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Batten’s Phil Potter and co-authors outline why ISIS will be difficult to finish off without defeating the terrorist organization’s entire network of allies. Read in Foreign Affairs Sep 29, 2020 Photos: Daily Academic Life at UVA in the COVID-19 Era Education University photographers take a look at in-person learning on Grounds, including Batten students and professors in the classroom, during a fall semester shaped by the ongoing pandemic. Read in UVA Today Sep 22, 2020 Learn How In-Person Instruction Is Going at the University of Virginia Education UVA unveiled a new style of classroom teaching Sept. 8. See how three professors, including Batten's Gerald Warburg, are navigating the experience. Read in UVA Today 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 10, 2020 Are the U.S. and China Headed Toward a New Cold War? International and Global Affairs For the latest edition of Batten Expert Chats, Harry Harding mapped the deteriorating relationship between two of the world’s greatest superpowers and offered his predictions for a Cold War “2.0.” 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 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 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 12, 2020 Food Security in the Age of COVID-19 Social Equity International and Global Affairs Many Americans take the stability of their food supply for granted, but the pandemic has revealed domestic and global weaknesses in our food systems, one Batten professor argues. Learn more 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 Jul 27, 2020 Making a Meaningful Commitment to Diversity Education Racial Justice and Equity Many institutions of higher education are looking to become more inclusive. But what’s the most effective way to do that—at the University of Virginia and elsewhere? Dana Laurens and Michael Dannenberg weigh in. Learn more Pagination Previous page ‹ Previous Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Current page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Next page Next › Stay Up To Date with the Latest Batten News and Events Subscribe
Oct 06, 2020 Potter: The Death and Life of Terrorist Networks National Security International and Global Affairs ISIS is quietly “rising from the ashes” in areas of Iraq and Syria, due in part to the group’s vast international network of affiliates. Batten’s Phil Potter and co-authors outline why ISIS will be difficult to finish off without defeating the terrorist organization’s entire network of allies. Read in Foreign Affairs
Sep 29, 2020 Photos: Daily Academic Life at UVA in the COVID-19 Era Education University photographers take a look at in-person learning on Grounds, including Batten students and professors in the classroom, during a fall semester shaped by the ongoing pandemic. Read in UVA Today
Sep 22, 2020 Learn How In-Person Instruction Is Going at the University of Virginia Education UVA unveiled a new style of classroom teaching Sept. 8. See how three professors, including Batten's Gerald Warburg, are navigating the experience. Read in UVA Today
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 10, 2020 Are the U.S. and China Headed Toward a New Cold War? International and Global Affairs For the latest edition of Batten Expert Chats, Harry Harding mapped the deteriorating relationship between two of the world’s greatest superpowers and offered his predictions for a Cold War “2.0.” 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 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 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 12, 2020 Food Security in the Age of COVID-19 Social Equity International and Global Affairs Many Americans take the stability of their food supply for granted, but the pandemic has revealed domestic and global weaknesses in our food systems, one Batten professor argues. Learn more
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
Jul 27, 2020 Making a Meaningful Commitment to Diversity Education Racial Justice and Equity Many institutions of higher education are looking to become more inclusive. But what’s the most effective way to do that—at the University of Virginia and elsewhere? Dana Laurens and Michael Dannenberg weigh in. Learn more