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Apr 11, 2024

Compassion in Action: Contemplative Science and Practice in the Classroom and the World

In March 2024, Batten School Dean Ian Solomon and professors Kirsten Gelsdorf and Abigail Scholer joined dozens of scholars and others from around the world in Dharamsala, India, to meet with the Dalai Lama and explore ways to bring contemplative science and practice into teaching, research, policymaking and leadership in all sectors.

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Mar 14, 2024

Dean Solomon, Professors Gelsdorf and Scholer to Meet with the Dalai Lama

Dean Ian Solomon and professors Kirsten Gelsdorf and Abigail Scholer will travel to Dharamsala next week with leaders from UVA’s Contemplative Sciences Center to spend a week with practitioners and researchers in the contemplative sciences from around the world. They will also have an audience with His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

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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.

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