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The practice, said one, "gives me a lot of hope." Learn more Apr 22, 2025 Learning by Giving: UVA Batten’s Formative Change Group At Batten Hour this week, three groups of students gave presentations about their work over the past academic year with nonprofit organizations in the Charlottesville-Albemarle area. The initiative is the focus of the Formative Change Group, a pro-bono, student-led consulting club that enables Batten students to apply their leadership, policy, and analytical skills to real-world challenges while making a difference in the local community. Learn more Apr 21, 2025 Bick Moderates Panel on Presidential Uses of Economic Power UVA Batten associate professor Alex Bick — an expert on national security policy and international affairs — served as a moderator for a panel discussion at the Miller Center’s 2025 William and Carol Stevenson Conference titled “The Future of American Financial and Economic Statecraft.” The conference examined how the Trump administration, as well as future presidencies, might use the levers of economic power. Learn more Apr 17, 2025 Ten Small Words Can Make a Big Difference in Community Policing New research from UVA Batten assistant professor Kyle S. H. Dobson has identified a simple and cost-effective method for improving police interactions with community members that requires only ten small words. In a paper published last month in Nature Communications, Dobson and his co-researchers found that an officer stating a benevolent intention up front — something as simple as, “I’m walking around trying to get to know the community,” — made a substantial difference in how community members responded. Learn more Apr 16, 2025 When a Data Point Tells a Story Garrett Hall hosted veteran climate reporter Chris Mooney for this week's Batten Hour to discuss the intersection of data and narrative to tell stories that capture and change the direction of policy. Mooney is currently a professor of practice and a practitioner fellow at the UVA Environmental Institute which co-sponsored the event. Learn more Apr 15, 2025 Alumni in Action: Andrew Bishop (MPP '20) Andrew Bishop (MPP ’20) is advancing innovation in Richmond Public Schools, where he is director for Data Systems and Research in the district’s Talent Office. Bishop leads efforts to improve technological infrastructure across the district, working to strengthen internal systems that support educators and staff. Learn more Apr 14, 2025 Student Spotlight: Aisha Amjad, BA ‘25 Aisha Amjad transferred to UVA from Northern Virginia Community College in 2023, entering the Batten bachelor degree program. She has a deep interest in global affairs and a passion for advocating for human rights, and hopes to pursue a career in foreign service or the nonprofit sector after she graduates this spring. Learn more Apr 11, 2025 A “Fierce Moral Advocate,” Bryan Stevenson Inspires UVA Batten Audience Almost 200 people came to Garrett Hall to hear from renowned civil rights lawyer Bryan Stevenson, recipient of the 2025 Thomas Jefferson Medal in Citizen Leadership. He spoke with UVA Batten Dean Ian H. Solomon, who introduced Stevenson as a "fierce moral advocate," with an abiding dedication to helping the poor, the incarcerated, the wrongly accused, and others whom society largely has forgotten or neglected. Learn more Apr 08, 2025 Leading With Your Best Tape The tools to bring podcasts to market have never been more accessible, but doing a project well and gaining traction is a more complex story. While nearly 80 percent of listeners finish the episodes they start, most podcasts are lucky to reach 100 listeners, said Award-winning podcaster Rob Sachs, who is vice president of audio at Foreign Policy magazine, joined us for Batten Hour this week to workshop ideas on how to produce and sustain a compelling podcast. Learn more Apr 02, 2025 The Next Age of Disruption in Evidence-Based Policymaking From his vantage point as an economist and analyst for the past four decades, Paul Decker sees the world on the cusp of a new era of policymaking driven by the unprecedented availability of data and by artificial intelligence. Decker was the featured speaker at this week’s Batten Hour. He is president and CEO of Mathematica, an employee-owned data analysis, research, and evaluation firm with global reach. Learn more Mar 27, 2025 Student Spotlight: Jacob Rizzio, BA ‘25 Before he’s even graduated from UVA Batten, Jacob Rizzio already has hands-on public policy experience, from interning on various planning projects with York County, Virginia, where he’s from, to the National Association of Counties in Washington, D.C. His favorite memory from his time at Batten? Read his spotlight to find out. Learn more Mar 27, 2025 A.E. Dick Howard Receives 2025 Outstanding Virginian Award Renowned international constitutional law expert and the longest-serving professor at UVA, A.E. Dick Howard has been selected as this year’s Outstanding Virginian. The award is given by a committee of Virginia General Assembly, on which UVA Batten Dean Ian H. Solomon serves, to honor those whose contributions, achievements, and leadership inspire citizens of the commonwealth. 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 ›
Apr 24, 2025 Breaking Bread and Bridging Beliefs: UVA Batten Dialogue Dinners Begun in the spring of 2024 by UVA Batten students, the Dialogue Dinners program has grown this year to almost 50 Batten graduate and undergraduate participants who gather every other week to share a meal and get to know each other on a personal level, and then discuss pertinent policy topics on which they may or may not agree. The practice, said one, "gives me a lot of hope." Learn more
Apr 22, 2025 Learning by Giving: UVA Batten’s Formative Change Group At Batten Hour this week, three groups of students gave presentations about their work over the past academic year with nonprofit organizations in the Charlottesville-Albemarle area. The initiative is the focus of the Formative Change Group, a pro-bono, student-led consulting club that enables Batten students to apply their leadership, policy, and analytical skills to real-world challenges while making a difference in the local community. Learn more
Apr 21, 2025 Bick Moderates Panel on Presidential Uses of Economic Power UVA Batten associate professor Alex Bick — an expert on national security policy and international affairs — served as a moderator for a panel discussion at the Miller Center’s 2025 William and Carol Stevenson Conference titled “The Future of American Financial and Economic Statecraft.” The conference examined how the Trump administration, as well as future presidencies, might use the levers of economic power. Learn more
Apr 17, 2025 Ten Small Words Can Make a Big Difference in Community Policing New research from UVA Batten assistant professor Kyle S. H. Dobson has identified a simple and cost-effective method for improving police interactions with community members that requires only ten small words. In a paper published last month in Nature Communications, Dobson and his co-researchers found that an officer stating a benevolent intention up front — something as simple as, “I’m walking around trying to get to know the community,” — made a substantial difference in how community members responded. Learn more
Apr 16, 2025 When a Data Point Tells a Story Garrett Hall hosted veteran climate reporter Chris Mooney for this week's Batten Hour to discuss the intersection of data and narrative to tell stories that capture and change the direction of policy. Mooney is currently a professor of practice and a practitioner fellow at the UVA Environmental Institute which co-sponsored the event. Learn more
Apr 15, 2025 Alumni in Action: Andrew Bishop (MPP '20) Andrew Bishop (MPP ’20) is advancing innovation in Richmond Public Schools, where he is director for Data Systems and Research in the district’s Talent Office. Bishop leads efforts to improve technological infrastructure across the district, working to strengthen internal systems that support educators and staff. Learn more
Apr 14, 2025 Student Spotlight: Aisha Amjad, BA ‘25 Aisha Amjad transferred to UVA from Northern Virginia Community College in 2023, entering the Batten bachelor degree program. She has a deep interest in global affairs and a passion for advocating for human rights, and hopes to pursue a career in foreign service or the nonprofit sector after she graduates this spring. Learn more
Apr 11, 2025 A “Fierce Moral Advocate,” Bryan Stevenson Inspires UVA Batten Audience Almost 200 people came to Garrett Hall to hear from renowned civil rights lawyer Bryan Stevenson, recipient of the 2025 Thomas Jefferson Medal in Citizen Leadership. He spoke with UVA Batten Dean Ian H. Solomon, who introduced Stevenson as a "fierce moral advocate," with an abiding dedication to helping the poor, the incarcerated, the wrongly accused, and others whom society largely has forgotten or neglected. Learn more
Apr 08, 2025 Leading With Your Best Tape The tools to bring podcasts to market have never been more accessible, but doing a project well and gaining traction is a more complex story. While nearly 80 percent of listeners finish the episodes they start, most podcasts are lucky to reach 100 listeners, said Award-winning podcaster Rob Sachs, who is vice president of audio at Foreign Policy magazine, joined us for Batten Hour this week to workshop ideas on how to produce and sustain a compelling podcast. Learn more
Apr 02, 2025 The Next Age of Disruption in Evidence-Based Policymaking From his vantage point as an economist and analyst for the past four decades, Paul Decker sees the world on the cusp of a new era of policymaking driven by the unprecedented availability of data and by artificial intelligence. Decker was the featured speaker at this week’s Batten Hour. He is president and CEO of Mathematica, an employee-owned data analysis, research, and evaluation firm with global reach. Learn more
Mar 27, 2025 Student Spotlight: Jacob Rizzio, BA ‘25 Before he’s even graduated from UVA Batten, Jacob Rizzio already has hands-on public policy experience, from interning on various planning projects with York County, Virginia, where he’s from, to the National Association of Counties in Washington, D.C. His favorite memory from his time at Batten? Read his spotlight to find out. Learn more
Mar 27, 2025 A.E. Dick Howard Receives 2025 Outstanding Virginian Award Renowned international constitutional law expert and the longest-serving professor at UVA, A.E. Dick Howard has been selected as this year’s Outstanding Virginian. The award is given by a committee of Virginia General Assembly, on which UVA Batten Dean Ian H. Solomon serves, to honor those whose contributions, achievements, and leadership inspire citizens of the commonwealth. Learn more