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May 3, 2022 Faculty Spotlight: Gabrielle Adams’ Work Represents ‘the Best of What We Do at Batten’ Social Psychology Batten Professor Gabe Adams, whose latest research examines how sexism can be overlooked in the workplace, is the recipient of a 2022 Award for Excellence in Teaching from the Jefferson Scholars Foundation. Learn more
Apr 27, 2022 Small Students, Big Opportunities Education Working in partnership with policymakers, Professor Daphna Bassok aims to provide long-term solutions to real-world problems for America's youngest learners. Learn more
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. Learn more
Apr 18, 2022 Health insurance coverage for kids through Medicaid and CHIP helps their moms too Health Policy Economics Batten professor Sebastian Tello-Trillo shares new research suggesting that health insurance coverage for kids through Medicaid and CHIP helps their moms. Learn more
Apr 14, 2022 Founder’s Day Fete Celebrates This Year’s Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medalists Leadership On Wednesday, the Batten School honored Sesame Workshop President Sherrie Rollins Westin with the Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Citizen Leadership. Each year on Jefferson’s birthday, UVA and the Thomas Jefferson Foundation at Monticello award the medals for exemplary achievement in fields the former president admired. Learn more
Apr 12, 2022 Batten Professor Helps Soon-to-be Grads Get Their Finances in Order Batten Professor Andrew Pennock believes personal finance is a life skill, using intentional choices to reflect a person’s values. Learn more
Apr 05, 2022 Ray Scheppach on Virginia's State Budget Process Virginia Politics & Policy Domestic Policy & Politics Batten professor Ray Scheppach shares his knowledge on the Virginia state budgeting process as a guest on the WTJU podcast Bold Dominion. Learn more
Apr 05, 2022 Rural poverty, climate change, and family migration from Guatemala International and Global Affairs Global Politics & International Relations International Development David Leblang, Director of the Batten School’s Global Policy Center, along with co-authors, assesses the root causes of migration from Guatemala. Learn more
Apr 05, 2022 Why Professors Should Call on Law Students — With a Plan Social Equity A new paper by Batten School professor Sophie Trawalter finds gender dynamics in classes are not fixed. Learn more
Apr 01, 2022 Alum in Action: Curbing the Global HIV/AIDS Epidemic Through Data Economics International and Global Affairs Aaron Chafetz (MPP ’13) is a senior economist in the Office of HIV/AIDS at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), where he has risen in the ranks over the past decade. Learn more
Mar 31, 2022 Sesame Workshop President is 2022 Jefferson Medalist in Citizen Leadership Education Leadership Humanitarian Policy 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. Learn more
Mar 31, 2022 Why democracies win more wars than autocracies International and Global Affairs Batten School Professor Allan Stam writes in The Washington Post that dictators tend to start risky wars, but democracies win more wars than autocracies. Learn more