Faculty & Research Faculty Batten Reports Education Leadership Social Entrepreneurship Advocacy Health Policy Political Science Social Psychology Facet Area of Focus - Batten Publications Facet People - Batten Publications School of Education and Human Development UVA Center for Politics Facet UVA Partner - Batten Publications Batten Reports Facet Publication Type - Batten Publications Leadership Batten Reports - Fall 2019 In this edition of Batten Reports, get to know Batten's new dean, Ian H. Solomon, explore the intricacies of curating a leadership curriculum, and learn about how Batten faculty represent the ideals of truth, citizenship, and the power of knowledge. Learn more Education Leadership Social Entrepreneurship Batten Reports: Spring 2019 In this issue: Dean Stam writes about how Batten students, faculty and staff are building a society where democracy can thrive, a new partnership between the Batten School and the UVA Center for Politics focuses on citizen engagement, how Batten students and alumni discover the transformational power of state government, and a Batten alum reflects on what led her to a career in the humanitarian sector. Learn more Education Social Psychology Batten Reports: Fall 2018 In this issue, discover Batten’s four Behavioral Labs, three-day humanitarian crisis simulations to teach students to be “thoughtful optimists,” and how two Master of Public Policy students spent their summers interning with Richmond Public Schools. Learn more Education Political Science Batten Reports: Spring 2018 Examining Best Practices in Regulatory Interventions, Addressing Air Pollution Around the World, Batten Students' Experience on Capitol Hill Sheds, Light on Realities of Policymaking, Who Actually Gets Things Done in Congress? Learn more Health Policy Batten Reports: Fall 2017 Batten;s Future, National and International Leaders Speak, Exploring Reliance on Traditional Medicine, Constructive Counterparts, Enlarging Batten's Presence in the National Conversation, What It Takes to Make Great Policy, Opioid Epidemic Proves to Be Worse Than Reported Learn more Advocacy Batten Reports: Spring 2015 This issue includes a profile of Professor Christine Mahoney and the social entrepreneurship initiative underway at Batten and the University of Virginia. There’s also an exclusive excerpt of Dean Stam’s upcoming book, Why Leaders Fight, which examines how political leaders’ formative experiences impact their decisions to engage in armed conflict. You’ll also get to know two of Batten’s standout student athletes—Malcolm Brogdon and Danielle Delisle. Learn more Social Entrepreneurship Batten Reports: Fall 2014 Hear about the school’s trajectory from our new Dean, Allan Stam, and get to know him better in a special Q&A. The feature story profiles exciting research underway at the school, and Assistant Dean for External Affairs Gerald F. Warburg writes about visions for the school circa 2030. Learn more Leadership Batten Reports: Spring 2014 In this issue we profile Professor Craig Volden’s forthcoming book, The Lawmakers: Legislative Effectiveness in the United States Congress, and examine what it means to redesign a public policy school. Learn more Education Batten Reports: Fall 2013 Learn more about Batten partnership with The Curry School to develop the Center on Education Policy and Workforce Competitiveness. This issue also considers Professor Christopher Ruhm’s health policy research and the politics of evidence-based medicine, according to Professor Eric Patashnik. Learn more
Leadership Batten Reports - Fall 2019 In this edition of Batten Reports, get to know Batten's new dean, Ian H. Solomon, explore the intricacies of curating a leadership curriculum, and learn about how Batten faculty represent the ideals of truth, citizenship, and the power of knowledge. Learn more
Education Leadership Social Entrepreneurship Batten Reports: Spring 2019 In this issue: Dean Stam writes about how Batten students, faculty and staff are building a society where democracy can thrive, a new partnership between the Batten School and the UVA Center for Politics focuses on citizen engagement, how Batten students and alumni discover the transformational power of state government, and a Batten alum reflects on what led her to a career in the humanitarian sector. Learn more
Education Social Psychology Batten Reports: Fall 2018 In this issue, discover Batten’s four Behavioral Labs, three-day humanitarian crisis simulations to teach students to be “thoughtful optimists,” and how two Master of Public Policy students spent their summers interning with Richmond Public Schools. Learn more
Education Political Science Batten Reports: Spring 2018 Examining Best Practices in Regulatory Interventions, Addressing Air Pollution Around the World, Batten Students' Experience on Capitol Hill Sheds, Light on Realities of Policymaking, Who Actually Gets Things Done in Congress? Learn more
Health Policy Batten Reports: Fall 2017 Batten;s Future, National and International Leaders Speak, Exploring Reliance on Traditional Medicine, Constructive Counterparts, Enlarging Batten's Presence in the National Conversation, What It Takes to Make Great Policy, Opioid Epidemic Proves to Be Worse Than Reported Learn more
Advocacy Batten Reports: Spring 2015 This issue includes a profile of Professor Christine Mahoney and the social entrepreneurship initiative underway at Batten and the University of Virginia. There’s also an exclusive excerpt of Dean Stam’s upcoming book, Why Leaders Fight, which examines how political leaders’ formative experiences impact their decisions to engage in armed conflict. You’ll also get to know two of Batten’s standout student athletes—Malcolm Brogdon and Danielle Delisle. Learn more
Social Entrepreneurship Batten Reports: Fall 2014 Hear about the school’s trajectory from our new Dean, Allan Stam, and get to know him better in a special Q&A. The feature story profiles exciting research underway at the school, and Assistant Dean for External Affairs Gerald F. Warburg writes about visions for the school circa 2030. Learn more
Leadership Batten Reports: Spring 2014 In this issue we profile Professor Craig Volden’s forthcoming book, The Lawmakers: Legislative Effectiveness in the United States Congress, and examine what it means to redesign a public policy school. Learn more
Education Batten Reports: Fall 2013 Learn more about Batten partnership with The Curry School to develop the Center on Education Policy and Workforce Competitiveness. This issue also considers Professor Christopher Ruhm’s health policy research and the politics of evidence-based medicine, according to Professor Eric Patashnik. Learn more