Past Events Past Events View Upcoming Events UVA Batten Career Services Facet Event Type - Past Events Miller Center UVA Center for Politics National Security Policy Center Center for Effective Lawmaking 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 (-) UVA Humanitarian Collaborative Facet UVA Partner - Past Events Humanitarian Policy Global Politics & International Relations Immigration International and Global Affairs Facet Area of Focus - Past Events Oct 19 "Human Flow" Film Screening with Kirsten Gelsdorf and David Leblang Oct 19, 2021 / 6:00 PM Online via Zoom Batten professors Kirsten Gelsdorf and David Leblang lead a screening and discussion of the film "Human Flow" as part of a documentary series addressing the immigrant and refugee experience. Learn more Oct 14 The Lessons of War: The United States, Afghanistan & Iraq since 9/11 Oct 14, 2021 / 5:30 PM Jefferson Scholars Foundation, Charlottesville, VA UVA’s Governing America in a Global Era and the Jefferson Scholars Foundation host a dinner and panel discussion featuring experts including Batten Professor Kirsten Gelsdorf. Learn more Sep 22 "Separated: Children at the Border" Film Screening with Lucy Bassett Sep 22, 2021 / 6:30 PM Online via Zoom Batten Associate Professor of Practice of Public Policy Lucy Bassett leads a screening and discussion of "Separated: Children at the Border" as part of a documentary series addressing the immigrant and refugee experience. Learn more Feb 22 Land of Hope and Dreams? The Future of U.S. Immigration Policy Feb 22, 2021, 6:00 PM Online via Zoom As the Biden administration makes several key changes to U.S. immigration policy, including an end to the so-called Muslim ban, halting border wall construction and putting a temporary hold on deportations, experts examine the priorities and what they might imply for the evolution of U.S. immigration and refugee policy. Learn more Feb 09 Impact of Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) Interventions in Humanitarian Displacement Feb 9, 2021, 9:00 AM Online via Webex Which psychosocial interventions are effective and why? How can we create meaningful psychosocial support for displaced populations in humanitarian contexts? Join Batten Professor Kirsten Gelsdorf and Associate Professor Amanda Nguyen present their findings from a systematic review and meta-analysis to the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). Learn more Oct 27 Crisis at the US/Mexico Border: A New Film and Panel Discussion OCT 27, 2020 5:00 PM Watch Here With election day less than a month away, we must not forget the ongoing immigration crisis. Join us on October 27th for a virtual event highlighting the inhumane policies in place at the US-Mexico border. Learn more Oct 26 Immigration, asylum, and national security: A comparative perspective OCT 26, 2020 10:00 AM Online via Zoom Co-sponsored by UVA's Miller Center and Batten's Global Policy Center, join us as the 2020 Ambassador William C. Battle Symposium on American Diplomacy explores one of the defining issues of our day: immigration. Learn more Mar 23 International Public Service: Landing Opportunities in the Humanitarian Field MARCH 23, 2020 3:00 PM Online via Zoom As a part of Public Service Week, come learn more about internships and jobs in the humanitarian and development field! Join the Batten Global Policy Center for an insider’s look into the field, and how to navigate opportunities in the field to advance your career. A panel discussion will be followed by a Question and Answer. Learn more Nov 07 Landing Opportunities in the Humanitarian Field: The Insiders Scoop on Accessing Internships and Jobs Nov 07, 2019 4:00 PM Great Hall of Garrett Hall Join the Batten Global Policy Center for an insider’s look into the field of global development, and how to navigate opportunities in the field to advance your career. Learn more
Oct 19 "Human Flow" Film Screening with Kirsten Gelsdorf and David Leblang Oct 19, 2021 / 6:00 PM Online via Zoom Batten professors Kirsten Gelsdorf and David Leblang lead a screening and discussion of the film "Human Flow" as part of a documentary series addressing the immigrant and refugee experience. Learn more
Oct 14 The Lessons of War: The United States, Afghanistan & Iraq since 9/11 Oct 14, 2021 / 5:30 PM Jefferson Scholars Foundation, Charlottesville, VA UVA’s Governing America in a Global Era and the Jefferson Scholars Foundation host a dinner and panel discussion featuring experts including Batten Professor Kirsten Gelsdorf. Learn more
Sep 22 "Separated: Children at the Border" Film Screening with Lucy Bassett Sep 22, 2021 / 6:30 PM Online via Zoom Batten Associate Professor of Practice of Public Policy Lucy Bassett leads a screening and discussion of "Separated: Children at the Border" as part of a documentary series addressing the immigrant and refugee experience. Learn more
Feb 22 Land of Hope and Dreams? The Future of U.S. Immigration Policy Feb 22, 2021, 6:00 PM Online via Zoom As the Biden administration makes several key changes to U.S. immigration policy, including an end to the so-called Muslim ban, halting border wall construction and putting a temporary hold on deportations, experts examine the priorities and what they might imply for the evolution of U.S. immigration and refugee policy. Learn more
Feb 09 Impact of Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) Interventions in Humanitarian Displacement Feb 9, 2021, 9:00 AM Online via Webex Which psychosocial interventions are effective and why? How can we create meaningful psychosocial support for displaced populations in humanitarian contexts? Join Batten Professor Kirsten Gelsdorf and Associate Professor Amanda Nguyen present their findings from a systematic review and meta-analysis to the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). Learn more
Oct 27 Crisis at the US/Mexico Border: A New Film and Panel Discussion OCT 27, 2020 5:00 PM Watch Here With election day less than a month away, we must not forget the ongoing immigration crisis. Join us on October 27th for a virtual event highlighting the inhumane policies in place at the US-Mexico border. Learn more
Oct 26 Immigration, asylum, and national security: A comparative perspective OCT 26, 2020 10:00 AM Online via Zoom Co-sponsored by UVA's Miller Center and Batten's Global Policy Center, join us as the 2020 Ambassador William C. Battle Symposium on American Diplomacy explores one of the defining issues of our day: immigration. Learn more
Mar 23 International Public Service: Landing Opportunities in the Humanitarian Field MARCH 23, 2020 3:00 PM Online via Zoom As a part of Public Service Week, come learn more about internships and jobs in the humanitarian and development field! Join the Batten Global Policy Center for an insider’s look into the field, and how to navigate opportunities in the field to advance your career. A panel discussion will be followed by a Question and Answer. Learn more
Nov 07 Landing Opportunities in the Humanitarian Field: The Insiders Scoop on Accessing Internships and Jobs Nov 07, 2019 4:00 PM Great Hall of Garrett Hall Join the Batten Global Policy Center for an insider’s look into the field of global development, and how to navigate opportunities in the field to advance your career. Learn more