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Read in The Virginian-Pilot Jul 26, 2021 Batten Students Engage With Politics via 22nd Century Scholars Program Leadership Domestic Policy & Politics This summer, 50 students have been selected to participate in UVA’s 22nd Century Scholars program, designed to give students public-sector, event-planning, political and historical research, and video documentary work experience. Meet three Batten students participating in this year's program. READ IN UVA TODAY Jul 12, 2021 Did US States Get More Money Than They Needed for COVID-19 Relief? Domestic Policy & Politics Interviewed for The Conversation, Batten’s Raymond Scheppach says the flood of federal money may have been a rare occurrence in federal-state relations: too much of a good thing. READ IN UVA TODAY May 11, 2021 Teaching Pandemic Response Through Gamesmanship Social Psychology Domestic Policy & Politics In a case of simulation imitating life, Batten's Center for Leadership Simulation and Gaming provides an opportunity for students to wrestle with a simulated pandemic online – during a worldwide pandemic. Read in UVA Today May 04, 2021 Class of 2021: Future Leader Is Committed to Creating Policies That Keep Children in Mind Advocacy Leadership Batten student Heeyon Joy Kim (MPP '21), who has been taking classes remotely from Korea during the pandemic, is working to be a voice for vulnerable children. Read in UVA Today Apr 28, 2021 Class of 2021: Terrell Jana ‘Always Sat in the Front Row’ Leadership Advocacy As he awaits the NFL Draft this week, Batten student and co-captain of the football team Terrell Jana (BA '21), looks back on his time at UVA, where he learned that athletes can shape public policy. Read in UVA TODAY Apr 05, 2021 Class of 2021: Batten Student Aims to Use Her Policy Prowess Back Home Leadership Economics Domestic Policy & Politics Tatenda Mabikacheche (MPP ’21) grew up in Zimbabwe during a period of incredible economic instability. What she’s learned during her time at Batten, she said, can help her country rebuild. Learn more Mar 18, 2021 Class of 2021: A Student's Commitment to Truth and Passion for Equity Education Advocacy From UVA history to education in prisons, Batten student Rachel Walet (MPP ‘21) is unafraid to tackle tough issues. Learn more Mar 03, 2021 New Batten and School of Education Program Helps Virginia Schools Respond to the Pandemic Domestic Policy & Politics Leadership Education Students in the inaugural class of Ed Policy Associates are collaborating with Virginia policymakers on vital research, and gaining vital experience at the same time. Learn more Feb 19, 2021 Scrap the Syllabus: In This Batten Course, Students Take the Lead Education Advocacy Tackling everything from the death penalty to affordable housing, the students in Batten professor Andy Pennock's Virginia Politics and Policy don’t just participate in the course—they design it themselves. Learn more Feb 02, 2021 Mahoney Receives UVA's Public Impact-Focused Research Award International and Global Affairs Migration Advocacy During UVA's annual Research Achievement Awards, Christine Mahoney, professor of public policy and politics and director of SE@UVA, was recognized for her work supporting the rights of displaced people locally, nationally and globally. Batten's John Holbein and Jay Shimshack were also acknowledged for their research contributions. Read in UVA TODAY Feb 01, 2021 Martin Luther King Jr.’s Moral Call to America Leadership Advocacy Racial Justice and Equity In honor of Black History Month, three members of the Batten community who participated in the School’s Martin Luther King Jr. celebrations reflect on the activist’s legacy. Learn more Pagination Previous page ‹ Previous Page 1 Page 2 Current page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Next page Next › Stay Up To Date with the Latest Batten News and Events Subscribe
Aug 18, 2021 Shobe: Net-zero emissions by 2050 are achievable, affordable in Va. Environmental Policy Domestic Policy & Politics In an article for The Virginian-Pilot, Batten's William Shobe writes that with careful planning and policy design, decarbonization in the Commonwealth is achievable by 2050. Earlier this year, Shobe and his colleagues at UVA’s Energy Transition Initiative released the state's first study to analyze the actions needed to reach this goal. Read in The Virginian-Pilot
Jul 26, 2021 Batten Students Engage With Politics via 22nd Century Scholars Program Leadership Domestic Policy & Politics This summer, 50 students have been selected to participate in UVA’s 22nd Century Scholars program, designed to give students public-sector, event-planning, political and historical research, and video documentary work experience. Meet three Batten students participating in this year's program. READ IN UVA TODAY
Jul 12, 2021 Did US States Get More Money Than They Needed for COVID-19 Relief? Domestic Policy & Politics Interviewed for The Conversation, Batten’s Raymond Scheppach says the flood of federal money may have been a rare occurrence in federal-state relations: too much of a good thing. READ IN UVA TODAY
May 11, 2021 Teaching Pandemic Response Through Gamesmanship Social Psychology Domestic Policy & Politics In a case of simulation imitating life, Batten's Center for Leadership Simulation and Gaming provides an opportunity for students to wrestle with a simulated pandemic online – during a worldwide pandemic. Read in UVA Today
May 04, 2021 Class of 2021: Future Leader Is Committed to Creating Policies That Keep Children in Mind Advocacy Leadership Batten student Heeyon Joy Kim (MPP '21), who has been taking classes remotely from Korea during the pandemic, is working to be a voice for vulnerable children. Read in UVA Today
Apr 28, 2021 Class of 2021: Terrell Jana ‘Always Sat in the Front Row’ Leadership Advocacy As he awaits the NFL Draft this week, Batten student and co-captain of the football team Terrell Jana (BA '21), looks back on his time at UVA, where he learned that athletes can shape public policy. Read in UVA TODAY
Apr 05, 2021 Class of 2021: Batten Student Aims to Use Her Policy Prowess Back Home Leadership Economics Domestic Policy & Politics Tatenda Mabikacheche (MPP ’21) grew up in Zimbabwe during a period of incredible economic instability. What she’s learned during her time at Batten, she said, can help her country rebuild. Learn more
Mar 18, 2021 Class of 2021: A Student's Commitment to Truth and Passion for Equity Education Advocacy From UVA history to education in prisons, Batten student Rachel Walet (MPP ‘21) is unafraid to tackle tough issues. Learn more
Mar 03, 2021 New Batten and School of Education Program Helps Virginia Schools Respond to the Pandemic Domestic Policy & Politics Leadership Education Students in the inaugural class of Ed Policy Associates are collaborating with Virginia policymakers on vital research, and gaining vital experience at the same time. Learn more
Feb 19, 2021 Scrap the Syllabus: In This Batten Course, Students Take the Lead Education Advocacy Tackling everything from the death penalty to affordable housing, the students in Batten professor Andy Pennock's Virginia Politics and Policy don’t just participate in the course—they design it themselves. Learn more
Feb 02, 2021 Mahoney Receives UVA's Public Impact-Focused Research Award International and Global Affairs Migration Advocacy During UVA's annual Research Achievement Awards, Christine Mahoney, professor of public policy and politics and director of SE@UVA, was recognized for her work supporting the rights of displaced people locally, nationally and globally. Batten's John Holbein and Jay Shimshack were also acknowledged for their research contributions. Read in UVA TODAY
Feb 01, 2021 Martin Luther King Jr.’s Moral Call to America Leadership Advocacy Racial Justice and Equity In honor of Black History Month, three members of the Batten community who participated in the School’s Martin Luther King Jr. celebrations reflect on the activist’s legacy. Learn more