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Washington Post Journalist Jason Rezaian is 2023 Jefferson Medalist in Citizen LeadershipWashington Post journalist Jason Rezaian has been named this year’s recipient of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Citizen Leadership. The medal honors individuals whose work exemplifies Thomas Jefferson’s commitment to the duty and virtue of public service, and is the University’s highest external honor.
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Student ExperienceFive Batten Students and Alumni Selected as Finalists for Presidential Management FellowshipsFive Batten students and alumni are finalists for this year’s highly competitive Presidential Management Fellows (PMF) Program. The federal government’s flagship development opportunity for advanced degree holders offers an accelerated track to U.S. government leadership positions.
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Faculty In ActionHighlights from the New 117th Congress Legislative Effectiveness ScoresReps. Gerald Connolly, D-VA, and Don Bacon, R-NE, and Sens. Gary Peters, D-MI, and John Cornyn, R-TX, top their respective lists of the most effective Democratic and Republican lawmakers in the recently completed 117th Congress (2021–23), according to the latest round of legislative effectiveness scores compiled by the Center for Effective Lawmaking released March 20.
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Faculty In ActionWhen Research Hits Home: Paper Helps Professor, Student Bond As SurvivorsBatten School professor Lucy Bassett and UVA alum Maya Ewart discovered a personal bond that led to a collaborative research project showcasing how depictions of eating disorders in popular culture and media are frequently out of touch with reality.
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Profiles In Public ServiceProfile in Public Service: Chloe Cohen (MPP ’20) builds career around housing and public policyChloe Cohen (MPP '20) utilized her Batten experiences and research opportunities to launch her career as a a senior budget analyst on Washington, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser’s budget team, focusing on housing and economic development agencies.
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Research and CommentaryMeeting Overload Is a Fixable ProblemBatten School professor Gabe Adams spoke with American Talk about the benefits of adopting a subtraction mindset and how to get it done.
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Faculty In ActionChild Care Centers Are Turning Away Families Due to Teacher TurnoverBatten School professor Daphna Bassok spoke with UVA Today about the how teacher turnover is impacting child care centers.
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Faculty In ActionFaculty Members Weigh How To Enter the Brave New World of AIBatten School professor Andrew Pennock spoke with UVA Today about the opportunity for faculty to work with students to consider both the benefits and limits of AI applications like ChatGPT.
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Research and CommentaryFirst Gen Students Are Missing from the Nation’s Top Colleges. Here’s How Virtual Advising Could HelpBatten School professor Ben Castleman spoke with USA Today about the benefits of virtual peer-to-peer advising for first-generation college students.
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Research and CommentaryQ&A: How Changing the Connotation of ‘Quiet Quitting’ Can Benefit the WorkplaceSpeaking with UVA Today, Batten School professor Jim Detert shared why "calibrated contributing" may be a better term than "quiet quitting".
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Research and CommentaryWhen Less is More: How Harnessing the Power of Subtraction Can Add to LifeThere’s a lot of thought that goes into adding things to our routines, our closets, our lives. But how much thought goes into subtracting things? Not enough, according to three University of Virginia professors.
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Research and CommentaryGeorge Santos’ college education is a myth. Is he the only one lying? We checked.How often are the educational backgrounds of Congressional legislators and candidates vetted, and how much do degrees matter? Craig Volden, Batten School professor and co-director of the Center for Effective Lawmaking, talked with USA Today about Congress members’ educational backgrounds and how a degree correlates to effectiveness as a legislator.