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Learn more Mar 30, 2022 How Jasmine Burton Found Her Dream Job in a Time of Stress Leadership The Batten alum and former captain of the UVA women’s volleyball team is not afraid to discuss moments of deep uncertainty in her flourishing law career — and she encourages current students to go easy on themselves. Learn more Mar 29, 2022 Putin is discovering that overwhelming military power can be a curse International and Global Affairs Todd S. Sechser, professor of politics and public policy at the Batten School, writes in The Washington Post that small countries can inflict serious damage on invading superpowers. Learn more Mar 28, 2022 The naval war for Ukraine International and Global Affairs Batten School Professor Allan Stam and fourth-year student Andrew Bennett address the distinct lack of naval-focused media coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Learn more Mar 15, 2022 Class of 2022: Cam Morales is Ready for Impact Leadership Domestic Policy & Politics After receiving his undergraduate degree from George Washington University, Batten student Cam Morales (MPP ’22) landed a job with renowned international law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, where he worked as a public policy specialist. While the work was immensely satisfying, he felt like something was missing. That led him on the path to the Batten School’s unique graduate program. Learn more Mar 12, 2022 Humanitarian corridors could help civilians safely leave Ukraine – but Russia has a history of not respecting these pathways Humanitarian Policy International and Global Affairs As experts on international humanitarian policy and relief efforts, Batten's Kirsten Gelsdorf and co-author Jacob Kurtzer write that while humanitarian corridors could create safe exit routes out of besieged cities – and allow aid to reach people within Ukraine – they are only part of the solution to protecting civilians during war. Learn more Feb 25, 2022 Russia Invades Ukraine. What Does it Mean? International and Global Affairs Following the largest attack in Europe since World War II, a trio of experts including Batten's Todd Sechser weigh in on an invasion 31 years in the making. Learn more Jan 21, 2022 Faculty Spotlight: “I Was Born Questioning” International and Global Affairs Batten’s Jeanine Braithwaite has retired after more than a decade of encouraging students to interrogate the status quo. Learn more Jan 12, 2022 Class of 2022: Willoughby Continues to Lead On and Off the Court Leadership After an unfortunate season-ending injury at the beginning of her second year with the WNBA’s New York Liberty, Jocelyn Willoughby has returned to Grounds to finish her Master of Public Policy degree at Batten. Learn more Jan 11, 2022 Chris Woodfolk: Philanthropy in the Age of COVID Leadership Fewer Americans are donating to charity, but those who do give are more generous. Batten alum Chris Woodfolk (BA ’20) shares philanthropic trends for 2021 and offers a few tips in the new year. Learn more Dec 23, 2021 Batten's Charles Rush Jr. Receives Highest UVA Staff Honor Leadership President Jim Ryan recognized Charles Rush Jr., Batten's director of finance and budget, with the Leonard W. Sandridge Outstanding Contributor Award, the highest honor bestowed upon staff for their dedication and service. Learn more Dec 07, 2021 Batten Student to Pursue Master of Global Affairs Degree as a Schwarzman Scholar in Beijing International and Global Affairs Batten student Lisette Dubow (BA '22) has been selected to pursue a one-year Master of Global Affairs degree as a Schwarzman Scholar at Tsinghua University in Beijing next year. Read in UVA Today Pagination Previous page ‹ Previous Page 1 Current page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Next page Next › Stay Up To Date with the Latest Batten News and Events Subscribe
Mar 31, 2022 Why democracies win more wars than autocracies International and Global Affairs Batten School Professor Allan Stam writes in The Washington Post that dictators tend to start risky wars, but democracies win more wars than autocracies. Learn more
Mar 30, 2022 How Jasmine Burton Found Her Dream Job in a Time of Stress Leadership The Batten alum and former captain of the UVA women’s volleyball team is not afraid to discuss moments of deep uncertainty in her flourishing law career — and she encourages current students to go easy on themselves. Learn more
Mar 29, 2022 Putin is discovering that overwhelming military power can be a curse International and Global Affairs Todd S. Sechser, professor of politics and public policy at the Batten School, writes in The Washington Post that small countries can inflict serious damage on invading superpowers. Learn more
Mar 28, 2022 The naval war for Ukraine International and Global Affairs Batten School Professor Allan Stam and fourth-year student Andrew Bennett address the distinct lack of naval-focused media coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Learn more
Mar 15, 2022 Class of 2022: Cam Morales is Ready for Impact Leadership Domestic Policy & Politics After receiving his undergraduate degree from George Washington University, Batten student Cam Morales (MPP ’22) landed a job with renowned international law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, where he worked as a public policy specialist. While the work was immensely satisfying, he felt like something was missing. That led him on the path to the Batten School’s unique graduate program. Learn more
Mar 12, 2022 Humanitarian corridors could help civilians safely leave Ukraine – but Russia has a history of not respecting these pathways Humanitarian Policy International and Global Affairs As experts on international humanitarian policy and relief efforts, Batten's Kirsten Gelsdorf and co-author Jacob Kurtzer write that while humanitarian corridors could create safe exit routes out of besieged cities – and allow aid to reach people within Ukraine – they are only part of the solution to protecting civilians during war. Learn more
Feb 25, 2022 Russia Invades Ukraine. What Does it Mean? International and Global Affairs Following the largest attack in Europe since World War II, a trio of experts including Batten's Todd Sechser weigh in on an invasion 31 years in the making. Learn more
Jan 21, 2022 Faculty Spotlight: “I Was Born Questioning” International and Global Affairs Batten’s Jeanine Braithwaite has retired after more than a decade of encouraging students to interrogate the status quo. Learn more
Jan 12, 2022 Class of 2022: Willoughby Continues to Lead On and Off the Court Leadership After an unfortunate season-ending injury at the beginning of her second year with the WNBA’s New York Liberty, Jocelyn Willoughby has returned to Grounds to finish her Master of Public Policy degree at Batten. Learn more
Jan 11, 2022 Chris Woodfolk: Philanthropy in the Age of COVID Leadership Fewer Americans are donating to charity, but those who do give are more generous. Batten alum Chris Woodfolk (BA ’20) shares philanthropic trends for 2021 and offers a few tips in the new year. Learn more
Dec 23, 2021 Batten's Charles Rush Jr. Receives Highest UVA Staff Honor Leadership President Jim Ryan recognized Charles Rush Jr., Batten's director of finance and budget, with the Leonard W. Sandridge Outstanding Contributor Award, the highest honor bestowed upon staff for their dedication and service. Learn more
Dec 07, 2021 Batten Student to Pursue Master of Global Affairs Degree as a Schwarzman Scholar in Beijing International and Global Affairs Batten student Lisette Dubow (BA '22) has been selected to pursue a one-year Master of Global Affairs degree as a Schwarzman Scholar at Tsinghua University in Beijing next year. Read in UVA Today