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We congratulate this year's winners: Ashley Jardina, Andy Pennock, Dan Player and Daphna Bassok. Learn more May 08, 2023 Batten Professor Andy Pennock has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award Education Batten Professor Andy Pennock has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award in leadership education to Slovenia for the 2023-2024 academic year from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. Learn more Feb 02, 2023 Faculty Members Weigh How To Enter the Brave New World of AI Batten School professor Andrew Pennock spoke with UVA Today about the opportunity for faculty to work with students to consider both the benefits and limits of AI applications like ChatGPT. Read in UVA Today Apr 12, 2022 Batten Professor Helps Soon-to-be Grads Get Their Finances in Order Batten Professor Andrew Pennock believes personal finance is a life skill, using intentional choices to reflect a person’s values. 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 Feb 11, 2022 Record Number of Batten Students Selected as Finalists for Presidential Management Fellowships Domestic Policy & Politics Ten Batten students and alumni — the highest number to date — have been selected as finalists for this year's prestigious Presidential Management Fellows Program, which is designed to develop a strong cadre of future government leaders. 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 Feb 19, 2021 Scrap the Syllabus: In This Batten Course, Students Take the Lead Education Advocacy Tackling everything from the death penalty to affordable housing, the students in Batten professor Andy Pennock's Virginia Politics and Policy don’t just participate in the course—they design it themselves. Learn more Dec 18, 2020 Meet the 2021 Batten Finalists for the Presidential Management Fellows Program Leadership One of the most prestigious programs for graduate students and alumni interested in public service, the fellowship affords recipients two years of experience and training at a federal agency. Learn more Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Next page Next › Stay Up To Date with the Latest Batten News and Events Subscribe
Sep 10, 2024 Pennock Shares Insight on Leadership with Georgia Mayors Professor Andy Pennock was invited to be a plenary speaker at the inaugural Georgia Mayors Leadership Academy where he provided an immersive learning experience about how to cultivate relationships, respond effectively during crises, advance community engagement and more. 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
May 08, 2023 Batten Professor Andy Pennock has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award Education Batten Professor Andy Pennock has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award in leadership education to Slovenia for the 2023-2024 academic year from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. Learn more
Feb 02, 2023 Faculty Members Weigh How To Enter the Brave New World of AI Batten School professor Andrew Pennock spoke with UVA Today about the opportunity for faculty to work with students to consider both the benefits and limits of AI applications like ChatGPT. Read in UVA Today
Apr 12, 2022 Batten Professor Helps Soon-to-be Grads Get Their Finances in Order Batten Professor Andrew Pennock believes personal finance is a life skill, using intentional choices to reflect a person’s values. 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
Feb 11, 2022 Record Number of Batten Students Selected as Finalists for Presidential Management Fellowships Domestic Policy & Politics Ten Batten students and alumni — the highest number to date — have been selected as finalists for this year's prestigious Presidential Management Fellows Program, which is designed to develop a strong cadre of future government leaders. 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
Feb 19, 2021 Scrap the Syllabus: In This Batten Course, Students Take the Lead Education Advocacy Tackling everything from the death penalty to affordable housing, the students in Batten professor Andy Pennock's Virginia Politics and Policy don’t just participate in the course—they design it themselves. Learn more
Dec 18, 2020 Meet the 2021 Batten Finalists for the Presidential Management Fellows Program Leadership One of the most prestigious programs for graduate students and alumni interested in public service, the fellowship affords recipients two years of experience and training at a federal agency. Learn more