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Learn more Sep 09, 2021 Batten Builds: A Day in Photographs Leadership After a challenging year and a half, Batten students were especially excited to serve their community in person. Learn more May 12, 2021 The Batten School Announces Class of 2021 Winners of the Pilot and Legacy Awards Leadership The Pilot and Legacy Awards are the most prestigious student-nominated awards for graduating MPP and BA students. This year, a record number of nominations were submitted by Batten students, faculty and staff who were impacted by Batten’s Class of 2021. Learn more Feb 01, 2021 Martin Luther King Jr.’s Moral Call to America Leadership Advocacy Racial Justice and Equity In honor of Black History Month, three members of the Batten community who participated in the School’s Martin Luther King Jr. celebrations reflect on the activist’s legacy. Learn more Oct 22, 2020 Faculty Spotlight: From College Drop-Out to Action-Minded, Award-Winning Professor Leadership Advocacy Racial Justice and Equity Batten's Paul Martin teaches a course aimed at improving experiences for first-generation students at UVA, while also participating in a wide range of activities for the betterment of the Charlottesville community. READ IN UVA TODAY May 16, 2020 The Batten School Announces Class of 2020 Winners of the Pilot and Legacy Awards Leadership The Pilot and Legacy Awards, named in honor of the Batten School’s late founder, Frank Batten, Sr., are the most prestigious student-nominated awards for graduating Master of Public Policy students and students graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Public Policy and Leadership. Learn more Apr 29, 2020 Class of 2020: Future ‘Double-Hoo’ Hitting Her Own High Notes at UVA, Beyond Leadership Music has always been at the core of Chloe Cohen, who will become a “Double-Hoo” after earning her master’s degree from the Batten School next month. READ IN UVA TODAY Apr 10, 2020 Batten's Paul Martin Receives All-University Teaching Award Leadership Martin, who came to UVA as a visiting professor in 2004 in the Department of Politics, then joined the Miller Center of Public Affairs, and became a member of the start-up team when the Batten School was created in 2008, has been lauded for his unrelenting commitment to cultivating his students to be thoughtful citizen-leaders. READ IN UVA TODAY Feb 12, 2020 Alum in Action: Kathryn Babineau Labor Social Equity Batten alum Kathryn Babineau (MPP ’13) is a Ph.D. student in the University of Virginia's sociology department, where she studies globalization, labor rights, and public and private regulation. Previously, she worked as a human rights investigator for the Fair Food Standards Council and as a research coordinator at National Defense University. Learn more Aug 21, 2019 University Faculty Learn How to Live More Connected Lives by Confronting Difficult Past Democracy Racial Justice and Equity This past June, Batten professors Lucy Bassett and Andrew Pennock participated in the University’s Teaching Race at UVA seminar. Launched in the summer of 2018, the seminar which is an initiative of the Office of the Provost grew out of a desire to deepen faculty’s understanding of the University’s and greater Charlottesville’s complicated history with race. Learn more Jun 04, 2019 Batten Professor and Student Play a Pivotal Role in UVA's Successful New Tour for First Gen Students Education University of Virginia President Jim Ryan has said one of his missions is that UVA “opens wide the door to opportunity for first-generation, low and middle-income students.” A group of students embraced that spirit even before Ryan joined the University last year and this past semester, opened their arms to local first-generation students with a day of programing tailor-made for them by current first-gen students at UVA. Learn more Stay Up To Date with the Latest Batten News and Events Subscribe
Nov 23, 2021 Batten Food Drive Supports 120 Local Families Through Partnership with Madison House Leadership Launched as part of a new partnership between Batten and Madison House, the Batten School’s holiday food drive aims to provide 120 local families with a hearty traditional meal this season. Learn more
Sep 09, 2021 Batten Builds: A Day in Photographs Leadership After a challenging year and a half, Batten students were especially excited to serve their community in person. Learn more
May 12, 2021 The Batten School Announces Class of 2021 Winners of the Pilot and Legacy Awards Leadership The Pilot and Legacy Awards are the most prestigious student-nominated awards for graduating MPP and BA students. This year, a record number of nominations were submitted by Batten students, faculty and staff who were impacted by Batten’s Class of 2021. Learn more
Feb 01, 2021 Martin Luther King Jr.’s Moral Call to America Leadership Advocacy Racial Justice and Equity In honor of Black History Month, three members of the Batten community who participated in the School’s Martin Luther King Jr. celebrations reflect on the activist’s legacy. Learn more
Oct 22, 2020 Faculty Spotlight: From College Drop-Out to Action-Minded, Award-Winning Professor Leadership Advocacy Racial Justice and Equity Batten's Paul Martin teaches a course aimed at improving experiences for first-generation students at UVA, while also participating in a wide range of activities for the betterment of the Charlottesville community. READ IN UVA TODAY
May 16, 2020 The Batten School Announces Class of 2020 Winners of the Pilot and Legacy Awards Leadership The Pilot and Legacy Awards, named in honor of the Batten School’s late founder, Frank Batten, Sr., are the most prestigious student-nominated awards for graduating Master of Public Policy students and students graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Public Policy and Leadership. Learn more
Apr 29, 2020 Class of 2020: Future ‘Double-Hoo’ Hitting Her Own High Notes at UVA, Beyond Leadership Music has always been at the core of Chloe Cohen, who will become a “Double-Hoo” after earning her master’s degree from the Batten School next month. READ IN UVA TODAY
Apr 10, 2020 Batten's Paul Martin Receives All-University Teaching Award Leadership Martin, who came to UVA as a visiting professor in 2004 in the Department of Politics, then joined the Miller Center of Public Affairs, and became a member of the start-up team when the Batten School was created in 2008, has been lauded for his unrelenting commitment to cultivating his students to be thoughtful citizen-leaders. READ IN UVA TODAY
Feb 12, 2020 Alum in Action: Kathryn Babineau Labor Social Equity Batten alum Kathryn Babineau (MPP ’13) is a Ph.D. student in the University of Virginia's sociology department, where she studies globalization, labor rights, and public and private regulation. Previously, she worked as a human rights investigator for the Fair Food Standards Council and as a research coordinator at National Defense University. Learn more
Aug 21, 2019 University Faculty Learn How to Live More Connected Lives by Confronting Difficult Past Democracy Racial Justice and Equity This past June, Batten professors Lucy Bassett and Andrew Pennock participated in the University’s Teaching Race at UVA seminar. Launched in the summer of 2018, the seminar which is an initiative of the Office of the Provost grew out of a desire to deepen faculty’s understanding of the University’s and greater Charlottesville’s complicated history with race. Learn more
Jun 04, 2019 Batten Professor and Student Play a Pivotal Role in UVA's Successful New Tour for First Gen Students Education University of Virginia President Jim Ryan has said one of his missions is that UVA “opens wide the door to opportunity for first-generation, low and middle-income students.” A group of students embraced that spirit even before Ryan joined the University last year and this past semester, opened their arms to local first-generation students with a day of programing tailor-made for them by current first-gen students at UVA. Learn more