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Inside-the-Beltway policy elites have taken it on the chin. Learn more Dec 16, 2016 Is There a Bias Against Women's Issues in Congress? Just as there are gender gaps in major American elections, so too are there gender gaps in the issues advanced by women in Congress. The concept of so-called women's issues has been discussed for decades and sometimes used to diminish the political contributions of women. Learn more Dec 16, 2016 Doleac: More Job Opportunities, Less Recidivism Recidivism rates in the United States are high: two-thirds of offenders leaving prison will be re-arrested within three years. This is partly due to how difficult it is for people with criminal records to find reliable employment that can put them on a law-abiding track. Learn more Dec 12, 2016 Royster-Lawton Fellows in Social Enterprise The Royster-Lawton Fellows in Social Enterprise were recently established to expand access, affordability and experiential learning opportunities in the area of social enterprise for students at the University of Virginia. Learn more Dec 07, 2016 Professor Mahoney Discusses Recent Trip to Iraq and Fieldwork on the Refugee Crisis University of Virginia faculty member Christine Mahoney has spent the last seven years researching the displacement crisis and recently returned from a research trip to northern Iraq, where she interviewed residents and aid workers about their experience there. Learn more Dec 06, 2016 Batten Hosts NASPAA Career Professionals Conference The Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy is proud to host NASPAA's Career Professionals Conference on December 7 - 9 at the University of Virginia. Learn more Dec 02, 2016 Global Alumni Profile: Jessica Housden All in all, I’m really glad I decided to go to Batten, and I believe that my MPP has prepared me for an interesting and satisfying career – both through the specific skills it gave me, but also the value placed on leadership. Learn more Nov 28, 2016 Experts Suggest Pathways for Bipartisan Progress After one of the most contentious presidential campaigns in American history, it seems as if the United States is more divided than ever before. Yet political experts at the University of Virginia point to several lessons and even data from recent history that could help elected officials from both parties bridge the divide. Learn more Nov 21, 2016 Noted Scholar to Join Simulation Center Noah Myung, PhD as been appointed the Academic Director of the Center for Leadership Simulation and Gaming at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. Learn more Nov 17, 2016 What’s Next for Health Care Reform? One of the major planks of President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign was his pledge to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, the centerpiece of President Obama’s health care reform efforts. But what, exactly, will that mean? Learn more Nov 11, 2016 Kirsten Gelsdorf to Advise Humanitarian Data Center in The Hague As students at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy continue to gain quantitative data and analysis skills they are putting themselves in a cutting-edge category to make them more competitive in the global arena. Learn more Nov 10, 2016 What's Next? Batten Professors Weigh in on Election Results Though Tuesday’s election answered one key question – who will become America’s president in January – Donald Trump’s surprise victory may have raised more questions than it answered as American voters, investors and leaders worldwide consider the ramifications of a Trump presidency. 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Dec 19, 2016 Stam: The promise and perils of populism As in Europe, recent U.S. elections have heightened the appeal of and concerns about populism. Inside-the-Beltway policy elites have taken it on the chin. Learn more
Dec 16, 2016 Is There a Bias Against Women's Issues in Congress? Just as there are gender gaps in major American elections, so too are there gender gaps in the issues advanced by women in Congress. The concept of so-called women's issues has been discussed for decades and sometimes used to diminish the political contributions of women. Learn more
Dec 16, 2016 Doleac: More Job Opportunities, Less Recidivism Recidivism rates in the United States are high: two-thirds of offenders leaving prison will be re-arrested within three years. This is partly due to how difficult it is for people with criminal records to find reliable employment that can put them on a law-abiding track. Learn more
Dec 12, 2016 Royster-Lawton Fellows in Social Enterprise The Royster-Lawton Fellows in Social Enterprise were recently established to expand access, affordability and experiential learning opportunities in the area of social enterprise for students at the University of Virginia. Learn more
Dec 07, 2016 Professor Mahoney Discusses Recent Trip to Iraq and Fieldwork on the Refugee Crisis University of Virginia faculty member Christine Mahoney has spent the last seven years researching the displacement crisis and recently returned from a research trip to northern Iraq, where she interviewed residents and aid workers about their experience there. Learn more
Dec 06, 2016 Batten Hosts NASPAA Career Professionals Conference The Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy is proud to host NASPAA's Career Professionals Conference on December 7 - 9 at the University of Virginia. Learn more
Dec 02, 2016 Global Alumni Profile: Jessica Housden All in all, I’m really glad I decided to go to Batten, and I believe that my MPP has prepared me for an interesting and satisfying career – both through the specific skills it gave me, but also the value placed on leadership. Learn more
Nov 28, 2016 Experts Suggest Pathways for Bipartisan Progress After one of the most contentious presidential campaigns in American history, it seems as if the United States is more divided than ever before. Yet political experts at the University of Virginia point to several lessons and even data from recent history that could help elected officials from both parties bridge the divide. Learn more
Nov 21, 2016 Noted Scholar to Join Simulation Center Noah Myung, PhD as been appointed the Academic Director of the Center for Leadership Simulation and Gaming at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. Learn more
Nov 17, 2016 What’s Next for Health Care Reform? One of the major planks of President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign was his pledge to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, the centerpiece of President Obama’s health care reform efforts. But what, exactly, will that mean? Learn more
Nov 11, 2016 Kirsten Gelsdorf to Advise Humanitarian Data Center in The Hague As students at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy continue to gain quantitative data and analysis skills they are putting themselves in a cutting-edge category to make them more competitive in the global arena. Learn more
Nov 10, 2016 What's Next? Batten Professors Weigh in on Election Results Though Tuesday’s election answered one key question – who will become America’s president in January – Donald Trump’s surprise victory may have raised more questions than it answered as American voters, investors and leaders worldwide consider the ramifications of a Trump presidency. Learn more