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Students from Batten Course Score High in Bain Competition
Congratulations to the 10 UVA students who won first- and third-place in the prestigious 7th annual Bain & Co. Women’s Case Competition -- including several students who took a Batten course offering in management consulting and strategic decision making.
Eileen Chou: Leadership Skills and Effectiveness
Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy professor Eileen Chou spoke to UVA Lifetime Learning's podcast about leadership, including her belief that leaders are made and not born.
President Hinton, Dean Solomon Discuss Leadership with Students and Community Members
In front of an enthusiastic crowd in Garrett Hall, Mary Dana Hinton, President of Hollins University, and Ian Solomon, Dean of the Batten School, discussed various topics on leadership, including being authentic and vulnerable as well as showing compassion towards oneself and others.
Teens Explore Public Policy, Leadership in a New Program From the Batten School
A weeklong Policy Leadership Advocacy by Youth, or PLAY, Program held at the Frank Batten Schol of Leadership and Public Policy introduced nearly 50 high school students from Charlottesville and the surrounding areas to the world of public policy and leadership.
The Batten School Announces Class of 2022 Pilot and Legacy Award Winners
The Pilot and Legacy Awards, named in honor of the Batten School’s late founder, Frank Batten, Sr., are the most prestigious student-nominated awards for graduating Master of Public Policy students and students graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Public Policy and Leadership.
Batten Announces General Paul M. Nakasone, Director of the National Security Agency, as 2022 Commencement Speaker
General Nakasone will deliver the commencement address during the school’s first in-person Academic Regalia Ceremony since 2019, set to take place at James Monroe’s Highland on Saturday, May 21, at 5:30 p.m.
Founder’s Day Fete Celebrates This Year’s Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medalists
On Wednesday, the Batten School honored Sesame Workshop President Sherrie Rollins Westin with the Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Citizen Leadership. Each year on Jefferson’s birthday, UVA and the Thomas Jefferson Foundation at Monticello award the medals for exemplary achievement in fields the former president admired.
Sesame Workshop President is 2022 Jefferson Medalist in Citizen Leadership
Sherrie Rollins Westin, president of Sesame Workshop and a 1980 graduate of UVA, has been named this year’s recipient of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Citizen Leadership, an award selected by the Batten School.
Alum in Action: How Jasmine Burton Found Her Dream Job in a Time of Stress
The Batten alum and former captain of the UVA women’s volleyball team is not afraid to discuss moments of deep uncertainty in her flourishing law career — and she encourages current students to go easy on themselves.
Class of 2022: Cam Morales is Ready for Impact
After receiving his undergraduate degree from George Washington University, Batten student Cam Morales (MPP ’22) landed a job with renowned international law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, where he worked as a public policy specialist. While the work was immensely satisfying, he felt like something was missing. That led him on the path to the Batten School’s unique graduate program.
Class of 2022: Willoughby Continues to Lead On and Off the Court
After an unfortunate season-ending injury at the beginning of her second year with the WNBA’s New York Liberty, Jocelyn Willoughby has returned to Grounds to finish her Master of Public Policy degree at Batten.
Alum in Action: Philanthropy in the Age of COVID
Fewer Americans are donating to charity, but those who do give are more generous. Batten alum Chris Woodfolk (BA ’20) shares philanthropic trends for 2021 and offers a few tips in the new year.
