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Learn more Apr 05, 2022 Why Professors Should Call on Law Students — With a Plan Social Equity A new paper by Batten School professor Sophie Trawalter finds gender dynamics in classes are not fixed. Learn more 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 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 22, 2022 Batten Professors Discuss Escalation of Conflict in Ukraine National Security Batten School professors Philip Potter and Allan Stam note that the conflict in Ukraine has bolstered the NATO alliance, which may give China pause if it’s thinking of moving on Taiwan. Learn more Jan 27, 2022 Stam: A Critical View of Biden's First Year Domestic Policy & Politics Batten School professor and Miller Center faculty senior fellow Allan Stam offers a critical assessment of President Biden's first year in office. It's hard to see the president as a successful leader, writes Stam. Learn more Oct 12, 2021 Brown-Iannuzzi, Claibourn, Trawalter: ‘Confederate memorials are associated with hate’ — New UVA study shows ‘significant’ correlation between lynchings and monuments Racial Justice and Equity Social Equity A UVA research team, including three Batten professors, uncovered a quantifiable relationship between Confederate memorials and the explicitly racist practice of lynching. Read in Charlottesville Tomorrow Oct 11, 2021 New UVA Study Finds Correlation Between Lynchings and Confederate Monuments Racial Justice and Equity Democracy A team of Batten and psychology researchers are bringing an empirical perspective to a national conversation. Learn more Feb 26, 2021 Black People’s Pain Has Long Been Underestimated. It’s Time For That To Change. Health Policy Racial Justice and Equity Compelling evidence from multiple studies points to racial disparities in healthcare—both in access to care and quality of care. In an article for Women's Health, Batten's Sophie Trawalter discusses her research exploring racial bias in healthcare. Read in Women’s Health Jul 20, 2020 From the Archives: Batten Awards John Lewis 2015 Medal in Citizenship Leadership Crime and Justice Democracy Racial Justice and Equity “Congressman Lewis exemplifies citizen leadership,” said Allan Stam, former dean of the Batten School. “From his days as a student leader to his co-founding of SNCC to his long career as an elected official, he has selflessly served the public good." Read in Monticello News Jun 30, 2020 Black Americans are Systematically Under-Treated for Pain. Why? 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Oct 03, 2022 Professors Chou and Trawalter Announced as Inaugural Batten Family Bicentennial Teacher-Scholar Leadership Professors The Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia announces the appointment of Eileen Chou and Sophie Trawalter as inaugural Batten Family Bicentennial Teacher-Scholar Leadership Professors. 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 05, 2022 Why Professors Should Call on Law Students — With a Plan Social Equity A new paper by Batten School professor Sophie Trawalter finds gender dynamics in classes are not fixed. Learn more
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 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 22, 2022 Batten Professors Discuss Escalation of Conflict in Ukraine National Security Batten School professors Philip Potter and Allan Stam note that the conflict in Ukraine has bolstered the NATO alliance, which may give China pause if it’s thinking of moving on Taiwan. Learn more
Jan 27, 2022 Stam: A Critical View of Biden's First Year Domestic Policy & Politics Batten School professor and Miller Center faculty senior fellow Allan Stam offers a critical assessment of President Biden's first year in office. It's hard to see the president as a successful leader, writes Stam. Learn more
Oct 12, 2021 Brown-Iannuzzi, Claibourn, Trawalter: ‘Confederate memorials are associated with hate’ — New UVA study shows ‘significant’ correlation between lynchings and monuments Racial Justice and Equity Social Equity A UVA research team, including three Batten professors, uncovered a quantifiable relationship between Confederate memorials and the explicitly racist practice of lynching. Read in Charlottesville Tomorrow
Oct 11, 2021 New UVA Study Finds Correlation Between Lynchings and Confederate Monuments Racial Justice and Equity Democracy A team of Batten and psychology researchers are bringing an empirical perspective to a national conversation. Learn more
Feb 26, 2021 Black People’s Pain Has Long Been Underestimated. It’s Time For That To Change. Health Policy Racial Justice and Equity Compelling evidence from multiple studies points to racial disparities in healthcare—both in access to care and quality of care. In an article for Women's Health, Batten's Sophie Trawalter discusses her research exploring racial bias in healthcare. Read in Women’s Health
Jul 20, 2020 From the Archives: Batten Awards John Lewis 2015 Medal in Citizenship Leadership Crime and Justice Democracy Racial Justice and Equity “Congressman Lewis exemplifies citizen leadership,” said Allan Stam, former dean of the Batten School. “From his days as a student leader to his co-founding of SNCC to his long career as an elected official, he has selflessly served the public good." Read in Monticello News
Jun 30, 2020 Black Americans are Systematically Under-Treated for Pain. Why? Health Policy Racial Justice and Equity When it comes to the healthcare you receive, the color of your skin can make a significant difference, social psychologist Sophie Trawalter told an online audience last week. Learn more