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Bocock Fellowship Leadership Through the generosity of Fred and Mary Buford Hitz, seven Batten students completed summer public service internships with support from the Frederic S. Bocock Fellowship. Learn more Sep 21, 2021 Robinson: In the showdown over masks in K-12 schools, who will blink first? Education As some states ban K-12 mask mandates, Batten Professor of Law, Education and Public Policy Kimberly Jenkins Robinson says that the federal government is responsible for protecting our most vulnerable schoolchildren. Read in The Hill Sep 09, 2021 Batten Builds: A Day in Photographs Leadership After a challenging year and a half, Batten students were especially excited to serve their community in person. Learn more Aug 24, 2021 Employees Often Hesitate to Speak Up in the Workplace. What Can We Do About It? Social Psychology Leadership Batten postdoctoral fellow Jieun Pai is studying the complicated dynamics between workers and their managers. Learn more Aug 12, 2021 Batten Clinical Psychologist Offers 6 Tips for Parents of New College Students Leadership Social Psychology Batten's Tim Davis advises parents to put down the phone, stop texting their kids and give them the space and permission to struggle and build their own new, supportive networks in college. READ IN UVA TODAY Jul 26, 2021 Batten Students Engage With Politics via 22nd Century Scholars Program Leadership Domestic Policy & Politics This summer, 50 students have been selected to participate in UVA’s 22nd Century Scholars program, designed to give students public-sector, event-planning, political and historical research, and video documentary work experience. Meet three Batten students participating in this year's program. READ IN UVA TODAY Jul 21, 2021 Dana Laurens: Opening Opportunities in Education Education Dana Laurens (MPP ’10) knows firsthand how much good schools matter. When she was a child, she and her parents immigrated from Trinidad so she could get a better education, and she became the first in her family to go to college. This year, she was named to Washingtonian magazine’s Most Influential People list. Learn more Jul 15, 2021 Coaching UVA’s Coaches Leadership In his new course, Batten professor Tim Davis is helping Cavalier athletic coaches tap into the psychology of resilience. Learn more Jun 04, 2021 Led by Karsh Family Gift, UVA Plans $100 Million for Institute of Democracy Leadership Democracy UVA plans to invest $100 million in the study, teaching and promotion of democracy made possible with a $50 million gift from Martha and Bruce Karsh to establish the Karsh Institute of Democracy. The Institute will bring together and augment the work of entities already dedicated to the study of democracy at UVA, including the Batten School. READ IN UVA TODAY May 28, 2021 Batten's Gabrielle Adams and Lucy Bassett Receive UVA's Prestigious All-University Faculty Teaching Award Leadership Despite many challenges posed by the pandemic, Adams and Bassett demonstrated outstanding skill, compassion and creativity in keeping students engaged in virtual classes and relating their subject material to daily life. Learn more May 21, 2021 Class of 2021: Batten Student Driven to Help Others Feel Seen, Heard and Respected Leadership Education Matt Gillam (BA ’21), a proud Long Islander, knew he wanted to be a Batten student from the moment he learned about the School. After graduating this month, he'll bring the leadership skills he gained during his time at Batten, along with his passion for service, to the classroom with Teach for America. 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Oct 07, 2021 Former Head of Belonging and Inclusion at Airbnb Joins Batten Faculty Leadership Melissa Thomas-Hunt is bringing a unique blend of scholarly and real-world expertise to her dual appointment at UVA’s Batten School and Darden School of Business. Learn more
Sep 30, 2021 Seven Batten Students Complete Public Service Internships Through the Frederic S. Bocock Fellowship Leadership Through the generosity of Fred and Mary Buford Hitz, seven Batten students completed summer public service internships with support from the Frederic S. Bocock Fellowship. Learn more
Sep 21, 2021 Robinson: In the showdown over masks in K-12 schools, who will blink first? Education As some states ban K-12 mask mandates, Batten Professor of Law, Education and Public Policy Kimberly Jenkins Robinson says that the federal government is responsible for protecting our most vulnerable schoolchildren. Read in The Hill
Sep 09, 2021 Batten Builds: A Day in Photographs Leadership After a challenging year and a half, Batten students were especially excited to serve their community in person. Learn more
Aug 24, 2021 Employees Often Hesitate to Speak Up in the Workplace. What Can We Do About It? Social Psychology Leadership Batten postdoctoral fellow Jieun Pai is studying the complicated dynamics between workers and their managers. Learn more
Aug 12, 2021 Batten Clinical Psychologist Offers 6 Tips for Parents of New College Students Leadership Social Psychology Batten's Tim Davis advises parents to put down the phone, stop texting their kids and give them the space and permission to struggle and build their own new, supportive networks in college. READ IN UVA TODAY
Jul 26, 2021 Batten Students Engage With Politics via 22nd Century Scholars Program Leadership Domestic Policy & Politics This summer, 50 students have been selected to participate in UVA’s 22nd Century Scholars program, designed to give students public-sector, event-planning, political and historical research, and video documentary work experience. Meet three Batten students participating in this year's program. READ IN UVA TODAY
Jul 21, 2021 Dana Laurens: Opening Opportunities in Education Education Dana Laurens (MPP ’10) knows firsthand how much good schools matter. When she was a child, she and her parents immigrated from Trinidad so she could get a better education, and she became the first in her family to go to college. This year, she was named to Washingtonian magazine’s Most Influential People list. Learn more
Jul 15, 2021 Coaching UVA’s Coaches Leadership In his new course, Batten professor Tim Davis is helping Cavalier athletic coaches tap into the psychology of resilience. Learn more
Jun 04, 2021 Led by Karsh Family Gift, UVA Plans $100 Million for Institute of Democracy Leadership Democracy UVA plans to invest $100 million in the study, teaching and promotion of democracy made possible with a $50 million gift from Martha and Bruce Karsh to establish the Karsh Institute of Democracy. The Institute will bring together and augment the work of entities already dedicated to the study of democracy at UVA, including the Batten School. READ IN UVA TODAY
May 28, 2021 Batten's Gabrielle Adams and Lucy Bassett Receive UVA's Prestigious All-University Faculty Teaching Award Leadership Despite many challenges posed by the pandemic, Adams and Bassett demonstrated outstanding skill, compassion and creativity in keeping students engaged in virtual classes and relating their subject material to daily life. Learn more
May 21, 2021 Class of 2021: Batten Student Driven to Help Others Feel Seen, Heard and Respected Leadership Education Matt Gillam (BA ’21), a proud Long Islander, knew he wanted to be a Batten student from the moment he learned about the School. After graduating this month, he'll bring the leadership skills he gained during his time at Batten, along with his passion for service, to the classroom with Teach for America. Learn more