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Since the University’s announcement on Aug. 4 that in-person classes would begin in some capacity on that day, students, faculty and staff alike have been waiting with bated breath to begin a semester of classes unlike any in recent memory. With one week of in-person class now complete, students, including third-year Batten student Sydney Cherry, reflect on their first time in a classroom in six months. Read in The Cavalier Daily Sep 16, 2020 Bocock Fellowship Recipients Explore Careers in Public Service Political Science Education Six Batten students completed public service-focused internships supported by the Frederic S. Bocock Fellowship this summer. Through the generosity of Fred and Mary Buford Hitz, the Bocock Fellowship was created to advance the careers of Batten students in public service, specifically through governmental internship opportunities. Learn more Sep 11, 2020 Holbein: U.S. school principals discriminate against Muslims and atheists, our study finds Social Equity Racial Justice and Equity According to a large‐scale correspondence study conducted by Batten's John Holbein and colleagues, anti-Muslim bias still operates widely nineteen years after the 9/11 attacks. Read in The Washington Post Sep 04, 2020 More Than a Backdrop Leadership Racial Justice and Equity Marlena Becker (BA ’21) shares how she helped redesign Batten Builds to start better addressing the needs of the Charlottesville community. Learn more Aug 26, 2020 Learning from Tragedy Racial Justice and Equity Leadership In 2017, a group of UVA deans and other members of the University community offered recommendations in the wake of the Unite the Right rally. Three years later, Risa Goluboff, dean of the law school, spoke with Dean Ian Solomon about what the group learned and how our nation has evolved. Learn more Aug 21, 2020 Salesforce Spotlights Batten School with Article in Harvard Business Review Education Leadership “Making sure students know there is a team of people who can and want to help is fundamental to success. Connecting student services, academic advising, and career services creates an equitable support structure,” says Steve Hiss, director of career services and alumni engagement at UVA Batten. Read in Harvard Business Review Aug 20, 2020 Remembering August 11th and 12th Racial Justice and Equity Last week, on the third anniversary of the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, three witnesses spoke on a panel moderated by Batten’s dean, Ian Solomon. Now famous around the world, the rally spanned two days and brought white supremacists and counter-protestors together in a violent clash that killed one demonstrator and injured many others. Learn more Aug 18, 2020 Prioritizing Youth Mental Health Advocacy Education In the United States, youth mental illness is on the rise. Young people are increasingly likely to be diagnosed with a mental health condition and even to die by suicide. COVID-19 has exacerbated the situation, turning it into “a pandemic of its own,” Batten lecturer Brooke Lehmann told an online audience during the latest edition of Batten Expert Chats. Learn more Aug 17, 2020 August in Charlottesville: Excavating Memory, Truth, and Hope Racial Justice and Equity This week marked the third anniversary of the murder of Heather Heyer in Charlottesville, VA. Ms. Heyer was a young woman peacefully demonstrating against crowds of white supremacists who had come to this college town with firearms and Nazi slogans to intimidate people, incite violence and, according to some participants, foment a race war. Read in Medium Aug 13, 2020 Co-Founded by Batten Alum, Hoos Rise Together Welcomes Inaugural First-Gen Cohort Education Leadership Almost a year ago, a group of 19 high school juniors visited the University of Virginia as part of Hoos First Look, a student-run program that gives first-generation and low-income students an all-expenses-paid orientation visit. READ IN UVA TODAY Aug 11, 2020 Racial Equity Task Force Releases Report, 12 Key Recommendations For Action Advocacy Leadership Racial Justice and Equity The University of Virginia’s Racial Equity Task Force today released its report, titled “Audacious Future: Commitment Required,” outlining 12 key initiatives to improve racial equity at UVA. READ IN UVA TODAY Aug 07, 2020 Analyst and Educator Brendan Boler to Join Batten School Faculty Social Psychology Education Educator, scholar, and analyst Brendan Boler will join the faculty at the Batten School for the 2020-21 academic year. 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Sep 21, 2020 A look at in-person learning during COVID-19 Education For many in the University community, Tuesday, Sept. 8 was a pivotal date. Since the University’s announcement on Aug. 4 that in-person classes would begin in some capacity on that day, students, faculty and staff alike have been waiting with bated breath to begin a semester of classes unlike any in recent memory. With one week of in-person class now complete, students, including third-year Batten student Sydney Cherry, reflect on their first time in a classroom in six months. Read in The Cavalier Daily
Sep 16, 2020 Bocock Fellowship Recipients Explore Careers in Public Service Political Science Education Six Batten students completed public service-focused internships supported by the Frederic S. Bocock Fellowship this summer. Through the generosity of Fred and Mary Buford Hitz, the Bocock Fellowship was created to advance the careers of Batten students in public service, specifically through governmental internship opportunities. Learn more
Sep 11, 2020 Holbein: U.S. school principals discriminate against Muslims and atheists, our study finds Social Equity Racial Justice and Equity According to a large‐scale correspondence study conducted by Batten's John Holbein and colleagues, anti-Muslim bias still operates widely nineteen years after the 9/11 attacks. Read in The Washington Post
Sep 04, 2020 More Than a Backdrop Leadership Racial Justice and Equity Marlena Becker (BA ’21) shares how she helped redesign Batten Builds to start better addressing the needs of the Charlottesville community. Learn more
Aug 26, 2020 Learning from Tragedy Racial Justice and Equity Leadership In 2017, a group of UVA deans and other members of the University community offered recommendations in the wake of the Unite the Right rally. Three years later, Risa Goluboff, dean of the law school, spoke with Dean Ian Solomon about what the group learned and how our nation has evolved. Learn more
Aug 21, 2020 Salesforce Spotlights Batten School with Article in Harvard Business Review Education Leadership “Making sure students know there is a team of people who can and want to help is fundamental to success. Connecting student services, academic advising, and career services creates an equitable support structure,” says Steve Hiss, director of career services and alumni engagement at UVA Batten. Read in Harvard Business Review
Aug 20, 2020 Remembering August 11th and 12th Racial Justice and Equity Last week, on the third anniversary of the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, three witnesses spoke on a panel moderated by Batten’s dean, Ian Solomon. Now famous around the world, the rally spanned two days and brought white supremacists and counter-protestors together in a violent clash that killed one demonstrator and injured many others. Learn more
Aug 18, 2020 Prioritizing Youth Mental Health Advocacy Education In the United States, youth mental illness is on the rise. Young people are increasingly likely to be diagnosed with a mental health condition and even to die by suicide. COVID-19 has exacerbated the situation, turning it into “a pandemic of its own,” Batten lecturer Brooke Lehmann told an online audience during the latest edition of Batten Expert Chats. Learn more
Aug 17, 2020 August in Charlottesville: Excavating Memory, Truth, and Hope Racial Justice and Equity This week marked the third anniversary of the murder of Heather Heyer in Charlottesville, VA. Ms. Heyer was a young woman peacefully demonstrating against crowds of white supremacists who had come to this college town with firearms and Nazi slogans to intimidate people, incite violence and, according to some participants, foment a race war. Read in Medium
Aug 13, 2020 Co-Founded by Batten Alum, Hoos Rise Together Welcomes Inaugural First-Gen Cohort Education Leadership Almost a year ago, a group of 19 high school juniors visited the University of Virginia as part of Hoos First Look, a student-run program that gives first-generation and low-income students an all-expenses-paid orientation visit. READ IN UVA TODAY
Aug 11, 2020 Racial Equity Task Force Releases Report, 12 Key Recommendations For Action Advocacy Leadership Racial Justice and Equity The University of Virginia’s Racial Equity Task Force today released its report, titled “Audacious Future: Commitment Required,” outlining 12 key initiatives to improve racial equity at UVA. READ IN UVA TODAY
Aug 07, 2020 Analyst and Educator Brendan Boler to Join Batten School Faculty Social Psychology Education Educator, scholar, and analyst Brendan Boler will join the faculty at the Batten School for the 2020-21 academic year. As an assistant professor of public policy, Boler will teach core and elective leadership courses in both the BA and MPP curricula. Learn more