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Learn more Jun 21, 2024 UVA | Batten Faculty Excellence Award Winners Each year, Batten’s Executive Committee selects the Batten Faculty Awards Winners in four areas of review -- research, teaching, service and engagement -- in recognition for the faculty members’ contributions throughout the previous year. We congratulate this year's winners: Ashley Jardina, Andy Pennock, Dan Player and Daphna Bassok. Learn more Mar 21, 2024 Gerry Warburg Receives Prestigious All-University Teaching Award Professor of Practice of Public Policy Gerald F. Warburg has received a prestigious 2024 All-University Teaching Award bestowed by the University of Virginia Provost to recognize the most dedicated, passionate, creative and equity-minded instructors on Grounds. Learn more Feb 15, 2023 Child Care Centers Are Turning Away Families Due to Teacher Turnover Education Batten School professor Daphna Bassok spoke with UVA Today about the how teacher turnover is impacting child care centers. Read In UVA Today Jan 06, 2023 UVA Has 5% of Education Scholars Ranked as 'Most Influential' Education Four Batten School faculty members affiliated with the EdPolicyWorks research center once again placed in the national rankings of influential education scholars. Learn more Nov 29, 2022 Nancy Pelosi Was the Key Democratic Messenger of Her Generation. Passing the Torch Will Empower Younger Leadership Domestic Policy & Politics Political Science Batten School professor Gerald Warburg, in a piece written for The Conversation, states that Nancy Pelosi's stepping aside will leave the door open for others. Learn more Oct 05, 2022 Pelosi, Lawrence and the ‘Arc of Power’ In an opinion piece for The Hill, Batten School professor Gerald Warburg takes a look at Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's legacy in light of a new book about the era of Pelosi’s first speakership, "Arc of Power." 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Oct 29, 2024 Bassok Wins Award to Study Childcare Access UVA Batten Professor Daphna Bassok and her team were awarded a $1.2 million federal grant for a new project to accurately measure the number and quality of childcare options in communities across Virginia – a critical first step towards improving childcare access. Learn more
Jun 21, 2024 UVA | Batten Faculty Excellence Award Winners Each year, Batten’s Executive Committee selects the Batten Faculty Awards Winners in four areas of review -- research, teaching, service and engagement -- in recognition for the faculty members’ contributions throughout the previous year. We congratulate this year's winners: Ashley Jardina, Andy Pennock, Dan Player and Daphna Bassok. Learn more
Mar 21, 2024 Gerry Warburg Receives Prestigious All-University Teaching Award Professor of Practice of Public Policy Gerald F. Warburg has received a prestigious 2024 All-University Teaching Award bestowed by the University of Virginia Provost to recognize the most dedicated, passionate, creative and equity-minded instructors on Grounds. Learn more
Feb 15, 2023 Child Care Centers Are Turning Away Families Due to Teacher Turnover Education Batten School professor Daphna Bassok spoke with UVA Today about the how teacher turnover is impacting child care centers. Read In UVA Today
Jan 06, 2023 UVA Has 5% of Education Scholars Ranked as 'Most Influential' Education Four Batten School faculty members affiliated with the EdPolicyWorks research center once again placed in the national rankings of influential education scholars. Learn more
Nov 29, 2022 Nancy Pelosi Was the Key Democratic Messenger of Her Generation. Passing the Torch Will Empower Younger Leadership Domestic Policy & Politics Political Science Batten School professor Gerald Warburg, in a piece written for The Conversation, states that Nancy Pelosi's stepping aside will leave the door open for others. Learn more
Oct 05, 2022 Pelosi, Lawrence and the ‘Arc of Power’ In an opinion piece for The Hill, Batten School professor Gerald Warburg takes a look at Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's legacy in light of a new book about the era of Pelosi’s first speakership, "Arc of Power." Learn more
June 15, 2022 Batten Faculty Recognized for Excellence in Teaching, Service, Research and Engagement This academic year, Batten School professors won a slew of internal and external recognitions for excellence in teaching, service, research and engagement. Learn more
Apr 27, 2022 Small Students, Big Opportunities Education Working in partnership with policymakers, Professor Daphna Bassok aims to provide long-term solutions to real-world problems for America's youngest learners. Learn more
Jan 31, 2022 Batten's Lipscomb Receives UVA's Prestigious Public Impact-Focused Research Award Social Entrepreneurship Batten professor Molly Lipscomb was honored with the university's Public Impact-Focused Research Award for her work examining the impact of bringing public services to low-income households in countries where services are needed. Learn more
Jan 14, 2022 Four Batten Professors Ranked as Nation’s Most Influential Education Scholars Education Batten School professors Daphna Bassok, Ben Castleman, Sarah Turner and Jim Wyckoff were among 200 scholars nationwide to rank as highly influential in education policy, according to Education Week. Learn more
Nov 12, 2021 How Public Preschool Can Help, and How to Make Sure It Doesn’t Hurt Education Congress is considering universal pre-K and subsidies for child care. Batten's Daphna Bassok and other researchers spoke to The New York Times about how these policies can benefit children, and when they can backfire. Read in The New York Times