About News News Subscribe Leadership Advocacy Democracy Political Science Racial Justice and Equity (-) Education (-) Domestic Policy & Politics Facet Area of Focus - News Benjamin Castleman Craig Volden Daphna Bassok Ian H. Solomon Sarah Turner Brian N. Williams David Leblang Gerald Warburg James H. Wyckoff John Holbein Jay Shimshack Jennifer Lawless Allan Stam Eileen Chou Frederick P. Hitz Raymond C. Scheppach Steve Hiss William Shobe Adam Roux Allison Atteberry Brendan J. Boler Brooke Lehmann Daniel W. Player Gabrielle Adams Gerard Robinson Harry Harding Jeff Chidester Kimberly Jenkins Robinson Kirsten Gelsdorf Lucy Bassett Noah Myung Paul S. Martin Peter Johannessen Sophie Trawalter Timothy L. Davis Todd S. Sechser Xiao Wang (-) Andrew S. Pennock Facet People - News Facet UVA Partner - News Accolades Student Stories Facet News Type - News May 08, 2023 Batten Professor Andy Pennock has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award Education Batten Professor Andy Pennock has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award in leadership education to Slovenia for the 2023-2024 academic year from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. Learn more Feb 11, 2022 Record Number of Batten Students Selected as Finalists for Presidential Management Fellowships Domestic Policy & Politics Ten Batten students and alumni — the highest number to date — have been selected as finalists for this year's prestigious Presidential Management Fellows Program, which is designed to develop a strong cadre of future government leaders. 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 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 Stay Up To Date with the Latest Batten News and Events Subscribe
May 08, 2023 Batten Professor Andy Pennock has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award Education Batten Professor Andy Pennock has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award in leadership education to Slovenia for the 2023-2024 academic year from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. Learn more
Feb 11, 2022 Record Number of Batten Students Selected as Finalists for Presidential Management Fellowships Domestic Policy & Politics Ten Batten students and alumni — the highest number to date — have been selected as finalists for this year's prestigious Presidential Management Fellows Program, which is designed to develop a strong cadre of future government leaders. 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
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