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Learn more Oct 26, 2022 Liberal, Conservative Professors Find Common Ground in Shared Course Democracy Mary Kate Cary and Jennifer Lawless taught a class from both sides of the political spectrum with success. Learn more May 24, 2022 To Run or Not to Run? Not Enough Women Consider Political Office in the First Place. Domestic Policy & Politics Political Science Racial Justice and Equity A new report by Batten School Professor Jennifer Lawless highlights the gender gap in political ambition. The research declares that “politics remains a game for men.” Learn more Feb 09, 2022 Running for office is still for men—some data on the ‘Ambition Gap’ Domestic Policy & Politics Batten School Professor Jennifer Lawless and co-author Richard L. Fox find that women today are just as unlikely as they were 20 years ago to express interest in running for office. Learn more 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 Nov 06, 2020 Batten Faculty Provide Commentary on Election Results Democracy Political Science In commentary compiled by the Miller Center, Batten Professors Jennifer Lawless, Margaret Foster Riley, Todd Sechser, and Craig Volden weigh in on the 2020 election, offering updates on the latest developments. Full Commentary from UVA's Miller Center Nov 02, 2020 UVA Politics Experts Discuss Three Key Trends for Tuesday's Election Democracy Political Science Batten's Jennifer Lawless, along with William Antholis, and Kyle Kondik, discuss how mail-in and absentee votes are counted, why results could be delayed this year, and how the pandemic has affected the election. 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 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. 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Nov 09, 2022 Why aren't more moms running for office? One group is hoping to change that Domestic Policy & Politics Moms are a political force in voting but are underrepresented as candidates. In an interview with NPR, Batten School Professor Jennifer Lawless shares some ideas about that disparity. Learn more
Oct 26, 2022 Liberal, Conservative Professors Find Common Ground in Shared Course Democracy Mary Kate Cary and Jennifer Lawless taught a class from both sides of the political spectrum with success. Learn more
May 24, 2022 To Run or Not to Run? Not Enough Women Consider Political Office in the First Place. Domestic Policy & Politics Political Science Racial Justice and Equity A new report by Batten School Professor Jennifer Lawless highlights the gender gap in political ambition. The research declares that “politics remains a game for men.” Learn more
Feb 09, 2022 Running for office is still for men—some data on the ‘Ambition Gap’ Domestic Policy & Politics Batten School Professor Jennifer Lawless and co-author Richard L. Fox find that women today are just as unlikely as they were 20 years ago to express interest in running for office. Learn more
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
Nov 06, 2020 Batten Faculty Provide Commentary on Election Results Democracy Political Science In commentary compiled by the Miller Center, Batten Professors Jennifer Lawless, Margaret Foster Riley, Todd Sechser, and Craig Volden weigh in on the 2020 election, offering updates on the latest developments. Full Commentary from UVA's Miller Center
Nov 02, 2020 UVA Politics Experts Discuss Three Key Trends for Tuesday's Election Democracy Political Science Batten's Jennifer Lawless, along with William Antholis, and Kyle Kondik, discuss how mail-in and absentee votes are counted, why results could be delayed this year, and how the pandemic has affected the election. 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
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