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The Virginia State Capitol
Jan 05, 2021

Op-ed: Time to end Virginia's death penalty

During this month's legislative session, Virginia could completely abolish the death penalty. In an op-ed for The Roanoke Times, Batten students Sean Bielawski (MPP '21) and Henry Frost (MBA/MPP '21) outline why the Commonwealth should set an example for the South by officially doing away with capital punishment. 

Locavesting  |  October 26, 2020 How place-based strategies in Virginia and other states are leveraging private capital for public good
Oct 27, 2020

The Virginia Impact Investing Ecosystem Mapping

A new report from the Virginia Impact Investing Forum, housed within Batten’s SE@UVA, found $19 billion in Virginia impact capital but tens of billions more on the sidelines that could be unlocked with more convening, training, and sharing of success stories. Christine Mahoney, director of SE@UVA explains how universities can connect the dots between impact investors and social entrepreneurs and do it in a cost-efficient way.

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