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Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee ordered all bars, restaurants, entertainment and recreation facilities to temporarily close to fight the spread of COVID-19.

Apr 03, 2020

Governors Take Charge of Response to the Coronavirus

Batten’s Ray Scheppach, who served as the executive director of the National Governors Association from 1983 to 2011, on why the nation’s governors are prepared to take quick and aggressive action during a crisis and how they have exercised leadership in their states to limit the spread of COVID-19.

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Leadership

Apr 02, 2020

The Batten School Honors Dr. Rajiv J. Shah with 2020 Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Citizen Leadership

Dr. Rajiv J. Shah is president of The Rockefeller Foundation, a global philanthropic organization that harnesses advances in data, science and technology to help the world’s most vulnerable.

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Leadership

Healthcare

Mar 27, 2020

The Essential Role of Resilience during Crisis

For the first event in Batten's digital expert chat series, Professor Tim Davis spoke about the importance of “emotional fortitude” during the current health crisis.

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Political Science

Leadership

Mar 06, 2020

Productive Politicians Fare Better in Primaries

Now that Super Tuesday is behind us, voters can look forward to another primary in the spring – this time for Congressional candidates. As a professor of public policy and politics at the Batten School and co-director of the Center for Effective Lawmaking, Craig Volden has studied what factors make for a successful candidate and drawn some conclusions about this state’s congressional delegation.

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Leadership

Mar 05, 2020

Batten Student and UVA Basketball Star Jocelyn Willoughby Named ACC Scholar-Athlete of the Year

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.

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Social Equity

Leadership

Feb 28, 2020

Batten Student Group is Making the School a More Diverse and Inclusive Place

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.

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Political Science

Leadership

Feb 24, 2020

Paul Ryan Recounts His Days on Capitol Hill, Talks Current Events in Dome Room

The former Speaker of the House joined the Batten School and Center for Politics to discuss the 2020 election, impeachment, Congress and more.

Feb 17, 2020

Learning from History

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.

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The winners of UVA’s inaugural Research Achievement Awards pose with President Jim Ryan, Provost Liz Magill and Vice President for Research Melur Ramasubramanian.

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Education

Social Equity

Jan 31, 2020

UVA Honors Its Leading Researchers at Boar's Head Banquet

The inaugural Research Achievement Awards featured University leaders handing out 13 honors to UVA’s most outstanding researchers, including Batten's Daphna Bassok and Brian Williams.

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Leadership

Dec 30, 2019

Four Batten Students Selected as Finalists for the 2020 Presidential Management Fellows Program

The Batten School announced the selection of four Batten students as finalists in this year's highly competitive Presidential Management Fellows (PMF) Program.

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Leadership

Dec 23, 2019

How a UVA Course Led to a Warm Holiday Reunion for This Student

Donovan Lea and his half-brother Dominique have been estranged for years. Now, they plan to meet after Christmas to jump-start their relationship, and it’s all because of a Batten course Lea took this fall.

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Leadership

Dec 16, 2019

Students Take to Instagram to Highlight Their Favorite Fall Courses

On UVA’s Instagram account, students were asked about their favorite fall-semester courses. A number of students spotlighted Batten associate professor of public policy Tim Davis’ “The Resilient Student: Transition, Thriving, and Leadership” course.

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Governors Take Charge of Response to the Coronavirus

The Batten School Honors Dr. Rajiv J. Shah with 2020 Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Citizen Leadership

The Essential Role of Resilience during Crisis

Productive Politicians Fare Better in Primaries

Batten Student and UVA Basketball Star Jocelyn Willoughby Named ACC Scholar-Athlete of the Year

Batten Student Group is Making the School a More Diverse and Inclusive Place

Paul Ryan Recounts His Days on Capitol Hill, Talks Current Events in Dome Room

Learning from History

UVA Honors Its Leading Researchers at Boar's Head Banquet

Four Batten Students Selected as Finalists for the 2020 Presidential Management Fellows Program

How a UVA Course Led to a Warm Holiday Reunion for This Student

Students Take to Instagram to Highlight Their Favorite Fall Courses