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Learn more May 09, 2019 Simulation Helps Batten Students Understand Complexities of Migration International Development International and Global Affairs Two years ago, the University of Virginia’s Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy’s Center for Leadership Simulation and Gaming put students through the paces of a global food security simulation. Last year, the center created a global pandemic simulation. SIMULATION HELPS BATTEN STUDENTS UNDERSTAND COMPLEXITIES OF MIGRATION Apr 30, 2019 Class of 2019: Ballet Dancer Soars as a Leader in Public Policy, Volunteer Work Leadership Ethics More than once while Sarah Alexander was growing up, her ballet teachers thought she should limit school and focus on a professional dance career. But the young dancer, who began taking lessons at the age of 3, was determined to figure out how to pursue both school and dance. Read at UVA Today Apr 25, 2019 Batten Faculty Dominate the University's New Public Service Awards Program Advocacy Education Ethics Leadership UVA’s Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost created a new awards program to commend faculty for the contributions their public service makes to student learning, the advancement of scholarship and creative activity, and the University’s own public mission. Read in UVA Today Apr 10, 2019 Righting A Wrong: Batten Professor Seeks Justice for Vinegar Hill Racial Justice and Equity Ethics As the director of social entrepreneurship at the University of Virginia’s Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, professor Christine Mahoney had spent a good deal of her time devising innovative approaches for solving social challenges around the world. However, it gnawed at Mahoney that she hadn’t been able to do as much as she would have liked right here in Charlottesville. Learn more Apr 08, 2019 A Conversation with Lisa Hall on Impact Investing and Economic Mobility Domestic Policy & Politics Ethics Lisa Hall is acutely aware of how capital can be used for the betterment of society. Former CEO of the Calvert Impact Capital, Hall has worked in a variety of sectors and developed a unique vantage on inciting social change and economic equality. Learn more Mar 21, 2019 Alum Spotlight: Sumedha Deshmukh Ethics Leadership For Sumedha Deshmukh (MPP’17) good policymaking should be able to anticipate unintended consequences. Learn more Oct 25, 2018 What do you get when you cross a doctor and an impact investor? A reviewer’s perspective on the Humanitarian Grand Challenge International Development Professor Gelsdorf was selected to support the United States Agency for International Development Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA), the UK Department for International Development (DFID), and Grand Challenges Canada in advising them on projects to be a part of their multi-million Fund for Creating Hope in Conflict: A Humanitarian Grand Challenge. This Fund seeks to accelerate solutions that enable life-saving or life-improving assistance to reach the most vulnerable in conflict. Learn more Oct 15, 2015 Congressman Bobby Scott Speaks at the Batten School Democracy Ethics In October, Congressman Bobby Scott (D-VA), discussed critical issues in Congress, including reforming our nation’s criminal justice system, improving access to a quality higher education and updating the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Learn more Oct 08, 2015 Student Profile: Morgan Falls Ethics By combining empathy and action, we can better confront public policy issues. Learn more Oct 04, 2015 Stam: Simulating leadership to forge better leaders Leadership Ethics How can we better prepare our leaders? Americans need to re-imagine our approach. Learn more Aug 30, 2015 Warburg: Don't tread on public service Democracy Ethics Hyper-partisanship and the politics of personal destruction are plagues of our time. So, too, is the pervasive distrust of institutions citizens have built up and looked to for generations. Learn more Pagination Previous page ‹ Previous Page 1 Current page 2 Page 3 Next page Next › Stay Up To Date with the Latest Batten News and Events Subscribe
May 31, 2019 21st Century Challenges: Climate, Immigration, and Terror Democracy Ethics Last week, the Miller Center and UVA’s Democracy Initiative kicked off the Presidential Ideas Festival (PrezFest), a three-day festival examining the state of democracy through the lens of the presidency. As part of PrezFest, Batten professor David Leblang moderated a discussion examining the role of the president in relation to 21st century challenges of climate, migration, and national security. The panelists included Rosa Brooks, Georgetown professor of law; Deborah Lawrence, UVA professor of environmental sciences; and Todd Sechser, Batten professor of politics and public policy and UVA professor of politics. Learn more
May 09, 2019 Simulation Helps Batten Students Understand Complexities of Migration International Development International and Global Affairs Two years ago, the University of Virginia’s Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy’s Center for Leadership Simulation and Gaming put students through the paces of a global food security simulation. Last year, the center created a global pandemic simulation. SIMULATION HELPS BATTEN STUDENTS UNDERSTAND COMPLEXITIES OF MIGRATION
Apr 30, 2019 Class of 2019: Ballet Dancer Soars as a Leader in Public Policy, Volunteer Work Leadership Ethics More than once while Sarah Alexander was growing up, her ballet teachers thought she should limit school and focus on a professional dance career. But the young dancer, who began taking lessons at the age of 3, was determined to figure out how to pursue both school and dance. Read at UVA Today
Apr 25, 2019 Batten Faculty Dominate the University's New Public Service Awards Program Advocacy Education Ethics Leadership UVA’s Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost created a new awards program to commend faculty for the contributions their public service makes to student learning, the advancement of scholarship and creative activity, and the University’s own public mission. Read in UVA Today
Apr 10, 2019 Righting A Wrong: Batten Professor Seeks Justice for Vinegar Hill Racial Justice and Equity Ethics As the director of social entrepreneurship at the University of Virginia’s Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, professor Christine Mahoney had spent a good deal of her time devising innovative approaches for solving social challenges around the world. However, it gnawed at Mahoney that she hadn’t been able to do as much as she would have liked right here in Charlottesville. Learn more
Apr 08, 2019 A Conversation with Lisa Hall on Impact Investing and Economic Mobility Domestic Policy & Politics Ethics Lisa Hall is acutely aware of how capital can be used for the betterment of society. Former CEO of the Calvert Impact Capital, Hall has worked in a variety of sectors and developed a unique vantage on inciting social change and economic equality. Learn more
Mar 21, 2019 Alum Spotlight: Sumedha Deshmukh Ethics Leadership For Sumedha Deshmukh (MPP’17) good policymaking should be able to anticipate unintended consequences. Learn more
Oct 25, 2018 What do you get when you cross a doctor and an impact investor? A reviewer’s perspective on the Humanitarian Grand Challenge International Development Professor Gelsdorf was selected to support the United States Agency for International Development Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA), the UK Department for International Development (DFID), and Grand Challenges Canada in advising them on projects to be a part of their multi-million Fund for Creating Hope in Conflict: A Humanitarian Grand Challenge. This Fund seeks to accelerate solutions that enable life-saving or life-improving assistance to reach the most vulnerable in conflict. Learn more
Oct 15, 2015 Congressman Bobby Scott Speaks at the Batten School Democracy Ethics In October, Congressman Bobby Scott (D-VA), discussed critical issues in Congress, including reforming our nation’s criminal justice system, improving access to a quality higher education and updating the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Learn more
Oct 08, 2015 Student Profile: Morgan Falls Ethics By combining empathy and action, we can better confront public policy issues. Learn more
Oct 04, 2015 Stam: Simulating leadership to forge better leaders Leadership Ethics How can we better prepare our leaders? Americans need to re-imagine our approach. Learn more
Aug 30, 2015 Warburg: Don't tread on public service Democracy Ethics Hyper-partisanship and the politics of personal destruction are plagues of our time. So, too, is the pervasive distrust of institutions citizens have built up and looked to for generations. Learn more