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Aug 13, 2020

Co-Founded by Batten Alum, Hoos Rise Together Welcomes Inaugural First-Gen Cohort

Almost a year ago, a group of 19 high school juniors visited the University of Virginia as part of Hoos First Look, a student-run program that gives first-generation and low-income students an all-expenses-paid orientation visit.

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Aug 11, 2020

Racial Equity Task Force Releases Report, 12 Key Recommendations For Action

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Leadership

Racial Justice and Equity

The University of Virginia’s Racial Equity Task Force today released its report, titled “Audacious Future: Commitment Required,” outlining 12 key initiatives to improve racial equity at UVA.

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Aug 10, 2020

Batten Students Earn Three of Seven Key Leadership Posts in UVA Class of 2021

Leadership

Batten students Ryan Keane, Gabriella Cox, and Mazzen Shalaby will take on the responsibility of leading three of UVA's student organizations in the upcoming academic year.

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Aug 10, 2020

Incoming Students Maggie Matthews and Emma Karnes Receive UVA Community-Based Grants

Leadership

Incoming Batten students Maggie Matthews and Emma Karnes among small group of UVA students awarded research grants in order to solve real-world problems, domestically and internationally.

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Jul 22, 2020

Batten Alum Doughty Becomes UVA’s First to Collect NCAA, MLB Rings

Leadership

Even the most ardent University of Virginia baseball fan will probably struggle with this bit of trivia: Who is the only player in UVA history to win a College World Series ring and then a Major League Baseball world championship ring?

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Jul 22, 2020

The Batten School Announces 2020-21 Recipients of the Bocock and Hitz Public Service Fellowship

Leadership

Education

Today, the Batten School announced the nine student recipients of the Bocock and Hitz Public Service Fellowship for 2020-21. Through the generosity of Mary Buford and Fred Hitz, the fellowship was established in 2012 to support exceptional students in MPP program who are dedicated to creating positive change in their public service careers.

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Jul 20, 2020

Batten’s Katstra Among Those Named to Honors Court

Leadership

International and Global Affairs

Last week, University of Virginia men’s basketball players Austin Katstra and Tomas Woldetensae were recognized for their work in the classroom.The National Association of Basketball Coaches named the rising fourth-year students to its Honors Court, a group of student-athletes from across the country who earned varsity letters and had a grade-point average of 3.2 or higher at the conclusion of the 2019-20 academic year.

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Jul 16, 2020

Batten’s Valencia Lagbo Helps Incoming Students Find Their New “HoosHome"

Leadership

Incoming Batten student Valencia Lagbo was nervous heading into her first session as a summer orientation leader. Mainly, she feared that a new virtual event called “HoosHome” – taking place over the Zoom videoconferencing platform – would make it hard to engage, and, subsequently, bond with the incoming first-year and transfer students.

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Jul 16, 2020

UVA Nominates Batten's Jocelyn Willoughby for 2020 NCAA Woman of the Year Award

Leadership

Jocelyn Willoughby excelled as an athlete at the University of Virginia. In basketball, Willoughby was the Atlantic Coast Conference’s scoring leader. But playing sports was merely one facet of her UVA experience.

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Jul 15, 2020

From UVA Student to Technological Entrepreneur

Leadership

Dan Laufer (Col ’06) and Ed Festa (Col ’02, Darden ’10) shared stories and advice from their respective careers in emerging technologies during last week’s Batten Expert Chats.

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Jul 14, 2020

Racial Equity Task Force Discusses Steps Forward, Learning From Past Recommendations

Education

Leadership

Racial Justice and Equity

The public session of the University’s Racial Equity Task Force featuring Dean Solomon occurred virtually Friday, over one month after a group of Black student activists and the Black Student Alliance sent separate list of demands to the task force.

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Jul 07, 2020

Creating a Nation of Service

Leadership

Last week, Annie Rorem (MPP ‘13) shared a new vision for a country of people inspired to serve the public good.

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Co-Founded by Batten Alum, Hoos Rise Together Welcomes Inaugural First-Gen Cohort

Racial Equity Task Force Releases Report, 12 Key Recommendations For Action

Batten Students Earn Three of Seven Key Leadership Posts in UVA Class of 2021

Incoming Students Maggie Matthews and Emma Karnes Receive UVA Community-Based Grants

Batten Alum Doughty Becomes UVA’s First to Collect NCAA, MLB Rings

The Batten School Announces 2020-21 Recipients of the Bocock and Hitz Public Service Fellowship

Batten’s Katstra Among Those Named to Honors Court

Batten’s Valencia Lagbo Helps Incoming Students Find Their New “HoosHome"

UVA Nominates Batten's Jocelyn Willoughby for 2020 NCAA Woman of the Year Award

From UVA Student to Technological Entrepreneur

Racial Equity Task Force Discusses Steps Forward, Learning From Past Recommendations

Creating a Nation of Service