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Learn more Aug 14, 2022 Remember Charlottesville with hope, action and a devotion to humanity Democracy 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. Learn more 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. Learn more March 10, 2021 Warburg Speaks on Congress and Foreign Policy as 'Top of Mind' Podcast Guest Democracy Political Science America cannot go to war unless Congress authorizes it, but Congress has rarely taken a vote to start and end a war. On Julie Rose's "Top of Mind," Batten professor Gerry Warburg explores why Congress leaves it to presidents to expand America's global conflicts. Learn more Feb 16, 2021 Warburg: Congress Must Step Up To Restore Accountability To National Security Policy Democracy Ethics Amidst multiple crises, American lawmakers have valuable opportunities for crucial reforms. In an article for The Hill, Batten's Gerry Warburg discusses how Congress can chart a more sustainable path forward. Read in The Hill Feb 15, 2021 Williams: Public Option in Biden Plan Could Change the Face of US Health Care Health Policy Democracy President Biden issued ten executive orders to fight COVID-19 on his first day in office, but his health care platform extends far beyond coronavirus. In an article for The Conversation, Batten’s Michael Williams explores the sweeping health care reforms proposed by the Biden administration and the significant impact they could have on Americans. Read in The Conversation Feb 10, 2021 How Do We Restore Accountability in Congress? A UVA Policy Professor Has Ideas. Leadership Democracy Batten professor Gerry Warburg spoke with two dozen legislators about why they keep avoiding tough votes on matters of war and peace. Read in UVA TODAY Dec 09, 2020 Democracy in Danger Democracy Ethics Racial Justice and Equity On the latest episode of a new podcast from UVA’s Deliberative Media Lab, Dean Ian Solomon joined experts in policy, history and media to discuss ongoing threats to our democratic system. Learn more Nov 06, 2020 Batten Faculty Provide Commentary on Election Results Democracy Political Science In commentary compiled by the Miller Center, Batten Professors Jennifer Lawless, Margaret Foster Riley, Todd Sechser, and Craig Volden weigh in on the 2020 election, offering updates on the latest developments. Full Commentary from UVA's Miller Center Nov 02, 2020 UVA Politics Experts Discuss Three Key Trends for Tuesday's Election Democracy Political Science Batten's Jennifer Lawless, along with William Antholis, and Kyle Kondik, discuss how mail-in and absentee votes are counted, why results could be delayed this year, and how the pandemic has affected the election. Read in UVA Today Sep 08, 2020 Holbein: Mail-In Balloting Increases Turnout, but Benefits Neither Party Political Science Democracy Voting by mail is a safe way to cast a ballot during the current pandemic, and does not benefit either political party, according to Batten's John Holbein. READ IN UVA TODAY Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Next page Next › Stay Up To Date with the Latest Batten News and Events Subscribe
Oct 26, 2022 How gender, race, age and voter ID laws affect whether a voter actually casts a ballot Democracy Young Americans say they are interested in politics, but few of them vote. Writing for The Conversation, Batten School professor John Holbein offers some ideas on how to encourage them. Learn more
Aug 29, 2022 Workhorses, not show horses: Five ways to promote effective lawmaking in Congress Democracy Craig Volden, professor at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy and Co-Director of the Center for Effective Lawmaking, writes in The Conversation that there are ways to get things done under the U.S. Capitol dome. Learn more
Aug 14, 2022 Remember Charlottesville with hope, action and a devotion to humanity Democracy 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. Learn more
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. Learn more
March 10, 2021 Warburg Speaks on Congress and Foreign Policy as 'Top of Mind' Podcast Guest Democracy Political Science America cannot go to war unless Congress authorizes it, but Congress has rarely taken a vote to start and end a war. On Julie Rose's "Top of Mind," Batten professor Gerry Warburg explores why Congress leaves it to presidents to expand America's global conflicts. Learn more
Feb 16, 2021 Warburg: Congress Must Step Up To Restore Accountability To National Security Policy Democracy Ethics Amidst multiple crises, American lawmakers have valuable opportunities for crucial reforms. In an article for The Hill, Batten's Gerry Warburg discusses how Congress can chart a more sustainable path forward. Read in The Hill
Feb 15, 2021 Williams: Public Option in Biden Plan Could Change the Face of US Health Care Health Policy Democracy President Biden issued ten executive orders to fight COVID-19 on his first day in office, but his health care platform extends far beyond coronavirus. In an article for The Conversation, Batten’s Michael Williams explores the sweeping health care reforms proposed by the Biden administration and the significant impact they could have on Americans. Read in The Conversation
Feb 10, 2021 How Do We Restore Accountability in Congress? A UVA Policy Professor Has Ideas. Leadership Democracy Batten professor Gerry Warburg spoke with two dozen legislators about why they keep avoiding tough votes on matters of war and peace. Read in UVA TODAY
Dec 09, 2020 Democracy in Danger Democracy Ethics Racial Justice and Equity On the latest episode of a new podcast from UVA’s Deliberative Media Lab, Dean Ian Solomon joined experts in policy, history and media to discuss ongoing threats to our democratic system. Learn more
Nov 06, 2020 Batten Faculty Provide Commentary on Election Results Democracy Political Science In commentary compiled by the Miller Center, Batten Professors Jennifer Lawless, Margaret Foster Riley, Todd Sechser, and Craig Volden weigh in on the 2020 election, offering updates on the latest developments. Full Commentary from UVA's Miller Center
Nov 02, 2020 UVA Politics Experts Discuss Three Key Trends for Tuesday's Election Democracy Political Science Batten's Jennifer Lawless, along with William Antholis, and Kyle Kondik, discuss how mail-in and absentee votes are counted, why results could be delayed this year, and how the pandemic has affected the election. Read in UVA Today
Sep 08, 2020 Holbein: Mail-In Balloting Increases Turnout, but Benefits Neither Party Political Science Democracy Voting by mail is a safe way to cast a ballot during the current pandemic, and does not benefit either political party, according to Batten's John Holbein. READ IN UVA TODAY