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Learn more May 02, 2016 Student Profile: Emmanuel Agyemang-Dua Graduating student seeks results internationally through summer project in Ghana. Learn more 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. Learn more Apr 26, 2016 First Ph.D. Graduate in Education Policy Reflects on her Time in the Dual Degree Program We sat down with Eva Galdo, a 2015 graduate the Education Policy program, to learn more about her educational experience and her professional life beyond UVA. Eva Galdo, Ph.D. is currently an associate education research scientist in the Standards and Review Office at the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) in the U.S. Department of Education. Learn more 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. Learn more Apr 19, 2016 Pay for Success Lab to Provide Research in Supportive Housing Grant The Social Entrepreneurship @ UVA (SE@UVA) Pay for Success Lab will be supporting research in a newly announced supportive housing grant. Learn more Apr 18, 2016 Alumna Roper Named WV Woman of the Year Rising Star Batten School MPP alumna Natalie Roper was selected as one of two Woman of the Year "Rising Stars" at the recent West Virginia Women’s Leadership Summit. Learn more Apr 15, 2016 Malcolm Brogdon Awarded Ernest H. Ern Distinguished Student Award The University of Virginia Alumni Association has awarded Batten MPP student Malcolm Brogdon the 2016 Ernest H. Ern Distinguished Student Award at its annual board of managers meeting. Learn more April 13, 2016 Applying Social Entrepreneurship Theory to the Real World Social Entrepreneurship 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. Learn more 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. Learn more Apr 04, 2016 Marian Wright Edelman, Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Citizen Leadership Marian Wright Edelman, founder and president of the Children's Defense Fund, has been an advocate for disadvantaged Americans for her entire professional life. Under her leadership, CDF has become the nation’s strongest voice for children and families. Learn more Mar 31, 2016 Mahoney: Towards a More Democratic, Modern Lobbying Process POST-MAP-ASK: Towards a More Democratic, Modern Lobbying Process looks at the ways in which the chaotic legislative lobbying process amplifies the resource imbalances, overwhelms congressional staffers, and influences public policy outcomes. Learn more Pagination Previous page ‹ Previous Page 72 Page 73 Page 74 Page 75 Current page 76 Page 77 Page 78 Page 79 Page 80 Next page Next › Stay Up To Date with the Latest Batten News and Events Subscribe
May 04, 2016 Batten Students Brief U.S. Secretary of Defense at Pentagon Event On Friday, April 29th, two Batten School MPP students traveled to the Pentagon to participate in the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Force of the Future event. Learn more
May 02, 2016 Student Profile: Emmanuel Agyemang-Dua Graduating student seeks results internationally through summer project in Ghana. Learn more
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. Learn more
Apr 26, 2016 First Ph.D. Graduate in Education Policy Reflects on her Time in the Dual Degree Program We sat down with Eva Galdo, a 2015 graduate the Education Policy program, to learn more about her educational experience and her professional life beyond UVA. Eva Galdo, Ph.D. is currently an associate education research scientist in the Standards and Review Office at the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) in the U.S. Department of Education. Learn more
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. Learn more
Apr 19, 2016 Pay for Success Lab to Provide Research in Supportive Housing Grant The Social Entrepreneurship @ UVA (SE@UVA) Pay for Success Lab will be supporting research in a newly announced supportive housing grant. Learn more
Apr 18, 2016 Alumna Roper Named WV Woman of the Year Rising Star Batten School MPP alumna Natalie Roper was selected as one of two Woman of the Year "Rising Stars" at the recent West Virginia Women’s Leadership Summit. Learn more
Apr 15, 2016 Malcolm Brogdon Awarded Ernest H. Ern Distinguished Student Award The University of Virginia Alumni Association has awarded Batten MPP student Malcolm Brogdon the 2016 Ernest H. Ern Distinguished Student Award at its annual board of managers meeting. Learn more
April 13, 2016 Applying Social Entrepreneurship Theory to the Real World Social Entrepreneurship 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. Learn more
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. Learn more
Apr 04, 2016 Marian Wright Edelman, Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Citizen Leadership Marian Wright Edelman, founder and president of the Children's Defense Fund, has been an advocate for disadvantaged Americans for her entire professional life. Under her leadership, CDF has become the nation’s strongest voice for children and families. Learn more
Mar 31, 2016 Mahoney: Towards a More Democratic, Modern Lobbying Process POST-MAP-ASK: Towards a More Democratic, Modern Lobbying Process looks at the ways in which the chaotic legislative lobbying process amplifies the resource imbalances, overwhelms congressional staffers, and influences public policy outcomes. Learn more