About News News Subscribe Democracy Education Political Science Health Policy Domestic Policy & Politics Social Psychology (-) Leadership (-) International and Global Affairs Facet Area of Focus - News Noah Myung David Leblang Gabrielle Adams Facet People - News UVA Humanitarian Collaborative Center for Effective Lawmaking National Security Policy Center Darden School of Business Miller Center School Engineering School of Education and Human Development School of Medicine (-) UVA Center for Politics Facet UVA Partner - News Student Stories Facet News Type - News Jan 29, 2021 Batten Faculty and Students Elevate UVA's Virtual January Term Offerings Education Leadership Batten Professor David Leblang's "Pandemics Beyond the Headlines: COVID-19" and Professor Gabrielle Adams' "Leadership in Athletics" were among the standout virtual course offerings from UVA this January. Contributions from Batten's Center for Leadership Simulation and Gaming and Batten student Terrell Jana (BA '21) brought an experiential lens to some of today’s critical issues, preparing students to meet future challenges. READ IN UVA TODAY Oct 12, 2020 Batten Student Leads Efforts to Register Voters, Recruit Poll Workers as Deadline Looms Leadership Ahead of Virginia’s voter registration deadline Tuesday, Batten student Hannah Koizumi (BA '21) is helping her peers register to vote, volunteer as poll workers and make a plan to get to the polls. READ IN UVA TODAY May 04, 2020 Batten Teams Up With Center for Politics to Launch Virtual Internship for Students Who Lost Summer Jobs Leadership Batten teams up with the Center for Politics and several public service-focused departments at UVA – including the Miller Center for Public Affairs, the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, the Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership, and the UVA Career Center – to quickly design and launch a five-week virtual summer internship program. READ IN UVA TODAY Apr 07, 2020 The Batten School and NASPAA Announce Global Winners of the 2020 Student Simulation Competition International and Global Affairs Today, the Batten School and the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (NASPAA) announced the winners of the 2020 NASPAA-Batten Student Simulation Competition—the largest student simulation competition in higher education. There were 64 teams competing at seven sites around the globe, devising and implementing public transport policies in order to create improved sustainability strategies for their virtual cities. Learn more Feb 24, 2020 Paul Ryan Recounts His Days on Capitol Hill, Talks Current Events in Dome Room Political Science Leadership The former Speaker of the House joined the Batten School and Center for Politics to discuss the 2020 election, impeachment, Congress and more. READ IN UVA TODAY Feb 13, 2020 Simulation Learning Takes Students Out of the Classroom and Into the Middle of Public Crises Health Policy International and Global Affairs 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. READ IN INSIGHT INTO DIVERSITY Stay Up To Date with the Latest Batten News and Events Subscribe
Jan 29, 2021 Batten Faculty and Students Elevate UVA's Virtual January Term Offerings Education Leadership Batten Professor David Leblang's "Pandemics Beyond the Headlines: COVID-19" and Professor Gabrielle Adams' "Leadership in Athletics" were among the standout virtual course offerings from UVA this January. Contributions from Batten's Center for Leadership Simulation and Gaming and Batten student Terrell Jana (BA '21) brought an experiential lens to some of today’s critical issues, preparing students to meet future challenges. READ IN UVA TODAY
Oct 12, 2020 Batten Student Leads Efforts to Register Voters, Recruit Poll Workers as Deadline Looms Leadership Ahead of Virginia’s voter registration deadline Tuesday, Batten student Hannah Koizumi (BA '21) is helping her peers register to vote, volunteer as poll workers and make a plan to get to the polls. READ IN UVA TODAY
May 04, 2020 Batten Teams Up With Center for Politics to Launch Virtual Internship for Students Who Lost Summer Jobs Leadership Batten teams up with the Center for Politics and several public service-focused departments at UVA – including the Miller Center for Public Affairs, the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, the Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership, and the UVA Career Center – to quickly design and launch a five-week virtual summer internship program. READ IN UVA TODAY
Apr 07, 2020 The Batten School and NASPAA Announce Global Winners of the 2020 Student Simulation Competition International and Global Affairs Today, the Batten School and the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (NASPAA) announced the winners of the 2020 NASPAA-Batten Student Simulation Competition—the largest student simulation competition in higher education. There were 64 teams competing at seven sites around the globe, devising and implementing public transport policies in order to create improved sustainability strategies for their virtual cities. Learn more
Feb 24, 2020 Paul Ryan Recounts His Days on Capitol Hill, Talks Current Events in Dome Room Political Science Leadership The former Speaker of the House joined the Batten School and Center for Politics to discuss the 2020 election, impeachment, Congress and more. READ IN UVA TODAY
Feb 13, 2020 Simulation Learning Takes Students Out of the Classroom and Into the Middle of Public Crises Health Policy International and Global Affairs 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. READ IN INSIGHT INTO DIVERSITY