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Meet three Batten students participating in this year's program. READ IN UVA TODAY Jul 21, 2021 Alum in Action: Opening Opportunities in Education Education Dana Laurens (MPP ’10) knows firsthand how much good schools matter. When she was a child, she and her parents immigrated from Trinidad so she could get a better education, and she became the first in her family to go to college. This year, she was named to Washingtonian magazine’s Most Influential People list. Learn more Jul 15, 2021 Coaching UVA’s Coaches Leadership In his new course, Batten professor Tim Davis is helping Cavalier athletic coaches tap into the psychology of resilience. Learn more Jul 12, 2021 Did US States Get More Money Than They Needed for COVID-19 Relief? Domestic Policy & Politics Interviewed for The Conversation, Batten’s Raymond Scheppach says the flood of federal money may have been a rare occurrence in federal-state relations: too much of a good thing. READ IN UVA TODAY Jul 09, 2021 New Fellowship Helps Students Jump-Start Their National Security Careers National Security Thanks to two University of Virginia alumni, Batten students with an interest in national security have a new pathway to success through the Duke-Richards National Security Fellowship. Batten students Kevin Heaney (MPP ’22) and Sydney Pulliam (BA ’22) are the first recipients of the fellowship. Learn more Jun 29, 2021 Alum in Action: The Data Beneath the Data International and Global Affairs Batten alum Cameron Haddad (MPP ’20) takes a closer look at everything from health care in South Africa to children’s welfare in Tajikistan, with a core maxim in mind: Remember the people on the other side of the numbers. Learn more Jun 25, 2021 'Deal with the root causes': Harris visits U.S.-Mexico border after months of pressure on immigration Migration Humanitarian Policy In advance of Vice President Kamala Harris’ visit to the U.S.-Mexico border, Batten professor Lucy Bassett spoke with USA Today about the significance of the trip, and the complexity of the root causes contributing to record numbers of migrants seeking asylum at the southern border. READ IN USA TODAY Jun 17, 2021 Faculty Spotlight: Improving the Way We Make Laws, with Science Political Science Batten Professor Craig Volden no longer designs spacecraft—instead, he’s engineering a metric to combat political gridlock. Learn more Jun 08, 2021 Batten's New Postdoctoral Researchers to Focus on Diversity, Social Identity Racial Justice and Equity Social Equity The School's new postdoctoral fellows will investigate perceptions of minorities in academia and the workplace, among other subjects. Learn more Jun 07, 2021 Volden: Experienced Staff Promote Effective Lawmaking Political Science According to research from Batten's Center for Effective Lawmaking, retaining experienced legislative staff is crucial to Congress doing its job better. In an op-ed for The Hill, center co-directors Craig Volden and Alan E. Wiseman say that when it comes to congressional staff, we get what we pay for. Read in The Hill Jun 04, 2021 Led by Karsh Family Gift, UVA Plans $100 Million for Institute of Democracy Leadership Democracy UVA plans to invest $100 million in the study, teaching and promotion of democracy made possible with a $50 million gift from Martha and Bruce Karsh to establish the Karsh Institute of Democracy. The Institute will bring together and augment the work of entities already dedicated to the study of democracy at UVA, including the Batten School. READ IN UVA TODAY May 28, 2021 Batten's Gabrielle Adams and Lucy Bassett Receive UVA's Prestigious All-University Faculty Teaching Award Leadership Despite many challenges posed by the pandemic, Adams and Bassett demonstrated outstanding skill, compassion and creativity in keeping students engaged in virtual classes and relating their subject material to daily life. 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
Jul 26, 2021 Batten Students Engage With Politics via 22nd Century Scholars Program Leadership Domestic Policy & Politics This summer, 50 students have been selected to participate in UVA’s 22nd Century Scholars program, designed to give students public-sector, event-planning, political and historical research, and video documentary work experience. Meet three Batten students participating in this year's program. READ IN UVA TODAY
Jul 21, 2021 Alum in Action: Opening Opportunities in Education Education Dana Laurens (MPP ’10) knows firsthand how much good schools matter. When she was a child, she and her parents immigrated from Trinidad so she could get a better education, and she became the first in her family to go to college. This year, she was named to Washingtonian magazine’s Most Influential People list. Learn more
Jul 15, 2021 Coaching UVA’s Coaches Leadership In his new course, Batten professor Tim Davis is helping Cavalier athletic coaches tap into the psychology of resilience. Learn more
Jul 12, 2021 Did US States Get More Money Than They Needed for COVID-19 Relief? Domestic Policy & Politics Interviewed for The Conversation, Batten’s Raymond Scheppach says the flood of federal money may have been a rare occurrence in federal-state relations: too much of a good thing. READ IN UVA TODAY
Jul 09, 2021 New Fellowship Helps Students Jump-Start Their National Security Careers National Security Thanks to two University of Virginia alumni, Batten students with an interest in national security have a new pathway to success through the Duke-Richards National Security Fellowship. Batten students Kevin Heaney (MPP ’22) and Sydney Pulliam (BA ’22) are the first recipients of the fellowship. Learn more
Jun 29, 2021 Alum in Action: The Data Beneath the Data International and Global Affairs Batten alum Cameron Haddad (MPP ’20) takes a closer look at everything from health care in South Africa to children’s welfare in Tajikistan, with a core maxim in mind: Remember the people on the other side of the numbers. Learn more
Jun 25, 2021 'Deal with the root causes': Harris visits U.S.-Mexico border after months of pressure on immigration Migration Humanitarian Policy In advance of Vice President Kamala Harris’ visit to the U.S.-Mexico border, Batten professor Lucy Bassett spoke with USA Today about the significance of the trip, and the complexity of the root causes contributing to record numbers of migrants seeking asylum at the southern border. READ IN USA TODAY
Jun 17, 2021 Faculty Spotlight: Improving the Way We Make Laws, with Science Political Science Batten Professor Craig Volden no longer designs spacecraft—instead, he’s engineering a metric to combat political gridlock. Learn more
Jun 08, 2021 Batten's New Postdoctoral Researchers to Focus on Diversity, Social Identity Racial Justice and Equity Social Equity The School's new postdoctoral fellows will investigate perceptions of minorities in academia and the workplace, among other subjects. Learn more
Jun 07, 2021 Volden: Experienced Staff Promote Effective Lawmaking Political Science According to research from Batten's Center for Effective Lawmaking, retaining experienced legislative staff is crucial to Congress doing its job better. In an op-ed for The Hill, center co-directors Craig Volden and Alan E. Wiseman say that when it comes to congressional staff, we get what we pay for. Read in The Hill
Jun 04, 2021 Led by Karsh Family Gift, UVA Plans $100 Million for Institute of Democracy Leadership Democracy UVA plans to invest $100 million in the study, teaching and promotion of democracy made possible with a $50 million gift from Martha and Bruce Karsh to establish the Karsh Institute of Democracy. The Institute will bring together and augment the work of entities already dedicated to the study of democracy at UVA, including the Batten School. READ IN UVA TODAY
May 28, 2021 Batten's Gabrielle Adams and Lucy Bassett Receive UVA's Prestigious All-University Faculty Teaching Award Leadership Despite many challenges posed by the pandemic, Adams and Bassett demonstrated outstanding skill, compassion and creativity in keeping students engaged in virtual classes and relating their subject material to daily life. Learn more