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Apr 25, 2019 Batten Faculty Dominate the University's New Public Service Awards Program Advocacy Education Ethics Leadership UVA’s Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost created a new awards program to commend faculty for the contributions their public service makes to student learning, the advancement of scholarship and creative activity, and the University’s own public mission. Read in UVA Today
Apr 15, 2019 Sylvia Earle: "We Have a Choice" Advocacy Leadership As rainy, gray clouds loomed over Monticello, Sylvia Earle – an oceanographer, explorer, author and lecturer named a “Living Legend” by the Library of Congress, and this year’s recipient of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Citizen Leadership – gave her keynote address. Read at UVA Today
Jan 31, 2019 Professor Spotlight: Andy Pennock Advocacy Education Andy Pennock is not your typical breed of professor. The father of four young boys (two sets of fraternal twin boys, aged three and five), teaches five courses per year and yet somehow finds the time and energy to publish a leading textbook on writing for public policy and an op-ed on education policy. Learn more
Jan 24, 2019 585 Students Around the World Compete in Host Nations: A Refugee Simulation Advocacy Economics Domestic Policy & Politics Leadership On February 23, the third annual NASPPA-Batten Student Simulation Competition will take place, bringing together a record 585 graduate students from around the globe to tackle policy issues associated with forced migration through computer-based simulated gameplay. Learn more
Jan 09, 2019 Collaborative Visual Storytelling Advocacy Before winter break commenced, students, professors, and staff from the Batten School and University gathered with members of the United Nations in Minor Hall to study the art of storytelling—or at least one aspect of it. Learn more
Sep 15, 2015 Ruhm Speaks at Department of Labor Symposium Democracy Advocacy Professor Christopher Ruhm presented his research at the Paid Family and Medical Leave Findings Symposium, hosted by the Department of Labor. Learn more
May 01, 2015 Latvian Excursion Spurred Blackburn to Life of Serving Others Advocacy Leadership Zach Blackburn’s interest in public policy and his eventual decision to enroll in the University of Virginia’s Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy all began with an unexpected family trip to Latvia. Learn more
April 16, 2015 MPP Student Receives Boren Award, Plans Work in Haiti Advocacy Leadership Second-year MPP candidate Caryl Merten is no stranger to foreign languages. As an undergraduate student, she received a degree in Foreign Affairs with a minor in French, and spent two years as senior resident in the language houses. Learn more