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It’s what led him to Kenya this past summer. Learn more Teaching Is About Engaging Students Batten Associate Professor Alex Bick took part in UVA's Center for Teaching Excellence Course Design Institute. Bick and fellow participant Alicia Frantz share some of their highlights from this program on learning-focused course design. Learn more Sep 25, 2024 Good Leadership Means Well-Being for Employees … and Leaders To kick off UVA Batten's Wellness Week, UVA’s Chief Mental Health Officer Nicole Ruzek, PhD., spoke with students at Monday’s Batten Hour event about fostering well-being in demanding career and leadership roles, and offered advice for how to choose a workplace that reciprocates that energy. Learn more Sep 20, 2024 UVA Batten Receives Pro Patria Award from Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve UVA Batten was awarded the Pro Patria Award this week, presented annually by each Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) state or territory to employers that have demonstrated significant support to Guard and Reserve employees through their leadership and practices. Learn more Sep 17, 2024 American Democracy: Right From Wrong, Not Right From Left More than 125 people attended a special Batten Hour this week in celebration of Constitution Day. UVA Batten Dean Ian H. Solomon hosted a conversation with retired federal judge J. Michael Luttig and John Hardin Young of the American Bar Association. Learn more Sep 12, 2024 Dean Solomon Joins Other Leaders for African Conference UVA Batten Dean Ian Solomon visited Cape Town, South Africa to participate in the Sixth World Conference on Remedies to Racial and Social Inequality, which convened academic, policy and community leaders to share their insights and experience battling inequality. Learn more Sep 10, 2024 Listening with Open Hearts and Minds More than 75 students gathered in Garrett Hall Monday to kick off this year’s hallmark “Batten Hour” speaker series with an interactive discussion titled “’Good’ Public Speech: Incentivizing Dialogue Over Debate," featuring UVA professors Brian N. Williams, Frank Dukes and Rachel Wahl. Learn more Sep 10, 2024 Pennock Shares Insight on Leadership with Georgia Mayors Professor Andy Pennock was invited to be a plenary speaker at the inaugural Georgia Mayors Leadership Academy where he provided an immersive learning experience about how to cultivate relationships, respond effectively during crises, advance community engagement and more. Learn more Aug 23, 2024 New Faculty Members Tim Layton and Andrew Simon Join UVA Batten The UVA Batten School is extremely pleased to welcome two new faculty members this fall: Tim Layton joins us as an associate professor of public policy, and Andrew Simon joins us as an assistant professor of public policy. Learn more Aug 23, 2024 New Professor Highlights Community and Context in Racism Research Gerald Higginbotham has received a major federal grant to establish a community support network for early-career Black social and personality psychologists. Read our story about his first year on faculty and his research and engagement on tough subjects such as gun ownership, identity politics and racism. Learn more Aug 16, 2024 UVA Batten to Host Award-Winning Author Jonathan Eig UVA Batten is pleased to welcome Jonathan Eig to Grounds on September 26, where he will receive the Rodel Institute’s 2024 Edwards Book Award for his recent biography, King: A Life. Batten is co-hosting the event with the institute, where Batten Dean Ian Solomon serves on the board. Learn more Aug 15, 2024 Why the War in Ukraine Matters National Security Global Politics & International Relations Professor Alex Bick had a bird's-eye view of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2021 as a White House adviser at the time. He joined our faculty last year and this fall, he's teaching a new course that traces the evolution of the war to examine core problems in national security, foreign policy, and strategic decision making. 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Sep 26, 2024 Robinson Studies Global Prison Policy UVA Batten Professor Gerard Robinson has a passion for exploring and evaluating various approaches to criminal justice and rehabilitation, a policy area for which he is widely renowned. It’s what led him to Kenya this past summer. Learn more
Teaching Is About Engaging Students Batten Associate Professor Alex Bick took part in UVA's Center for Teaching Excellence Course Design Institute. Bick and fellow participant Alicia Frantz share some of their highlights from this program on learning-focused course design. Learn more
Sep 25, 2024 Good Leadership Means Well-Being for Employees … and Leaders To kick off UVA Batten's Wellness Week, UVA’s Chief Mental Health Officer Nicole Ruzek, PhD., spoke with students at Monday’s Batten Hour event about fostering well-being in demanding career and leadership roles, and offered advice for how to choose a workplace that reciprocates that energy. Learn more
Sep 20, 2024 UVA Batten Receives Pro Patria Award from Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve UVA Batten was awarded the Pro Patria Award this week, presented annually by each Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) state or territory to employers that have demonstrated significant support to Guard and Reserve employees through their leadership and practices. Learn more
Sep 17, 2024 American Democracy: Right From Wrong, Not Right From Left More than 125 people attended a special Batten Hour this week in celebration of Constitution Day. UVA Batten Dean Ian H. Solomon hosted a conversation with retired federal judge J. Michael Luttig and John Hardin Young of the American Bar Association. Learn more
Sep 12, 2024 Dean Solomon Joins Other Leaders for African Conference UVA Batten Dean Ian Solomon visited Cape Town, South Africa to participate in the Sixth World Conference on Remedies to Racial and Social Inequality, which convened academic, policy and community leaders to share their insights and experience battling inequality. Learn more
Sep 10, 2024 Listening with Open Hearts and Minds More than 75 students gathered in Garrett Hall Monday to kick off this year’s hallmark “Batten Hour” speaker series with an interactive discussion titled “’Good’ Public Speech: Incentivizing Dialogue Over Debate," featuring UVA professors Brian N. Williams, Frank Dukes and Rachel Wahl. Learn more
Sep 10, 2024 Pennock Shares Insight on Leadership with Georgia Mayors Professor Andy Pennock was invited to be a plenary speaker at the inaugural Georgia Mayors Leadership Academy where he provided an immersive learning experience about how to cultivate relationships, respond effectively during crises, advance community engagement and more. Learn more
Aug 23, 2024 New Faculty Members Tim Layton and Andrew Simon Join UVA Batten The UVA Batten School is extremely pleased to welcome two new faculty members this fall: Tim Layton joins us as an associate professor of public policy, and Andrew Simon joins us as an assistant professor of public policy. Learn more
Aug 23, 2024 New Professor Highlights Community and Context in Racism Research Gerald Higginbotham has received a major federal grant to establish a community support network for early-career Black social and personality psychologists. Read our story about his first year on faculty and his research and engagement on tough subjects such as gun ownership, identity politics and racism. Learn more
Aug 16, 2024 UVA Batten to Host Award-Winning Author Jonathan Eig UVA Batten is pleased to welcome Jonathan Eig to Grounds on September 26, where he will receive the Rodel Institute’s 2024 Edwards Book Award for his recent biography, King: A Life. Batten is co-hosting the event with the institute, where Batten Dean Ian Solomon serves on the board. Learn more
Aug 15, 2024 Why the War in Ukraine Matters National Security Global Politics & International Relations Professor Alex Bick had a bird's-eye view of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2021 as a White House adviser at the time. He joined our faculty last year and this fall, he's teaching a new course that traces the evolution of the war to examine core problems in national security, foreign policy, and strategic decision making. Learn more