Past Events Past Events View Upcoming Events Batten Batten 15th Anniversary UVA Facet Event Type - Past Events Center for Effective Lawmaking Facet UVA Partner - Past Events Education Social Equity Social Psychology Advocacy Economics International and Global Affairs Leadership Racial Justice and Equity (-) Democracy (-) Domestic Policy & Politics Facet Area of Focus - Past Events Jan 19 What if we held an election and everyone came? Jan 19, 2023 | 11:30 AM Great Hall In this conversation, hosted in partnership with the Karsh Institute of Democracy, E.J. Dionne, Jr. and Miles Rapoport discuss their new book “100% Democracy: The Case for Universal Voting.” 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 Dec 01 An Evening in Conversation with Del. Sally Hudson and Denver Riggleman DEC 1, 2022 | 4:30 PM Bond House Join Batten School assistant professor and Delegate Sally Hudson (D) and former Republican Congressman Denver Riggleman as they sit down for a live One Small Step conversation. Learn more Nov 01 Midterm Elections, One Week Out NOV 1, 2022 | 6:00 PM - 7:15 PM Online What do the 2022 midterm elections look like one week out? Join Batten School professor Jennifer Lawless and other panelists to explore the polls, ads, issues, money, and controversies of this year’s contests 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 Oct 14 Midterms 2022: Who will come out on top? OCT 14, 2022 | 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM The Miller Center or Online Panelists, including the Batten School's Jennifer Lawless, will discuss the issues that are front and center on voters' minds this November: inflation and the economy, SCOTUS and abortion rights, crime and law enforcement, and intersections of identity, race, education, and public health. Learn more Sep 22 After Charlottesville Roundtable Discussion SEPT 22-24 University of Virginia A roundtable of current and former leaders and activists of Charlottesville, reflecting on the run-up to and aftermath of the events of August 11 and 12, 2017. Learn more
Jan 19 What if we held an election and everyone came? Jan 19, 2023 | 11:30 AM Great Hall In this conversation, hosted in partnership with the Karsh Institute of Democracy, E.J. Dionne, Jr. and Miles Rapoport discuss their new book “100% Democracy: The Case for Universal Voting.” 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
Dec 01 An Evening in Conversation with Del. Sally Hudson and Denver Riggleman DEC 1, 2022 | 4:30 PM Bond House Join Batten School assistant professor and Delegate Sally Hudson (D) and former Republican Congressman Denver Riggleman as they sit down for a live One Small Step conversation. Learn more
Nov 01 Midterm Elections, One Week Out NOV 1, 2022 | 6:00 PM - 7:15 PM Online What do the 2022 midterm elections look like one week out? Join Batten School professor Jennifer Lawless and other panelists to explore the polls, ads, issues, money, and controversies of this year’s contests 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
Oct 14 Midterms 2022: Who will come out on top? OCT 14, 2022 | 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM The Miller Center or Online Panelists, including the Batten School's Jennifer Lawless, will discuss the issues that are front and center on voters' minds this November: inflation and the economy, SCOTUS and abortion rights, crime and law enforcement, and intersections of identity, race, education, and public health. Learn more
Sep 22 After Charlottesville Roundtable Discussion SEPT 22-24 University of Virginia A roundtable of current and former leaders and activists of Charlottesville, reflecting on the run-up to and aftermath of the events of August 11 and 12, 2017. Learn more