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gerard robinson
Feb 13, 2024

Advocating for a Better Justice System in America

Education
Racial Justice and Equity
Domestic Policy & Politics

Gerard Robinson, who joined the Batten School in the fall of 2023 as a professor of practice in public policy and law, has an understanding of America’s penal systems that is historical, encyclopedic, peppered with factual evidence and flavored with his own philosophical musings. 

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racial equity & gun rights
Aug 23, 2022

Higginbotham in APA Article: Anti-Black racism linked to lower support for some gun rights

Racial Justice and Equity

The American Psychological Assocation shares findings from post-doctoral scholar Gerald Higginbotham's research that racial resentment leads some to associate gun rights with white people.

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Dean Solomon NPR
Aug 12, 2022

Dean Solomon on NPR: The Charlottesville rally 5 years later

Racial Justice and Equity

Dean Ian H. Solomon was interviewed by NPR for a report on the rally by white supremacists protesting the removal of a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee five years ago. The Dean shared that he, too, considers events in Charlottesville a warning.

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Research on the gender gap and political candidates
May 24, 2022

To Run or Not to Run? Not Enough Women Consider Political Office in the First Place.

Domestic Policy & Politics
Political Science
Racial Justice and Equity

A new report by Batten School Professor Jennifer Lawless highlights the gender gap in political ambition. The research declares that “politics remains a game for men.”

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Brian N. Williams Batten School
Apr 20, 2022

Batten Professor and Students are Helping Communities Rethink the Way They Respond to Mental Health Crises

Racial Justice and Equity

Batten Professor Brian N. Williams and students from his PEGLLLLab are working with an award-winning documentary team to launch pilot programs in three different cities to address the growing mental health crisis. 

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“This exhibit is but a small token of my gratitude for the opportunity to give voice to the ghosts of yesterday,” wrote Ian Solomon, the pavilion’s current resident.
Jan 27, 2022

Pavilion X Exhibit Highlights Slavery History of Its Former Residents

Racial Justice and Equity

“This exhibit is but a small token of my gratitude for the opportunity to give voice to the ghosts of yesterday,” wrote Ian Solomon, the pavilion’s current resident.

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Holbein Email
Dec 20, 2021

African Americans Are Less Likely to Receive Responses to Emails, Study Finds

Social Psychology
Racial Justice and Equity

New evidence from a team of researchers, including Batten professor John Holbein, suggests that everyday racial discrimination is far more widespread than previous studies have indicated.

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John Henry James
Oct 12, 2021

Brown-Iannuzzi, Claibourn, Trawalter: ‘Confederate memorials are associated with hate’ — New UVA study shows ‘significant’ correlation between lynchings and monuments

Racial Justice and Equity
Social Equity

A UVA research team, including three Batten professors, uncovered a quantifiable relationship between Confederate memorials and the explicitly racist practice of lynching.

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PNAS map
Oct 11, 2021

New UVA Study Finds Correlation Between Lynchings and Confederate Monuments

Racial Justice and Equity
Democracy

A team of Batten and psychology researchers are bringing an empirical perspective to a national conversation.

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A student films a staged traffic stop in front of the Rotunda as part of the Youth, Blue & U project designed to bring local youths and studentscloser to police officers. (Photos by Dan Addison, University Communications)
Aug 30, 2021

Batten Researcher Brings Police, Students Together to Better Understand Each Other

Racial Justice and Equity
Crime and Justice

Police and students can learn from one another if they talk more, according to Batten's Brian N. Williams, an associate professor of public policy.

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Garrett Hall
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.

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A woman holds up a portrait of George Floyd as people gather outside the Hennepin County Government Center on April 9, 2021 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is taking place.
Apr 22, 2021

Policing After George Floyd: Where Do We Go From Here?

Crime and Justice
Racial Justice and Equity

In a commentary for Bloomberg Law, Batten's Brian N. Williams and co-author Carmen J. Williams, a third-year law student at the UVA School of Law, say the conviction of former police officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd marks a turning point. The path forward requires enacting needed reforms and courageous leadership by prosecutors and others.

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