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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 Jul 30, 2024 How State Policies Impacted Death Rates During COVID In a paper published in JAMA Health Forum, Professor of Public Policy and Economics Chris Ruhm finds that stringent COVID-19 restrictions saved lives during the pandemic based on a state-by-state analysis of health policies and COVID deaths. Learn more Jul 17, 2024 A Runner by Chance, a Champion at Heart – Shane Cohen "This was probably the most rewarding feeling I have ever experienced...Representing UVA made it all the more special, with the coaches taking a chance on me and then being able to live up to my ability," said Shane Cohen (MPP '25) whose love for running and for the University of Virginia, in particular Batten, is apparent through our recent Question and Answer session with him. Learn more Jul 16, 2024 Opening Doors: UVA's Collaborative Summer Research Program The Open Doors Program showcases UVA’s dedication to cross-school collaboration by supporting undergraduate students from Virginia State University and Norfolk State University in exploring graduate school and research opportunities. The program is supported by Batten, the School of Education and Human Development and the Carter G. Woodson Institute. Learn more Jun 21, 2024 UVA | Batten Faculty Excellence Award Winners Each year, Batten’s Executive Committee selects the Batten Faculty Awards Winners in four areas of review -- research, teaching, service and engagement -- in recognition for the faculty members’ contributions throughout the previous year. We congratulate this year's winners: Ashley Jardina, Andy Pennock, Dan Player and Daphna Bassok. Learn more Jun 20, 2024 Showcasing Applied Policy Projects of New Alums Batten’s Applied Policy Project is the capstone project for our master's program, providing second-year graduate students with the opportunity to apply their leadership and policy analysis skills to real-world problems. This three-part series celebrates the Class of 2024 and highlights three main themes - education, the environment and global policy. Learn more Jun 11, 2024 6th Annual CEL Conference on Effective Lawmaking Attendees at the 6th Annual Conference on Effective Lawmaking, hosted by the Batten School, enjoyed a day of research discussions and an evening of networking and a talk by former Parliamentarian of the U.S. House of Representatives Thomas Wickham. Learn more Jun 10, 2024 How Effective are America’s State Legislators? Domestic Policy & Politics Political Science The Center for Effective Lawmaking has compiled a massive database to measure the effectiveness of nearly every state legislator in the U.S. Based on the center's trusted methodology developed a decade ago to rank the effectiveness of members of Congress, the project is the first to collect this kind of data at the state level in a comprehensive fashion. Learn more Jun 08, 2024 Hudson Discusses Changing Face of Virginia Politics and Realities of Policy Making The national State Politics and Policy Conference kicked off last night with a dinner in the newly opened Student Health and Wellness Building, featuring Sally Hudson as the keynote speaker. Hudson is a labor economist, politician and political reformer who teaches at the Batten School and served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 2020 to 2024. 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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
Jul 30, 2024 How State Policies Impacted Death Rates During COVID In a paper published in JAMA Health Forum, Professor of Public Policy and Economics Chris Ruhm finds that stringent COVID-19 restrictions saved lives during the pandemic based on a state-by-state analysis of health policies and COVID deaths. Learn more
Jul 17, 2024 A Runner by Chance, a Champion at Heart – Shane Cohen "This was probably the most rewarding feeling I have ever experienced...Representing UVA made it all the more special, with the coaches taking a chance on me and then being able to live up to my ability," said Shane Cohen (MPP '25) whose love for running and for the University of Virginia, in particular Batten, is apparent through our recent Question and Answer session with him. Learn more
Jul 16, 2024 Opening Doors: UVA's Collaborative Summer Research Program The Open Doors Program showcases UVA’s dedication to cross-school collaboration by supporting undergraduate students from Virginia State University and Norfolk State University in exploring graduate school and research opportunities. The program is supported by Batten, the School of Education and Human Development and the Carter G. Woodson Institute. Learn more
Jun 21, 2024 UVA | Batten Faculty Excellence Award Winners Each year, Batten’s Executive Committee selects the Batten Faculty Awards Winners in four areas of review -- research, teaching, service and engagement -- in recognition for the faculty members’ contributions throughout the previous year. We congratulate this year's winners: Ashley Jardina, Andy Pennock, Dan Player and Daphna Bassok. Learn more
Jun 20, 2024 Showcasing Applied Policy Projects of New Alums Batten’s Applied Policy Project is the capstone project for our master's program, providing second-year graduate students with the opportunity to apply their leadership and policy analysis skills to real-world problems. This three-part series celebrates the Class of 2024 and highlights three main themes - education, the environment and global policy. Learn more
Jun 11, 2024 6th Annual CEL Conference on Effective Lawmaking Attendees at the 6th Annual Conference on Effective Lawmaking, hosted by the Batten School, enjoyed a day of research discussions and an evening of networking and a talk by former Parliamentarian of the U.S. House of Representatives Thomas Wickham. Learn more
Jun 10, 2024 How Effective are America’s State Legislators? Domestic Policy & Politics Political Science The Center for Effective Lawmaking has compiled a massive database to measure the effectiveness of nearly every state legislator in the U.S. Based on the center's trusted methodology developed a decade ago to rank the effectiveness of members of Congress, the project is the first to collect this kind of data at the state level in a comprehensive fashion. Learn more
Jun 08, 2024 Hudson Discusses Changing Face of Virginia Politics and Realities of Policy Making The national State Politics and Policy Conference kicked off last night with a dinner in the newly opened Student Health and Wellness Building, featuring Sally Hudson as the keynote speaker. Hudson is a labor economist, politician and political reformer who teaches at the Batten School and served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 2020 to 2024. Outside the classroom, she consults with government agencies, NGOs and philanthropists to research and improve the delivery of public service. Learn more