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Dobson for a panel discussion about policy solutions to gun violence. Learn more Nov 19, 2024 Grounds to Listen: With Dean Solomon and Nicholas Ma Dean Ian Solomon talks with award-winning film producer and director Nicholas Ma about his latest work, “Leap of Faith," exploring whether we can disagree and still belong to each other in a divided world. Learn more Nov 13, 2024 A Special Veterans Day Event Focuses on Improving the U.S. Elections System For a very special Batten Hour this week, speakers with two organizations working with veterans, active duty service members and their families shared insights about how the current elections system is broken and how a variety of fixes can lead to more accountability of elected leaders, and a stronger democracy for all. Learn more Nov 07, 2024 2024 Post-Election Analysis with UVA Experts UVA Batten Associate Professor Ashley Jardina joined several other UVA political experts on a panel this morning at Garrett Hall for a post-election analysis. The event was co-hosted by Batten, the Karsh Institute of Democracy and the Miller Center, and was moderated by Batten Dean Ian H. Solomon. Learn more Nov 06, 2024 Center for Effective Lawmaking: 2024 Annual Report The Center for Effective Lawmaking is marking an extremely successful year with the release of its annual report. Founded in 2017 as a joint venture between UVA Batten and Vanderbilt University, the center’s trusted methodology and analyses have been cited in hundreds of news articles across the U.S., and widely used by lawmakers and their staffs. Learn more Nov 04, 2024 Hoos Vote: Getting Students Ready for Election Day For today’s UVA Batten Hour, students with the Center for Politics “Hoos Vote” initiative presented on ways to vote tomorrow Election Day. Third year foreign affairs majors Ella Doddridge and Zoe Shook shared key points: Learn more Nov 01, 2024 From the Pandemic, a Phenomenon That’s Here to Stay Nick Bloom is internationally renowned for his research on working from home, which became a worldwide phenomenon during the Covid pandemic. Bloom, the William Eberle Professor of Economics at Stanford University, was our guest speaker at this year’s Merrick Lecture, hosted in partnership with the UVA Department of Economics. Learn more Oct 31, 2024 UVA Batten Hosts Panel on Humanitarian Crisis in Sudan UVA Batten student Hana Bakhit (MPP '25), who is from Sudan, organized and moderated a panel of experts to discuss the ongoing humanitarian crisis occurring in the country. The panelists included representatives of the World Food Programme-Sudan, DT Institute and USAID. Learn more Oct 30, 2024 Local Official Becomes Champion of Democracy: “I Did My Job” As an elected official in Maricopa County, Arizona, in 2020, Bill Gates saw first-hand the troubling impacts of election conspiracies, experiencing intense pressure to alter the county's elections process, even facing threats of violence. Since then, he's been an outspoken advocate for election workers and democracy; he spoke at Garrett Hall for this week's Batten Hour. Learn more Oct 29, 2024 Bassok Wins Award to Study Childcare Access UVA Batten Professor Daphna Bassok and her team were awarded a $1.2 million federal grant for a new project to accurately measure the number and quality of childcare options in communities across Virginia – a critical first step towards improving childcare access. 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Nov 20, 2024 Ending Gun Violence Starts with Understanding Eddie Bocanegra with the U.S. Department of Justice, and Nancy La Vigne of the National Institute of Justice of the United States joined Assistant Professor Kyle S.H. Dobson for a panel discussion about policy solutions to gun violence. Learn more
Nov 19, 2024 Grounds to Listen: With Dean Solomon and Nicholas Ma Dean Ian Solomon talks with award-winning film producer and director Nicholas Ma about his latest work, “Leap of Faith," exploring whether we can disagree and still belong to each other in a divided world. Learn more
Nov 13, 2024 A Special Veterans Day Event Focuses on Improving the U.S. Elections System For a very special Batten Hour this week, speakers with two organizations working with veterans, active duty service members and their families shared insights about how the current elections system is broken and how a variety of fixes can lead to more accountability of elected leaders, and a stronger democracy for all. Learn more
Nov 07, 2024 2024 Post-Election Analysis with UVA Experts UVA Batten Associate Professor Ashley Jardina joined several other UVA political experts on a panel this morning at Garrett Hall for a post-election analysis. The event was co-hosted by Batten, the Karsh Institute of Democracy and the Miller Center, and was moderated by Batten Dean Ian H. Solomon. Learn more
Nov 06, 2024 Center for Effective Lawmaking: 2024 Annual Report The Center for Effective Lawmaking is marking an extremely successful year with the release of its annual report. Founded in 2017 as a joint venture between UVA Batten and Vanderbilt University, the center’s trusted methodology and analyses have been cited in hundreds of news articles across the U.S., and widely used by lawmakers and their staffs. Learn more
Nov 04, 2024 Hoos Vote: Getting Students Ready for Election Day For today’s UVA Batten Hour, students with the Center for Politics “Hoos Vote” initiative presented on ways to vote tomorrow Election Day. Third year foreign affairs majors Ella Doddridge and Zoe Shook shared key points: Learn more
Nov 01, 2024 From the Pandemic, a Phenomenon That’s Here to Stay Nick Bloom is internationally renowned for his research on working from home, which became a worldwide phenomenon during the Covid pandemic. Bloom, the William Eberle Professor of Economics at Stanford University, was our guest speaker at this year’s Merrick Lecture, hosted in partnership with the UVA Department of Economics. Learn more
Oct 31, 2024 UVA Batten Hosts Panel on Humanitarian Crisis in Sudan UVA Batten student Hana Bakhit (MPP '25), who is from Sudan, organized and moderated a panel of experts to discuss the ongoing humanitarian crisis occurring in the country. The panelists included representatives of the World Food Programme-Sudan, DT Institute and USAID. Learn more
Oct 30, 2024 Local Official Becomes Champion of Democracy: “I Did My Job” As an elected official in Maricopa County, Arizona, in 2020, Bill Gates saw first-hand the troubling impacts of election conspiracies, experiencing intense pressure to alter the county's elections process, even facing threats of violence. Since then, he's been an outspoken advocate for election workers and democracy; he spoke at Garrett Hall for this week's Batten Hour. Learn more
Oct 29, 2024 Bassok Wins Award to Study Childcare Access UVA Batten Professor Daphna Bassok and her team were awarded a $1.2 million federal grant for a new project to accurately measure the number and quality of childcare options in communities across Virginia – a critical first step towards improving childcare access. Learn more
Oct 28, 2024 Broadening Leadership Skills a Focus of FEI and UVA Batten The Federal Executive Institute, part of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, hosts senior executives from across the federal government for immersive programs on leadership at its residential facility in Charlottesville. UVA Batten's Andrew Pennock teaches several courses as part of the its core program, Leadership in a Democratic Society. Learn more
Oct 24, 2024 Thriving During Election Season: Engaging in Conversations Across Difference Common Ground USA CEO Nealin Parker, a national and global leader in identifying solutions to polarization and political violence, led an interactive workshop on how to engage in conversation across divides at this week’s Batten Hour. Learn more