About News Dean Solomon on NPR: The Charlottesville rally 5 years later Aug 12, 2022 Dean Solomon on NPR: The Charlottesville rally 5 years later Ian Solomon, dean of UVA's Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, says the violence in Charlottesville showed that anti-democratic forces are ascendant in the U.S. (Photo by Eze Amos for NPR.)In recent reporting on NPR, Dean Ian H. Solomon at the University of Virginia’s Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy shared his reflections on the rally by white supremacists protesting the removal of a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee five years ago. Holding organizers to account is an important step, says Solomon. But he says it's unclear which direction the country will take. "Are the pro-democratic forces and pro-democracy movements going to prevail or not?" asks Solomon. He too considers events in Charlottesville a warning. Listen on NPR Ian H. Solomon Ian H. Solomon is dean of the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, where he leads a multidisciplinary faculty in creating new knowledge and developing leaders who can solve humanity’s greatest policy challenges. Trained as a lawyer, Solomon is a devoted student and teacher of both negotiation and conflict resolution. Read full bio Related Content Ian H. Solomon Remember Charlottesville with hope, action and a devotion to humanity News In an opinion for The Virginian-Pilot, Dean Ian Solomon encourages everyone to choose hope over despair when remembering the events in Charlottesville five years ago. He shares four distinct lessons to be learned that can help propel democracy forward. Sesame Workshop President is 2022 Jefferson Medalist in Citizen Leadership News Sherrie Rollins Westin, president of Sesame Workshop and a 1980 graduate of UVA, has been named this year’s recipient of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Citizen Leadership, an award selected by the Batten School. Stay Up To Date with the Latest Batten News and Events Subscribe
Ian H. Solomon Ian H. Solomon is dean of the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, where he leads a multidisciplinary faculty in creating new knowledge and developing leaders who can solve humanity’s greatest policy challenges. Trained as a lawyer, Solomon is a devoted student and teacher of both negotiation and conflict resolution. Read full bio
Remember Charlottesville with hope, action and a devotion to humanity News In an opinion for The Virginian-Pilot, Dean Ian Solomon encourages everyone to choose hope over despair when remembering the events in Charlottesville five years ago. He shares four distinct lessons to be learned that can help propel democracy forward.
Sesame Workshop President is 2022 Jefferson Medalist in Citizen Leadership News Sherrie Rollins Westin, president of Sesame Workshop and a 1980 graduate of UVA, has been named this year’s recipient of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Citizen Leadership, an award selected by the Batten School.