D-MI, and John Cornyn, R-TX, top their respective lists of the most effective Democratic and Republican lawmakers in the recently completed 117th Congress (2021–23), according to the latest round of legislative effectiveness scores compiled by the Center for Effective Lawmaking released March 20. Learn More
Mar 17, 2023 When Research Hits Home: Paper Helps Professor, Student Bond As Survivors Batten School professor Lucy Bassett and UVA alum Maya Ewart discovered a personal bond that led to a collaborative research project showcasing how depictions of eating disorders in popular culture and media are frequently out of touch with reality. Learn More
Mar 08, 2023 Profile in Public Service: Chloe Cohen (MPP ’20) builds career around housing and public policy Chloe Cohen (MPP '20) utilized her Batten experiences and research opportunities to launch her career as a a senior budget analyst on Washington, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser’s budget team, focusing on housing and economic development agencies. Learn more
Mar 07, 2023 Meeting Overload Is a Fixable Problem Batten School professor Gabe Adams spoke with American Talk about the benefits of adopting a subtraction mindset and how to get it done. Learn more