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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 24, 2015 Professor Chou Writes in the New York Times on Power Ethics Domestic Policy & Politics Behavioral science research has demonstrated that power confers psychological resources on its holders that might help stave off the loneliness that can accompany isolation. Read in The New York Times 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 Jul 06, 2015 Engelhard: Time for an All-Payer Health System? Health Policy Domestic Policy & Politics Economists tell us that setting the price of a good or service depends on market forces that balance supply and demand in order to optimize output with minimal waste. Read in The Hill Jun 30, 2015 Batten Alumna Promotes Gender Equality by the Numbers Leadership Domestic Policy & Politics Rorem wants more people to see all the hidden truths that math reveals about everyday life and how female mathematicians are contributing to that understanding. Learn more Jun 30, 2015 Professor Mbiti’s Work in Tanzania Recognized Leadership Domestic Policy & Politics Professor Mbiti began working with the organization Twaweza and Tanzanian government partners to develop a study called KiuFunza (“thirst for learning”) in 2012. Learn more Jun 28, 2015 Conservatives worry that Obamacare is a ‘super-statute.’ It isn’t quite one yet. Health Policy Domestic Policy & Politics Obamacare is a limited law, full of compromises that were necessary to secure its enactment. Read in The Washington Post Jun 23, 2015 Batten Students Win Big at Philanthropy Conference Leadership Paige McDermott (BA ‘15) and Stephanie Hough (BA ‘15) represented the school at a national conference and competition with representatives from 14 peer institutions to vie for the top prize of $50,000. McDermott and Hough’s proposal won the top prize this past weekend. Learn more Jun 23, 2015 Proliferation and Iran: Learning to Live with Nuclear Threats Domestic Policy & Politics Ethics The complex endgame of negotiations between the major powers and Iran underscores the limited options states have to combat nuclear proliferation, something with which U.S. policy planners are going to have to learn to live. Learn more Jun 21, 2015 SE@UVA Welcomes Mandela Washington Fellows Leadership Ethics Sponsored by the U.S. State Department, the Mandela Washington Fellowship is the flagship program of the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI). Each summer the University of Virginia and Presidential Precinct welcome young African leaders to Charlottesville for a multi-week training program with faculty, researchers, civic leaders and students. 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 Pagination Previous page ‹ Previous Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Current page 16 Page 17 Next page Next › Stay Up To Date with the Latest Batten News and Events Subscribe
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
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 24, 2015 Professor Chou Writes in the New York Times on Power Ethics Domestic Policy & Politics Behavioral science research has demonstrated that power confers psychological resources on its holders that might help stave off the loneliness that can accompany isolation. Read in The New York Times
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
Jul 06, 2015 Engelhard: Time for an All-Payer Health System? Health Policy Domestic Policy & Politics Economists tell us that setting the price of a good or service depends on market forces that balance supply and demand in order to optimize output with minimal waste. Read in The Hill
Jun 30, 2015 Batten Alumna Promotes Gender Equality by the Numbers Leadership Domestic Policy & Politics Rorem wants more people to see all the hidden truths that math reveals about everyday life and how female mathematicians are contributing to that understanding. Learn more
Jun 30, 2015 Professor Mbiti’s Work in Tanzania Recognized Leadership Domestic Policy & Politics Professor Mbiti began working with the organization Twaweza and Tanzanian government partners to develop a study called KiuFunza (“thirst for learning”) in 2012. Learn more
Jun 28, 2015 Conservatives worry that Obamacare is a ‘super-statute.’ It isn’t quite one yet. Health Policy Domestic Policy & Politics Obamacare is a limited law, full of compromises that were necessary to secure its enactment. Read in The Washington Post
Jun 23, 2015 Batten Students Win Big at Philanthropy Conference Leadership Paige McDermott (BA ‘15) and Stephanie Hough (BA ‘15) represented the school at a national conference and competition with representatives from 14 peer institutions to vie for the top prize of $50,000. McDermott and Hough’s proposal won the top prize this past weekend. Learn more
Jun 23, 2015 Proliferation and Iran: Learning to Live with Nuclear Threats Domestic Policy & Politics Ethics The complex endgame of negotiations between the major powers and Iran underscores the limited options states have to combat nuclear proliferation, something with which U.S. policy planners are going to have to learn to live. Learn more
Jun 21, 2015 SE@UVA Welcomes Mandela Washington Fellows Leadership Ethics Sponsored by the U.S. State Department, the Mandela Washington Fellowship is the flagship program of the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI). Each summer the University of Virginia and Presidential Precinct welcome young African leaders to Charlottesville for a multi-week training program with faculty, researchers, civic leaders and students. 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