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Of those seeking positions, 99% of graduates from Batten’s Bachelor of Arts degree program and 96% of those who graduated from the Master of Public Policy degree program secured a career destination within six months of graduating. Learn more Apr 29, 2020 Class of 2020: Future ‘Double-Hoo’ Hitting Her Own High Notes at UVA, Beyond Leadership Music has always been at the core of Chloe Cohen, who will become a “Double-Hoo” after earning her master’s degree from the Batten School next month. READ IN UVA TODAY Apr 22, 2020 Class of 2020: ‘Harry Potter of Batten’ Has Left an Indelible Mark Leadership From celebrating last season’s UVA’s basketball championship with friends to starting a network for Hispanic and Latinx students at Batten, Brian Zuluaga says he’ll never forget his time as a UVA student. READ IN UVA TODAY Apr 21, 2020 Batten's Jocelyn Willoughby Ready for Next Phase of Her Journey Leadership For the past four years, no one at UVA has embodied the student-athlete ideal more than Jocelyn Willoughby. An All-ACC performer in basketball, she needed only three years to earn a bachelor’s degree, after which she entered Batten's Master of Public Policy program. The ACC’s leading scorer this season, Willoughby became the first Cavalier selected in the WNBA draft since 2010. READ IN UVA TODAY 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 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 Dec 30, 2019 Four Batten Students Selected as Finalists for the 2020 Presidential Management Fellows Program Leadership The Batten School announced the selection of four Batten students as finalists in this year's highly competitive Presidential Management Fellows (PMF) Program. Learn more Sep 12, 2019 Alum in Action: Kathryn Babbin Leadership For Kathryn Babbin (MPP ’19), the Batten community cannot be underestimated. Babbin who graduated last May with a master’s of public policy was drawn to the Batten School for a variety of reasons, mainly because it offered what seemed like a tight-knit community of students, faculty, and staff, where she felt she could make a real impact. Learn more Aug 22, 2019 Alum Spotlight: Eric Ramputh Leadership Eric Ramputh (BA ’19) applied to the Batten School on a whim. Ramputh, who transferred to UVA and into the Batten School in 2017, recalls how he discovered the school and why it ultimately was the right fit for him. Learn more Aug 15, 2019 Alum Spotlight: Evelyn Immonen Leadership Ethics Working on issues related to rural poverty may not be as glamorous as other high-profile policy issues, but for Evelyn Immonen (MPP ’18), the margin of good that can be done in just one small town is worth the effort and commitment Learn more Jun 19, 2019 Alum Spotlight: Nate Jewell Leadership “I have always been interested in serving something greater than myself,” said Nate Jewell (BA’ 16). Learn more Pagination Previous page ‹ Previous Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Current page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Next page Next › Stay Up To Date with the Latest Batten News and Events Subscribe
May 04, 2020 Batten Teams Up With Center for Politics to Launch Virtual Internship for Students Who Lost Summer Jobs Leadership Batten teams up with the Center for Politics and several public service-focused departments at UVA – including the Miller Center for Public Affairs, the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, the Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership, and the UVA Career Center – to quickly design and launch a five-week virtual summer internship program. READ IN UVA TODAY
May 01, 2020 The Batten School Announces Employment Outcomes for 2019 Graduates Leadership Recent Batten alums are making their mark across the sectors and around the globe. Of those seeking positions, 99% of graduates from Batten’s Bachelor of Arts degree program and 96% of those who graduated from the Master of Public Policy degree program secured a career destination within six months of graduating. Learn more
Apr 29, 2020 Class of 2020: Future ‘Double-Hoo’ Hitting Her Own High Notes at UVA, Beyond Leadership Music has always been at the core of Chloe Cohen, who will become a “Double-Hoo” after earning her master’s degree from the Batten School next month. READ IN UVA TODAY
Apr 22, 2020 Class of 2020: ‘Harry Potter of Batten’ Has Left an Indelible Mark Leadership From celebrating last season’s UVA’s basketball championship with friends to starting a network for Hispanic and Latinx students at Batten, Brian Zuluaga says he’ll never forget his time as a UVA student. READ IN UVA TODAY
Apr 21, 2020 Batten's Jocelyn Willoughby Ready for Next Phase of Her Journey Leadership For the past four years, no one at UVA has embodied the student-athlete ideal more than Jocelyn Willoughby. An All-ACC performer in basketball, she needed only three years to earn a bachelor’s degree, after which she entered Batten's Master of Public Policy program. The ACC’s leading scorer this season, Willoughby became the first Cavalier selected in the WNBA draft since 2010. READ IN UVA TODAY
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
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
Dec 30, 2019 Four Batten Students Selected as Finalists for the 2020 Presidential Management Fellows Program Leadership The Batten School announced the selection of four Batten students as finalists in this year's highly competitive Presidential Management Fellows (PMF) Program. Learn more
Sep 12, 2019 Alum in Action: Kathryn Babbin Leadership For Kathryn Babbin (MPP ’19), the Batten community cannot be underestimated. Babbin who graduated last May with a master’s of public policy was drawn to the Batten School for a variety of reasons, mainly because it offered what seemed like a tight-knit community of students, faculty, and staff, where she felt she could make a real impact. Learn more
Aug 22, 2019 Alum Spotlight: Eric Ramputh Leadership Eric Ramputh (BA ’19) applied to the Batten School on a whim. Ramputh, who transferred to UVA and into the Batten School in 2017, recalls how he discovered the school and why it ultimately was the right fit for him. Learn more
Aug 15, 2019 Alum Spotlight: Evelyn Immonen Leadership Ethics Working on issues related to rural poverty may not be as glamorous as other high-profile policy issues, but for Evelyn Immonen (MPP ’18), the margin of good that can be done in just one small town is worth the effort and commitment Learn more
Jun 19, 2019 Alum Spotlight: Nate Jewell Leadership “I have always been interested in serving something greater than myself,” said Nate Jewell (BA’ 16). Learn more