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Mar 16, 2020

You Can Be a Good Neighbor and a Global Citizen During the COVID-19 Crisis

Batten's Kirsten Glesdorf and David Leblang, along with Alison Criss from UVA’s School of Medicine and Rebecca Dillingham from the Center for Global Health at the University of Virginia, write about actions to take to develop a preparedness plan and be a good neighbor during the COVID-19 crisis.

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Batten School professors Kirsten Gelsdorf and Lucy Bassett

International and Global Affairs

Mar 02, 2020

Two Batten Professors of Practice Focus on Raising Children in Refugee Camps

Batten School professors Kirsten Gelsdorf and Lucy Bassett create international collaborations to help solve problems of crisis and conflict.

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International and Global Affairs

International Development

Feb 21, 2020

Q&A: Bruce Springsteen Spotlights Batten Professor’s Work at the Border

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.

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Batten Professor Bala Mulloth and UVA Engineering Professor Gaurav Giri

International and Global Affairs

Social Entrepreneurship

Feb 18, 2020

Batten’s Bala Mulloth Awarded $100,000 to Empower Students to Solve Global Problems in Air Pollution

Batten Professor Bala Mulloth and UVA Engineering Professor Gaurav Giri have been awarded $100,000 for their work to mobilize students to learn about and help address the global air pollution crisis.

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Healthcare

International and Global Affairs

Feb 13, 2020

Simulation Learning Takes Students Out of the Classroom and Into the Middle of Public Crises

Every year, hundreds of master’s candidates from member institutions of NASPAA — the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration — participate in the NASPAA-Batten Student Simulation Competition, co-hosted by Batten's Center for Leadership Simulation and Gaming, to see who can devise the best solutions to international crises.

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The World Trade Organization's headquarters in Geneva

National Security

International and Global Affairs

Dec 20, 2019

The WTO might return to diplomatic settlements for trade disputes. Here’s why.

The global trade appeals system has stalled. Batten's Philip Potter and the University of Pennsylvania's Julia Gray examine if it ever really worked.

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Leadership

International and Global Affairs

Dec 10, 2019

Batten's Kirsten Gelsdorf One of Three UVA Professors Among State’s Top 12 for 2019

The three University of Virginia professors named 2020 Outstanding Faculty Award winners push the boundaries of the typical classroom and of their academic disciplines, employing hands-on experiences for students and conducting game-changing scholarship to aid humanity.

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International and Global Affairs

Nov 19, 2019

Leadership Unscripted: Role of Women and Girls in a Country’s Development

Batten professor Kirsten Gelsdorf, director of global humanitarian policy, spoke with University of Virginia Darden School of Business alumna Carolyn Miles about her work with Save the Children. Their discussion was part of the Darden School's Leadership Unscripted speaker series.

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International and Global Affairs

Nov 08, 2019

The End of the Berlin Wall, No Simple Barrier, Led to Change and Tumult

Craig Shirley, a biographer of U.S. President Ronald Reagan and an instructor at the University of Virginia’s Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, argues that the fall of the Berlin Wall should be recognized as one of the greatest events in the 20th century, and credits Reagan, working with others, with bringing down the Soviet Union.

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You Can Be a Good Neighbor and a Global Citizen During the COVID-19 Crisis

Two Batten Professors of Practice Focus on Raising Children in Refugee Camps

Q&A: Bruce Springsteen Spotlights Batten Professor’s Work at the Border

Batten’s Bala Mulloth Awarded $100,000 to Empower Students to Solve Global Problems in Air Pollution

Simulation Learning Takes Students Out of the Classroom and Into the Middle of Public Crises

The WTO might return to diplomatic settlements for trade disputes. Here’s why.

Batten's Kirsten Gelsdorf One of Three UVA Professors Among State’s Top 12 for 2019

Leadership Unscripted: Role of Women and Girls in a Country’s Development

The End of the Berlin Wall, No Simple Barrier, Led to Change and Tumult