Past Events Past Events View Upcoming Events Batten Hour Batten Facet Event Type - Past Events Miller Center UVA Center for Politics UVA Humanitarian Collaborative National Security Policy Center School of Law EdPolicyWorks: Center for Education Policy and Workforce Competitiveness McIntire School of Commerce School of Education and Human Development Center for Social Innovation Darden School of Business Department of Economics Karsh Institute of Democracy School of Medicine UVA School of Data Science Women’s Center (-) Center for Effective Lawmaking Facet UVA Partner - Past Events Democracy Domestic Policy & Politics Facet Area of Focus - Past Events Dec 12 Success in the States: How Outstanding State Lawmakers Lead and Govern DEC 12, 2022 | 12:00 PM Partnership for Public Service, Washington, D.C. Craig Volden, Co-Director of the Center for Effective Lawmaking and professor at the Batten School, will join state lawmakers identified by independent observers as exceptional political leaders and leaders of nonprofits dedicated to supporting better political leadership in the U.S. to reflect on the issues at stake for our democracy. Learn more Oct 20 A Reception with Stennis Congressional Fellows OCT 20, 2022 | 5:30 PM EDT The Bradbury Join twenty senior congressional staffers for a reception. The Batten School and the Center for Effective Lawmaking are honored to host this event welcoming the 117th Stennis Fellows Program to the University of Virginia. Learn more Mar 29 Political Ambition and the Gender Gap Mar 29, 2022 / 12:00 PM Great Hall, Garrett Hall Please join Batten professors Jen Lawless and Craig Volden for a conversation about the gender gap that exists when it comes to women’s ambition to run for political office. Learn more Oct 12 Capitol Conversations: Hoos on the Hill and the Life of a Staffer Oct 12, 2021 / 11:30 AM Online via Zoom In a conversation moderated by Center for Effective Lawmaking Co-Director Professor Craig Volden, three Batten alums who currently work in Congress share their thoughts and stories. These three staffers will explain what their jobs look like and how their career trajectory led them to the Hill after graduation. Learn more Mar 22 Batten Hour: “Highlights from the New 116th Congress Legislative Effectiveness Scores,” with Craig Volden and Gerry Warburg Mar 22, 2021, 11:30 AM Online via Zoom Join Batten's Craig Volden, professor of public policy and politics and director of the Center for Effective Lawmaking (CEL), and Gerry Warburg, professor of practice of public policy, for a conversation on the CEL’s recently-released legislative effectiveness scores for the 116th Congress. Learn more Nov 09 Virtual Batten Hour: “What’s Next for Congress?” with Molly Ball NOV 9, 2020 12:00 PM Online via Zoom Hosted by the Center for Effective Lawmaking, please join us for Virtual Batten Hour, featuring Molly Ball. Ball is the National Political Correspondent for TIME and author of a new book on Nancy Pelosi (Pelosi). Learn more Nov 18 Batten Hour: National Journal Politics Editor Josh Kraushaar NOV 18, 2019 1:00 PM Great Hall of Garrett Hall Join us for a discussion with National Journal politics editor, Josh Kraushaar. This event is co-hosted by the Center for Effective Lawmaking. Learn more
Dec 12 Success in the States: How Outstanding State Lawmakers Lead and Govern DEC 12, 2022 | 12:00 PM Partnership for Public Service, Washington, D.C. Craig Volden, Co-Director of the Center for Effective Lawmaking and professor at the Batten School, will join state lawmakers identified by independent observers as exceptional political leaders and leaders of nonprofits dedicated to supporting better political leadership in the U.S. to reflect on the issues at stake for our democracy. Learn more
Oct 20 A Reception with Stennis Congressional Fellows OCT 20, 2022 | 5:30 PM EDT The Bradbury Join twenty senior congressional staffers for a reception. The Batten School and the Center for Effective Lawmaking are honored to host this event welcoming the 117th Stennis Fellows Program to the University of Virginia. Learn more
Mar 29 Political Ambition and the Gender Gap Mar 29, 2022 / 12:00 PM Great Hall, Garrett Hall Please join Batten professors Jen Lawless and Craig Volden for a conversation about the gender gap that exists when it comes to women’s ambition to run for political office. Learn more
Oct 12 Capitol Conversations: Hoos on the Hill and the Life of a Staffer Oct 12, 2021 / 11:30 AM Online via Zoom In a conversation moderated by Center for Effective Lawmaking Co-Director Professor Craig Volden, three Batten alums who currently work in Congress share their thoughts and stories. These three staffers will explain what their jobs look like and how their career trajectory led them to the Hill after graduation. Learn more
Mar 22 Batten Hour: “Highlights from the New 116th Congress Legislative Effectiveness Scores,” with Craig Volden and Gerry Warburg Mar 22, 2021, 11:30 AM Online via Zoom Join Batten's Craig Volden, professor of public policy and politics and director of the Center for Effective Lawmaking (CEL), and Gerry Warburg, professor of practice of public policy, for a conversation on the CEL’s recently-released legislative effectiveness scores for the 116th Congress. Learn more
Nov 09 Virtual Batten Hour: “What’s Next for Congress?” with Molly Ball NOV 9, 2020 12:00 PM Online via Zoom Hosted by the Center for Effective Lawmaking, please join us for Virtual Batten Hour, featuring Molly Ball. Ball is the National Political Correspondent for TIME and author of a new book on Nancy Pelosi (Pelosi). Learn more
Nov 18 Batten Hour: National Journal Politics Editor Josh Kraushaar NOV 18, 2019 1:00 PM Great Hall of Garrett Hall Join us for a discussion with National Journal politics editor, Josh Kraushaar. This event is co-hosted by the Center for Effective Lawmaking. Learn more