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The new entrepreneurship minor is open to all undergraduate students and represents a strategic collaboration between multiple schools. Read in UVAToday Aug 05, 2015 MPP Alumna Wins NAEd/Spencer Dissertation Fellowship Education Leadership Veronica Katz, a doctoral student in the Education Policy doctoral program, has been awarded a National Academy of Education (NAEd) / Spencer 2015 Dissertation Fellowship for $27,500. Learn more Aug 02, 2015 Warburg and Bergner: Learning From Two Long Wars Democracy Crime and Justice Throughout our history, the years immediately following military conflicts have often proved rich in reform. Learn more Jul 31, 2015 Batten Prepares: An Internship Snapshot Domestic Policy & Politics Education When she left Charlottesville for the summer, MPP student Nora Neus had no idea how much a Batten education would help her in the workplace. Learn more Jul 21, 2015 Slovak Ambassador Discusses Entrepreneurship Policy in Central Europe International Development Democracy The Ambassador’s presentation, “The Slovak Entrepreneurial Ecosystem and the Visegrád Group of Four States,” covered recent efforts by the Slovak Embassy in Washington, DC, as well as the country’s government in Slovakia. Learn more Jul 10, 2015 Batten Welcomes New Faculty Education Domestic Policy & Politics New Batten faculty will be teaching classes in social entrepreneurship, policy analysis and education policy, among others. Learn more Jun 23, 2015 Gibbs Named National Academy of Education/Spencer Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow Education Chloe Gibbs, an assistant professor of public policy and education and faculty at EdPolicyWorks, has been awarded a postdoctoral fellowship from the National Academy of Education (NAEd)/Spencer Foundation program. Learn more Jun 11, 2015 Batten Student Receives Miller Center Fellowship Education Leadership Batten student DeAnza Cook is one of two undergraduate students recently awarded a prestigious fellowship from the Miller Center. Learn more Jun 01, 2015 Volden and Wiseman’s Book Wins the APSA Kammerer Award Domestic Policy & Politics Democracy The American Political Science Association (APSA) recently announced that “Legislative Effectiveness in the United States Congress: The Lawmakers” by Craig Volden and Alan Wiseman won the prestigious Gladys M. Kammerer Award for best book on U.S. national policy. Learn more Jun 01, 2015 MPP Alumna Joins Governor McAuliffe’s Staff Ethics Democracy Class of 2015 MPP graduate Irma Palmer was recently selected to be Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe’s Traveling Press Secretary. Learn more May 22, 2015 New Research Examines Behavioral Insights to Improve College Access Education Domestic Policy & Politics Each year, many students fail to enroll in college, enroll in institutions where they are not positioned for success or drop out before earning a degree. These students often have the academic skills needed and have access to affordable college options, but still face barriers to success. Learn more May 18, 2015 Grad Students Learn From Experts, and Each Other, in Leadership Program Education Leadership University of Virginia students and faculty last September formed the Tri-Sector Leadership Fellows program, an innovative effort that brings together students and professors from three fields of graduate study – law, business and public policy – to learn about each sector and gain a competitive advantage and a more expansive network as they enter the workplace after graduation. 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Aug 17, 2015 New Program Allows Any Undergrad to Minor in Entrepreneurship Education Leadership The University of Virginia will launch one of its largest interdisciplinary degree programs to date this month. The new entrepreneurship minor is open to all undergraduate students and represents a strategic collaboration between multiple schools. Read in UVAToday
Aug 05, 2015 MPP Alumna Wins NAEd/Spencer Dissertation Fellowship Education Leadership Veronica Katz, a doctoral student in the Education Policy doctoral program, has been awarded a National Academy of Education (NAEd) / Spencer 2015 Dissertation Fellowship for $27,500. Learn more
Aug 02, 2015 Warburg and Bergner: Learning From Two Long Wars Democracy Crime and Justice Throughout our history, the years immediately following military conflicts have often proved rich in reform. Learn more
Jul 31, 2015 Batten Prepares: An Internship Snapshot Domestic Policy & Politics Education When she left Charlottesville for the summer, MPP student Nora Neus had no idea how much a Batten education would help her in the workplace. Learn more
Jul 21, 2015 Slovak Ambassador Discusses Entrepreneurship Policy in Central Europe International Development Democracy The Ambassador’s presentation, “The Slovak Entrepreneurial Ecosystem and the Visegrád Group of Four States,” covered recent efforts by the Slovak Embassy in Washington, DC, as well as the country’s government in Slovakia. Learn more
Jul 10, 2015 Batten Welcomes New Faculty Education Domestic Policy & Politics New Batten faculty will be teaching classes in social entrepreneurship, policy analysis and education policy, among others. Learn more
Jun 23, 2015 Gibbs Named National Academy of Education/Spencer Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow Education Chloe Gibbs, an assistant professor of public policy and education and faculty at EdPolicyWorks, has been awarded a postdoctoral fellowship from the National Academy of Education (NAEd)/Spencer Foundation program. Learn more
Jun 11, 2015 Batten Student Receives Miller Center Fellowship Education Leadership Batten student DeAnza Cook is one of two undergraduate students recently awarded a prestigious fellowship from the Miller Center. Learn more
Jun 01, 2015 Volden and Wiseman’s Book Wins the APSA Kammerer Award Domestic Policy & Politics Democracy The American Political Science Association (APSA) recently announced that “Legislative Effectiveness in the United States Congress: The Lawmakers” by Craig Volden and Alan Wiseman won the prestigious Gladys M. Kammerer Award for best book on U.S. national policy. Learn more
Jun 01, 2015 MPP Alumna Joins Governor McAuliffe’s Staff Ethics Democracy Class of 2015 MPP graduate Irma Palmer was recently selected to be Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe’s Traveling Press Secretary. Learn more
May 22, 2015 New Research Examines Behavioral Insights to Improve College Access Education Domestic Policy & Politics Each year, many students fail to enroll in college, enroll in institutions where they are not positioned for success or drop out before earning a degree. These students often have the academic skills needed and have access to affordable college options, but still face barriers to success. Learn more
May 18, 2015 Grad Students Learn From Experts, and Each Other, in Leadership Program Education Leadership University of Virginia students and faculty last September formed the Tri-Sector Leadership Fellows program, an innovative effort that brings together students and professors from three fields of graduate study – law, business and public policy – to learn about each sector and gain a competitive advantage and a more expansive network as they enter the workplace after graduation. Learn more