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As a professor of public policy and politics at the Batten School and co-director of the Center for Effective Lawmaking, Craig Volden has studied what factors make for a successful candidate and drawn some conclusions about this state’s congressional delegation. Listen on WVTF Mar 05, 2020 Batten Student and UVA Basketball Star Jocelyn Willoughby Named ACC Scholar-Athlete of the Year Leadership Batten's Jocelyn Willoughby (MPP '21), who was named ACC Scholar-Athlete of the Year, reflects on her UVA experience – both on and off the basketball court. READ IN UVA TODAY Feb 28, 2020 Batten Student Group is Making the School a More Diverse and Inclusive Place Social Equity Leadership Through their organization, Black Student Leaders in Policy, James Banks (BA ’20) and Sela Carrington (BA ’21) are working to give black Batten students a sense of ownership. Learn more Feb 24, 2020 Paul Ryan Recounts His Days on Capitol Hill, Talks Current Events in Dome Room Political Science Leadership The former Speaker of the House joined the Batten School and Center for Politics to discuss the 2020 election, impeachment, Congress and more. READ IN UVA TODAY Feb 17, 2020 Learning from History Democracy Leadership Political Science On Andy McLeod’s Historic Matters podcast, Batten professor Gerry Warburg explores how lessons from the past can inspire the best policymaking for what’s to come. Learn more Jan 31, 2020 UVA Honors Its Leading Researchers at Boar's Head Banquet Leadership Education Social Equity The inaugural Research Achievement Awards featured University leaders handing out 13 honors to UVA’s most outstanding researchers, including Batten's Daphna Bassok and Brian Williams. READ IN UVA TODAY Dec 30, 2019 Four Batten Students Selected as Finalists for the 2020 Presidential Management Fellows Program Leadership The Batten School announced the selection of four Batten students as finalists in this year's highly competitive Presidential Management Fellows (PMF) Program. Learn more Dec 23, 2019 How a UVA Course Led to a Warm Holiday Reunion for This Student Leadership Donovan Lea and his half-brother Dominique have been estranged for years. Now, they plan to meet after Christmas to jump-start their relationship, and it’s all because of a Batten course Lea took this fall. READ IN UVA TODAY Dec 16, 2019 Students Take to Instagram to Highlight Their Favorite Fall Courses Leadership On UVA’s Instagram account, students were asked about their favorite fall-semester courses. A number of students spotlighted Batten associate professor of public policy Tim Davis’ “The Resilient Student: Transition, Thriving, and Leadership” course. READ IN UVA TODAY Dec 10, 2019 Batten's Kirsten Gelsdorf One of Three UVA Professors Among State’s Top 12 for 2019 Leadership International and Global Affairs The three University of Virginia professors named 2020 Outstanding Faculty Award winners push the boundaries of the typical classroom and of their academic disciplines, employing hands-on experiences for students and conducting game-changing scholarship to aid humanity. READ IN UVA TODAY Nov 27, 2019 Dean Solomon Steps In as Guest Coach for UVA Women's Basketball Leadership Dean Ian Solomon took a timeout from his regular day-to-day responsibilities to step in as guest coach for the UVA women's basketball team as they faced off against Old Dominion University on Nov. 24. Learn more Nov 21, 2019 New Research: Non-Opioid Drug Death Rates Are Also on the Rise Economics The number of Americans dying from drug overdoses has risen rapidly in the last decade, with opioids viewed as the primary culprit. 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Mar 06, 2020 Productive Politicians Fare Better in Primaries Political Science Leadership Now that Super Tuesday is behind us, voters can look forward to another primary in the spring – this time for Congressional candidates. As a professor of public policy and politics at the Batten School and co-director of the Center for Effective Lawmaking, Craig Volden has studied what factors make for a successful candidate and drawn some conclusions about this state’s congressional delegation. Listen on WVTF
Mar 05, 2020 Batten Student and UVA Basketball Star Jocelyn Willoughby Named ACC Scholar-Athlete of the Year Leadership Batten's Jocelyn Willoughby (MPP '21), who was named ACC Scholar-Athlete of the Year, reflects on her UVA experience – both on and off the basketball court. READ IN UVA TODAY
Feb 28, 2020 Batten Student Group is Making the School a More Diverse and Inclusive Place Social Equity Leadership Through their organization, Black Student Leaders in Policy, James Banks (BA ’20) and Sela Carrington (BA ’21) are working to give black Batten students a sense of ownership. Learn more
Feb 24, 2020 Paul Ryan Recounts His Days on Capitol Hill, Talks Current Events in Dome Room Political Science Leadership The former Speaker of the House joined the Batten School and Center for Politics to discuss the 2020 election, impeachment, Congress and more. READ IN UVA TODAY
Feb 17, 2020 Learning from History Democracy Leadership Political Science On Andy McLeod’s Historic Matters podcast, Batten professor Gerry Warburg explores how lessons from the past can inspire the best policymaking for what’s to come. Learn more
Jan 31, 2020 UVA Honors Its Leading Researchers at Boar's Head Banquet Leadership Education Social Equity The inaugural Research Achievement Awards featured University leaders handing out 13 honors to UVA’s most outstanding researchers, including Batten's Daphna Bassok and Brian Williams. READ IN UVA TODAY
Dec 30, 2019 Four Batten Students Selected as Finalists for the 2020 Presidential Management Fellows Program Leadership The Batten School announced the selection of four Batten students as finalists in this year's highly competitive Presidential Management Fellows (PMF) Program. Learn more
Dec 23, 2019 How a UVA Course Led to a Warm Holiday Reunion for This Student Leadership Donovan Lea and his half-brother Dominique have been estranged for years. Now, they plan to meet after Christmas to jump-start their relationship, and it’s all because of a Batten course Lea took this fall. READ IN UVA TODAY
Dec 16, 2019 Students Take to Instagram to Highlight Their Favorite Fall Courses Leadership On UVA’s Instagram account, students were asked about their favorite fall-semester courses. A number of students spotlighted Batten associate professor of public policy Tim Davis’ “The Resilient Student: Transition, Thriving, and Leadership” course. READ IN UVA TODAY
Dec 10, 2019 Batten's Kirsten Gelsdorf One of Three UVA Professors Among State’s Top 12 for 2019 Leadership International and Global Affairs The three University of Virginia professors named 2020 Outstanding Faculty Award winners push the boundaries of the typical classroom and of their academic disciplines, employing hands-on experiences for students and conducting game-changing scholarship to aid humanity. READ IN UVA TODAY
Nov 27, 2019 Dean Solomon Steps In as Guest Coach for UVA Women's Basketball Leadership Dean Ian Solomon took a timeout from his regular day-to-day responsibilities to step in as guest coach for the UVA women's basketball team as they faced off against Old Dominion University on Nov. 24. Learn more
Nov 21, 2019 New Research: Non-Opioid Drug Death Rates Are Also on the Rise Economics The number of Americans dying from drug overdoses has risen rapidly in the last decade, with opioids viewed as the primary culprit. However, recent research suggests that opioids are not the only drug involved. According to Batten professor of economics, Christopher J. Ruhm, half of the overdose deaths have involved polydrug use and deaths involving nonopioid drugs are rising almost as fast as those involving opioids. READ IN UVA TODAY