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Doleac
Apr 26, 2016

Doleac: Should We Pay People Not to Commit Crime?

How do you get people to stop doing something? If you’re an economist, you might try paying them to stop. That’s just what the town of Richmond, CA, has done to reduce violent crime. The town has had success with this program so far – so much that other cities are considering adopting it. The idea sounds crazy, and seems like an insult to hard-working, law-abiding citizens. There are reasons to think it could be a disaster. But there is at least one reason it could work.

Santos
Apr 19, 2016

Student Profile: Esteban Santos

The fact that the program offers a diverse curriculum made to confront the current issues of society and prepare exceptional leaders. The first time I heard about the school was when I was a first year at UVA. I saw a banner outside Garret Hall that said "Make a Difference," which caught my attention.

Students at Garrett
April 13, 2016

Applying Social Entrepreneurship Theory to the Real World

Professor Bala Mulloth launched Developing a New Social Venture, a capstone course offered to fourth-years in Batten’s undergraduate program. Part of the suite of SE@UVA social entrepreneurship classes, the three-credit course, originally taught by Professor Mulloth to MBA students at Central European University Business School in Budapest, takes students “out of the classroom and into the marketplace.” Throughout the semester, students have the opportunity to explore entrepreneurship by building a business from the ground up. Student self-organize in teams and work with Professor Mulloth and local entrepreneurs to take their ideas from concept to launch, culminating in a final assessment of the venture’s viability.   

Cho
Apr 08, 2016

Student Profile: Michelle Cho

My time at Batten has helped me form a more eclectic and informed view of the world. I think it’s easy to read newspapers and blogs and feel as if you are very informed and up-to-date with current events, but I’ve learned through my peers and the conversations we’ve shared that policy issues are never as neat and clean as we’d like to think they are.

Garrett Hall at Sunset

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