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Learn more Jul 14, 2020 Racial Equity Task Force Discusses Steps Forward, Learning From Past Recommendations Education Leadership Racial Justice and Equity The public session of the University’s Racial Equity Task Force featuring Dean Solomon occurred virtually Friday, over one month after a group of Black student activists and the Black Student Alliance sent separate list of demands to the task force. Read in Cavalier Daily Jun 19, 2020 Dean Solomon: Juneteenth Reflections Leadership Ethics Education Racial Justice and Equity Earlier this week Governor Northam of Virginia declared June 19 as a day to reflect on the meaning of Juneteenth. The University of Virginia and Batten School also honor this day. Read in Medium Jun 12, 2020 What Colleges and Universities Can Do to Improve Police-Community Relations Education Crime and Justice Racial Justice and Equity What can America’s higher education system do to reduce the use of excessive force among police? As a public policy scholar who examines the interplay between race, policing and public governance, I see multiple things that colleges and universities can do to make a difference. Read in The Conversation Apr 28, 2020 From Information to Action: Meeting Virginia’s Critical Workforce Needs During COVID-19 Education Health Policy During the most recent Batten Expert Chat, a Batten professor and a graduate of the School’s MPP program shared how they’re using data science to help address the Commonwealth’s shortage in healthcare professionals. Learn more Feb 21, 2020 Q&A: Bruce Springsteen Spotlights Batten Professor’s Work at the Border International and Global Affairs International Development Batten's Lucy Bassett and the Charlottesville-based nonprofit Project Adelante are conducting research at the Matamoros refugee camp near the Texas border – a spot that is featured in one of Springsteen’s songs. READ IN UVA TODAY Feb 20, 2020 Why So Many Young People Don’t Vote – And How to Change That Political Science Education In their new book, "Making Young Voters: Converting Civic Attitudes into Civic Action," Batten’s John Holbein and Duke University's Sunshine Hillygus explore why the United States has one of the lowest youth voter turnout rates in the world and how to address the problem. 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 JAN 21, 2020 Alum in Action: Mimi Wu Environmental Policy International Development As the co-founder of Myanmar Recycles, a plastic recycling company cleaning up the dirtiest post-consumer plastic film in Myanmar, Mimi Wu (MPP ‘09) remains committed to inciting positive change in communities around the world. Learn more JAN 08, 2020 Q&A: Professor Explores One of the Most Vexing Trends in U.S. Elections Political Science Education The United States has one of the lowest youth voter turnout rates in the world. Batten's John Holbein is determined to find out why and how to fix it. READ IN UVA TODAY Dec 02, 2019 Study: DC Public School’s Teacher Evaluation System Continues to Improve Teacher Workforce Education As IMPACT enters its second decade, two new studies from team including Batten's Jim Wyckoff provide evidence that the initiative continues to support meaningful improvement in the effectiveness of DCPS teachers. Learn more Nov 19, 2019 With a Kindergarten Teacher’s Perspective, Professor Pushes Early Childhood Education Education Daphna Bassok first became acutely aware of the importance of early childhood education when she taught in a kindergarten classroom. The difference in readiness between the children who came into her classroom with preschool experience and those without was striking, she said. READ IN UVA TODAY Pagination Previous page ‹ Previous Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Current page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Next page Next › Stay Up To Date with the Latest Batten News and Events Subscribe
Jul 22, 2020 The Batten School Announces 2020-21 Recipients of the Bocock and Hitz Public Service Fellowship Leadership Education Today, the Batten School announced the nine student recipients of the Bocock and Hitz Public Service Fellowship for 2020-21. Through the generosity of Mary Buford and Fred Hitz, the fellowship was established in 2012 to support exceptional students in MPP program who are dedicated to creating positive change in their public service careers. Learn more
Jul 14, 2020 Racial Equity Task Force Discusses Steps Forward, Learning From Past Recommendations Education Leadership Racial Justice and Equity The public session of the University’s Racial Equity Task Force featuring Dean Solomon occurred virtually Friday, over one month after a group of Black student activists and the Black Student Alliance sent separate list of demands to the task force. Read in Cavalier Daily
Jun 19, 2020 Dean Solomon: Juneteenth Reflections Leadership Ethics Education Racial Justice and Equity Earlier this week Governor Northam of Virginia declared June 19 as a day to reflect on the meaning of Juneteenth. The University of Virginia and Batten School also honor this day. Read in Medium
Jun 12, 2020 What Colleges and Universities Can Do to Improve Police-Community Relations Education Crime and Justice Racial Justice and Equity What can America’s higher education system do to reduce the use of excessive force among police? As a public policy scholar who examines the interplay between race, policing and public governance, I see multiple things that colleges and universities can do to make a difference. Read in The Conversation
Apr 28, 2020 From Information to Action: Meeting Virginia’s Critical Workforce Needs During COVID-19 Education Health Policy During the most recent Batten Expert Chat, a Batten professor and a graduate of the School’s MPP program shared how they’re using data science to help address the Commonwealth’s shortage in healthcare professionals. Learn more
Feb 21, 2020 Q&A: Bruce Springsteen Spotlights Batten Professor’s Work at the Border International and Global Affairs International Development Batten's Lucy Bassett and the Charlottesville-based nonprofit Project Adelante are conducting research at the Matamoros refugee camp near the Texas border – a spot that is featured in one of Springsteen’s songs. READ IN UVA TODAY
Feb 20, 2020 Why So Many Young People Don’t Vote – And How to Change That Political Science Education In their new book, "Making Young Voters: Converting Civic Attitudes into Civic Action," Batten’s John Holbein and Duke University's Sunshine Hillygus explore why the United States has one of the lowest youth voter turnout rates in the world and how to address the problem. 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
JAN 21, 2020 Alum in Action: Mimi Wu Environmental Policy International Development As the co-founder of Myanmar Recycles, a plastic recycling company cleaning up the dirtiest post-consumer plastic film in Myanmar, Mimi Wu (MPP ‘09) remains committed to inciting positive change in communities around the world. Learn more
JAN 08, 2020 Q&A: Professor Explores One of the Most Vexing Trends in U.S. Elections Political Science Education The United States has one of the lowest youth voter turnout rates in the world. Batten's John Holbein is determined to find out why and how to fix it. READ IN UVA TODAY
Dec 02, 2019 Study: DC Public School’s Teacher Evaluation System Continues to Improve Teacher Workforce Education As IMPACT enters its second decade, two new studies from team including Batten's Jim Wyckoff provide evidence that the initiative continues to support meaningful improvement in the effectiveness of DCPS teachers. Learn more
Nov 19, 2019 With a Kindergarten Teacher’s Perspective, Professor Pushes Early Childhood Education Education Daphna Bassok first became acutely aware of the importance of early childhood education when she taught in a kindergarten classroom. The difference in readiness between the children who came into her classroom with preschool experience and those without was striking, she said. READ IN UVA TODAY