In honor of UVA’s Public Service Week, please join us for a panel discussion featuring Batten alumni who are committed to serving our democracy through careers in public service. The conversation will be moderated by Dean Ian Solomon. The panel will include Batten alumni Grace Glover Eckel (BA '14), Aaron Chafetz (MPP '13), Dana Ganpath Laurens (MPP '10), and Preethi Varma (BA '14).

Join the Batten School and Batten's Women in Policy as we celebrate International Women's Day with a timely discussion from Sarah Petrin on being a woman, humanitarian, and activist. Petrin will be joined by Anne Richard, Miller Center Fellow and professor at the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University.

Please join us for Batten Hour, featuring Sheryl Gay Stolberg, Washington Correspondent covering health policy for The New York Times. Stay tuned for additional details.

As part of Batten's Black History Month programming, please join us for a special Batten Hour double header, featuring remarks from Dean Solomon on the IDEA Project Competition, followed by our guest speaker, Dr. Keesha Middlemass, Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at Howard University.

As part of Batten's Black History Month programming, please join us for Batten Hour, featuring Stephanie Mash Sykes. Stay tuned for additional details.

Please join us for Batten Hour, featuring Phil Potter, Associate Professor of Politics and Public Policy and Director of the National Security Policy Center. Professor Potter will speak about what to look for from President Biden and his team, including risks, policy priorities, and more.

In the first Batten Hour of the semester, join Dean Solomon and Batten faculty for a community conversation.

Please join us for us for Virtual Batten Hour, featuring Katie Hood, the CEO of the One Love Foundation.

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). 

Please join us for Virtual Batten Hour, featuring Dr. Juan E. Gilbert, the Andrew Banks Family Preeminence Endowed Professor and Chair of the Computer & Information Science & Engineering Department at the University of Florida.