About News News Subscribe International and Global Affairs National Security Humanitarian Policy Education Leadership Political Science Health Policy Global Politics & International Relations International Development Immigration Migration Advocacy Domestic Policy & Politics Social Equity Social Psychology (-) Democracy Facet Area of Focus - News David Leblang Ian H. Solomon Jennifer Lawless Peter Johannessen Facet People - News Center for Effective Lawmaking Miller Center School of Education and Human Development School of Law (-) UVA Center for Politics (-) UVA Humanitarian Collaborative Facet UVA Partner - News Research and Commentary Racial Justice and Equity Facet News Type - News Nov 02, 2020 UVA Politics Experts Discuss Three Key Trends for Tuesday's Election Democracy Political Science Batten's Jennifer Lawless, along with William Antholis, and Kyle Kondik, discuss how mail-in and absentee votes are counted, why results could be delayed this year, and how the pandemic has affected the election. Read in UVA Today Oct 29, 2020 Leblang's "Pandemics Beyond the Headlines" Among Signature J-Term Courses Education Democracy This year, UVA's J-Term offerings feature interdisciplinary courses addressing some of today’s most urgent issues and team-taught by great professors across Grounds, including Batten's David Leblang. READ IN UVA TODAY Jun 29, 2020 The Batten School and Partners Announce 22nd Century Scholars Program Political Science Democracy Nearly five dozen UVA and Harvard University students have been selected for the new 22nd Century Scholars scholarship program, which is launching this week as partnered with the UVA Center for Politics, the Miller Center, and the Weldon Cooper Center/Sorensen Institute. Read in CBS 19 Feb 09, 2020 Experts Discuss the Challenges Facing Democracy Globally Democracy 'Democracies in Crisis' panel, co-hosted by the Batten School and Center for Politics, brought together expert and public perspectives on democracy today. READ IN The Cavalier Daily OCT 15, 2019 The Future of Democracy: Is Democracy in Decline? Democracy How do we restore faith in the American political system and in democracy as an institution? Hear from Batten Dean Ian H. Solomon and fellow panelists Melody Barnes, Micah Schwartzman, Larry Terry, Larry Sabato, and moderator Mary Kate Cary. Learn more Sep 16, 2015 More Than a Game: Batten Simulation Center Puts Ideas to Real-World Tests Education Democracy The Batten School’s recently unveiled Center for Leadership Simulation and Gaming prepares students for public life by allowing them to test real-world solutions in a virtual environment. Read in UVAToday Stay Up To Date with the Latest Batten News and Events Subscribe
Nov 02, 2020 UVA Politics Experts Discuss Three Key Trends for Tuesday's Election Democracy Political Science Batten's Jennifer Lawless, along with William Antholis, and Kyle Kondik, discuss how mail-in and absentee votes are counted, why results could be delayed this year, and how the pandemic has affected the election. Read in UVA Today
Oct 29, 2020 Leblang's "Pandemics Beyond the Headlines" Among Signature J-Term Courses Education Democracy This year, UVA's J-Term offerings feature interdisciplinary courses addressing some of today’s most urgent issues and team-taught by great professors across Grounds, including Batten's David Leblang. READ IN UVA TODAY
Jun 29, 2020 The Batten School and Partners Announce 22nd Century Scholars Program Political Science Democracy Nearly five dozen UVA and Harvard University students have been selected for the new 22nd Century Scholars scholarship program, which is launching this week as partnered with the UVA Center for Politics, the Miller Center, and the Weldon Cooper Center/Sorensen Institute. Read in CBS 19
Feb 09, 2020 Experts Discuss the Challenges Facing Democracy Globally Democracy 'Democracies in Crisis' panel, co-hosted by the Batten School and Center for Politics, brought together expert and public perspectives on democracy today. READ IN The Cavalier Daily
OCT 15, 2019 The Future of Democracy: Is Democracy in Decline? Democracy How do we restore faith in the American political system and in democracy as an institution? Hear from Batten Dean Ian H. Solomon and fellow panelists Melody Barnes, Micah Schwartzman, Larry Terry, Larry Sabato, and moderator Mary Kate Cary. Learn more
Sep 16, 2015 More Than a Game: Batten Simulation Center Puts Ideas to Real-World Tests Education Democracy The Batten School’s recently unveiled Center for Leadership Simulation and Gaming prepares students for public life by allowing them to test real-world solutions in a virtual environment. Read in UVAToday