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READ IN UVA TODAY Mar 04, 2020 Batten’s Super Tuesday Panelists Discuss Democratic Primaries in Virginia and Beyond Political Science Hosted by the Batten School and Center for Politics, the panel featured Heather Caygle, a POLITICO Congress reporter; Jocelyn Kiley, the associate director of research at Pew Research Center; Rohini Kosoglu, a senior advisor to Senator Kamala Harris; Tara Setmayer, a CNN Political Commentator and ABC News Political Contributor; and Mara Suttman-Lea, a professor at Connecticut College. READ IN The Cavalier Daily Mar 03, 2020 The Problem with Health Care Price Transparency: We Don’t Have Cost Transparency Health Policy It's not the price of health care that should concern us. It's the cost. There's a distinction, and it matters. Batten's Michael Williams explains why. Read in The Conversation Mar 02, 2020 Two Batten Professors of Practice Focus on Raising Children in Refugee Camps International and Global Affairs Batten School professors Kirsten Gelsdorf and Lucy Bassett create international collaborations to help solve problems of crisis and conflict. READ IN UVA TODAY Feb 28, 2020 Batten Student Group is Making the School a More Diverse and Inclusive Place Social Equity Leadership Through their organization, Black Student Leaders in Policy, James Banks (BA ’20) and Sela Carrington (BA ’21) are working to give black Batten students a sense of ownership. Learn more Feb 24, 2020 Paul Ryan Recounts His Days on Capitol Hill, Talks Current Events in Dome Room Political Science Leadership The former Speaker of the House joined the Batten School and Center for Politics to discuss the 2020 election, impeachment, Congress and more. READ IN UVA TODAY Feb 21, 2020 Q&A: Bruce Springsteen Spotlights Batten Professor’s Work at the Border International and Global Affairs International Development Batten's Lucy Bassett and the Charlottesville-based nonprofit Project Adelante are conducting research at the Matamoros refugee camp near the Texas border – a spot that is featured in one of Springsteen’s songs. READ IN UVA TODAY Feb 20, 2020 Why So Many Young People Don’t Vote – And How to Change That Political Science Education In their new book, "Making Young Voters: Converting Civic Attitudes into Civic Action," Batten’s John Holbein and Duke University's Sunshine Hillygus explore why the United States has one of the lowest youth voter turnout rates in the world and how to address the problem. Learn more Feb 18, 2020 Batten’s Bala Mulloth Awarded $100,000 to Empower Students to Solve Global Problems in Air Pollution International and Global Affairs Social Entrepreneurship Batten Professor Bala Mulloth and UVA Engineering Professor Gaurav Giri have been awarded $100,000 for their work to mobilize students to learn about and help address the global air pollution crisis. Learn more Feb 17, 2020 Learning from History Democracy Leadership Political Science On Andy McLeod’s Historic Matters podcast, Batten professor Gerry Warburg explores how lessons from the past can inspire the best policymaking for what’s to come. Learn more Feb 13, 2020 Simulation Learning Takes Students Out of the Classroom and Into the Middle of Public Crises Health Policy International and Global Affairs Every year, hundreds of master’s candidates from member institutions of NASPAA — the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration — participate in the NASPAA-Batten Student Simulation Competition, co-hosted by Batten's Center for Leadership Simulation and Gaming, to see who can devise the best solutions to international crises. READ IN INSIGHT INTO DIVERSITY Feb 12, 2020 Alum in Action: Kathryn Babineau Labor Social Equity Batten alum Kathryn Babineau (MPP ’13) is a Ph.D. student in the University of Virginia's sociology department, where she studies globalization, labor rights, and public and private regulation. Previously, she worked as a human rights investigator for the Fair Food Standards Council and as a research coordinator at National Defense University. 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Mar 05, 2020 Batten Student and UVA Basketball Star Jocelyn Willoughby Named ACC Scholar-Athlete of the Year Leadership Batten's Jocelyn Willoughby (MPP '21), who was named ACC Scholar-Athlete of the Year, reflects on her UVA experience – both on and off the basketball court. READ IN UVA TODAY
Mar 04, 2020 Batten’s Super Tuesday Panelists Discuss Democratic Primaries in Virginia and Beyond Political Science Hosted by the Batten School and Center for Politics, the panel featured Heather Caygle, a POLITICO Congress reporter; Jocelyn Kiley, the associate director of research at Pew Research Center; Rohini Kosoglu, a senior advisor to Senator Kamala Harris; Tara Setmayer, a CNN Political Commentator and ABC News Political Contributor; and Mara Suttman-Lea, a professor at Connecticut College. READ IN The Cavalier Daily
Mar 03, 2020 The Problem with Health Care Price Transparency: We Don’t Have Cost Transparency Health Policy It's not the price of health care that should concern us. It's the cost. There's a distinction, and it matters. Batten's Michael Williams explains why. Read in The Conversation
Mar 02, 2020 Two Batten Professors of Practice Focus on Raising Children in Refugee Camps International and Global Affairs Batten School professors Kirsten Gelsdorf and Lucy Bassett create international collaborations to help solve problems of crisis and conflict. READ IN UVA TODAY
Feb 28, 2020 Batten Student Group is Making the School a More Diverse and Inclusive Place Social Equity Leadership Through their organization, Black Student Leaders in Policy, James Banks (BA ’20) and Sela Carrington (BA ’21) are working to give black Batten students a sense of ownership. Learn more
Feb 24, 2020 Paul Ryan Recounts His Days on Capitol Hill, Talks Current Events in Dome Room Political Science Leadership The former Speaker of the House joined the Batten School and Center for Politics to discuss the 2020 election, impeachment, Congress and more. READ IN UVA TODAY
Feb 21, 2020 Q&A: Bruce Springsteen Spotlights Batten Professor’s Work at the Border International and Global Affairs International Development Batten's Lucy Bassett and the Charlottesville-based nonprofit Project Adelante are conducting research at the Matamoros refugee camp near the Texas border – a spot that is featured in one of Springsteen’s songs. READ IN UVA TODAY
Feb 20, 2020 Why So Many Young People Don’t Vote – And How to Change That Political Science Education In their new book, "Making Young Voters: Converting Civic Attitudes into Civic Action," Batten’s John Holbein and Duke University's Sunshine Hillygus explore why the United States has one of the lowest youth voter turnout rates in the world and how to address the problem. Learn more
Feb 18, 2020 Batten’s Bala Mulloth Awarded $100,000 to Empower Students to Solve Global Problems in Air Pollution International and Global Affairs Social Entrepreneurship Batten Professor Bala Mulloth and UVA Engineering Professor Gaurav Giri have been awarded $100,000 for their work to mobilize students to learn about and help address the global air pollution crisis. Learn more
Feb 17, 2020 Learning from History Democracy Leadership Political Science On Andy McLeod’s Historic Matters podcast, Batten professor Gerry Warburg explores how lessons from the past can inspire the best policymaking for what’s to come. Learn more
Feb 13, 2020 Simulation Learning Takes Students Out of the Classroom and Into the Middle of Public Crises Health Policy International and Global Affairs Every year, hundreds of master’s candidates from member institutions of NASPAA — the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration — participate in the NASPAA-Batten Student Simulation Competition, co-hosted by Batten's Center for Leadership Simulation and Gaming, to see who can devise the best solutions to international crises. READ IN INSIGHT INTO DIVERSITY
Feb 12, 2020 Alum in Action: Kathryn Babineau Labor Social Equity Batten alum Kathryn Babineau (MPP ’13) is a Ph.D. student in the University of Virginia's sociology department, where she studies globalization, labor rights, and public and private regulation. Previously, she worked as a human rights investigator for the Fair Food Standards Council and as a research coordinator at National Defense University. Learn more