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These students often have the academic skills needed and have access to affordable college options, but still face barriers to success. Learn more May 18, 2015 Grad Students Learn From Experts, and Each Other, in Leadership Program Education Leadership University of Virginia students and faculty last September formed the Tri-Sector Leadership Fellows program, an innovative effort that brings together students and professors from three fields of graduate study – law, business and public policy – to learn about each sector and gain a competitive advantage and a more expansive network as they enter the workplace after graduation. Learn more May 16, 2015 Time at U.Va. broadened horizon for graduate Education Ethics Jennifer Oppong learned a lot during her four years at the University of Virginia, including how to listen to her heart and keep her mind open to change. Learn more May 15, 2015 Ed Policy Student Wins AERA-MET Dissertation Fellowship to Study Changes in Teaching Practice Education Domestic Policy & Politics Mindy Adnot, a graduate student in the Education Policy doctoral program, has been awarded a $20,000 Dissertation Award from the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Measures of Effective Teaching (MET) Fellowship Program. Learn more May 07, 2015 Randall Lutter Awarded Grant to Study Cognitive Benefits of Breastfeeding Health Policy Domestic Policy & Politics Batten School Senior Lecturer Randall Lutter was recently awarded a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to study the economic value of improvements in cognitive performance attributable to breastfeeding. Learn more May 01, 2015 Latvian Excursion Spurred Blackburn to Life of Serving Others Advocacy Leadership Zach Blackburn’s interest in public policy and his eventual decision to enroll in the University of Virginia’s Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy all began with an unexpected family trip to Latvia. Learn more Apr 25, 2015 MPP Alumna Annie Rorem Named Top Thinker Under 30 Leadership Domestic Policy & Politics We canvassed the world of the social and behavioral sciences, looking for rising stars whose careers promise to make a lasting mark. We’ll be profiling the top 30 throughout the month of April. Learn more Apr 23, 2016 Last Lectures: Why History Compels, and Not Everyone Should Get a Trophy Democracy Leadership On Wednesday evening, Hale and Stam shared these life lessons with students as a part of Housing and Residence Life’s 24th edition of the Last Lecture Series. An annual spring tradition, the Last Lecture invites the University’s finest faculty members to impart their wisdom and knowledge to students as if it is their very last opportunity to do so. Learn more April 16, 2015 MPP Student Receives Boren Award, Plans Work in Haiti Advocacy Leadership Second-year MPP candidate Caryl Merten is no stranger to foreign languages. As an undergraduate student, she received a degree in Foreign Affairs with a minor in French, and spent two years as senior resident in the language houses. Learn more April 3, 2015 Pioneering Student First in MPP/PhD Program in Education Policy Eva Galdo is in a class of her own, figuratively and literally. The pioneering student is the only third year in the growing Batten/Curry MPP/PhD dual degree program. Now a part of a robust graduate program, Eva’s experiences have been a testing ground for the kinds of mentoring and cooperative education the program strives to provide. 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May 22, 2015 New Research Examines Behavioral Insights to Improve College Access Education Domestic Policy & Politics Each year, many students fail to enroll in college, enroll in institutions where they are not positioned for success or drop out before earning a degree. These students often have the academic skills needed and have access to affordable college options, but still face barriers to success. Learn more
May 18, 2015 Grad Students Learn From Experts, and Each Other, in Leadership Program Education Leadership University of Virginia students and faculty last September formed the Tri-Sector Leadership Fellows program, an innovative effort that brings together students and professors from three fields of graduate study – law, business and public policy – to learn about each sector and gain a competitive advantage and a more expansive network as they enter the workplace after graduation. Learn more
May 16, 2015 Time at U.Va. broadened horizon for graduate Education Ethics Jennifer Oppong learned a lot during her four years at the University of Virginia, including how to listen to her heart and keep her mind open to change. Learn more
May 15, 2015 Ed Policy Student Wins AERA-MET Dissertation Fellowship to Study Changes in Teaching Practice Education Domestic Policy & Politics Mindy Adnot, a graduate student in the Education Policy doctoral program, has been awarded a $20,000 Dissertation Award from the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Measures of Effective Teaching (MET) Fellowship Program. Learn more
May 07, 2015 Randall Lutter Awarded Grant to Study Cognitive Benefits of Breastfeeding Health Policy Domestic Policy & Politics Batten School Senior Lecturer Randall Lutter was recently awarded a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to study the economic value of improvements in cognitive performance attributable to breastfeeding. Learn more
May 01, 2015 Latvian Excursion Spurred Blackburn to Life of Serving Others Advocacy Leadership Zach Blackburn’s interest in public policy and his eventual decision to enroll in the University of Virginia’s Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy all began with an unexpected family trip to Latvia. Learn more
Apr 25, 2015 MPP Alumna Annie Rorem Named Top Thinker Under 30 Leadership Domestic Policy & Politics We canvassed the world of the social and behavioral sciences, looking for rising stars whose careers promise to make a lasting mark. We’ll be profiling the top 30 throughout the month of April. Learn more
Apr 23, 2016 Last Lectures: Why History Compels, and Not Everyone Should Get a Trophy Democracy Leadership On Wednesday evening, Hale and Stam shared these life lessons with students as a part of Housing and Residence Life’s 24th edition of the Last Lecture Series. An annual spring tradition, the Last Lecture invites the University’s finest faculty members to impart their wisdom and knowledge to students as if it is their very last opportunity to do so. Learn more
April 16, 2015 MPP Student Receives Boren Award, Plans Work in Haiti Advocacy Leadership Second-year MPP candidate Caryl Merten is no stranger to foreign languages. As an undergraduate student, she received a degree in Foreign Affairs with a minor in French, and spent two years as senior resident in the language houses. Learn more
April 3, 2015 Pioneering Student First in MPP/PhD Program in Education Policy Eva Galdo is in a class of her own, figuratively and literally. The pioneering student is the only third year in the growing Batten/Curry MPP/PhD dual degree program. Now a part of a robust graduate program, Eva’s experiences have been a testing ground for the kinds of mentoring and cooperative education the program strives to provide. Learn more