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  • Faculty Members Weigh How To Enter the Brave New World of AI
    Faculty In Action
    Faculty Members Weigh How To Enter the Brave New World of AI

    Batten 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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  • First Gen Students Are Missing from the Nation’s Top Colleges. Here’s How Virtual Advising Could Help
    Research and Commentary
    First Gen Students Are Missing from the Nation’s Top Colleges. Here’s How Virtual Advising Could Help

    Batten 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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  • Q&A: How Changing the Connotation of ‘Quiet Quitting’ Can Benefit the Workplace
    Research and Commentary
    Q&A: How Changing the Connotation of ‘Quiet Quitting’ Can Benefit the Workplace

    Speaking with UVA Today, Batten School professor Jim Detert shared why "calibrated contributing" may be a better term than "quiet quitting".

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  • When Less is More: How Harnessing the Power of Subtraction Can Add to Life
    Research and Commentary
    When Less is More: How Harnessing the Power of Subtraction Can Add to Life

    There’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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  • George Santos’ college education is a myth. Is he the only one lying? We checked. 
    Research and Commentary
    George 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.

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  • Student Loan Payment Pause Benefits High-Income Households the Most
    Research and Commentary
    Student Loan Payment Pause Benefits High-Income Households the Most

    Batten School Professor Sarah Turner, Batten student Eileen Powell and UVA economics doctoral candidate Diego Briones researched who benefits the most from the pause on student loan payments in a piece for Education Next.

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  • Investigations, Distrust, and Stigma: Why George Santos May Not Get Much Done in Congress
    Investigations, Distrust, and Stigma: Why George Santos May Not Get Much Done in Congress

    Facing investigations after lying about whether he graduated college, worked on Wall Street, founded a charity, owned rental property, and descended from Holocaust survivors, Republican Rep. George Santos of New York may find it more difficult than the typical freshman lawmaker to deliver results.

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  • UVA Has 5% of Education Scholars Ranked as ‘Most Influential’
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    UVA Has 5% of Education Scholars Ranked as ‘Most Influential’

    Four Batten School faculty members affiliated with the EdPolicyWorks research center once again placed in the national rankings of influential education scholars.

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  • The Batten School Community Once Again Gives Back  – and Celebrates – During the Holiday Season
    Student Stories
    The Batten School Community Once Again Gives Back – and Celebrates – During the Holiday Season

    This holiday season, the Batten School community came together once again to give back and act in meaningful service. During a semester that was peppered with impactful events, both tragic and uplifting, the opportunity to thoughtfully commemorate the end of the academic period was a powerful reminder of what being a part of Batten means.

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  • Eileen Chou: Leadership Skills and Effectiveness
    Faculty In Action
    Eileen Chou: Leadership Skills and Effectiveness

    Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy professor Eileen Chou spoke to UVA Lifetime Learning's podcast about leadership, including her belief that leaders are made and not born.

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  • Batten Showcase 2022: Leadership in Difficult Times ft. Ian Solomon
    Batten Showcase Video Lecture Series
    Batten Showcase 2022: Leadership in Difficult Times ft. Ian Solomon

    In this lecture, Dean of the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy and professor, Ian Solomon, shared from his experience and work how to lead in difficult times.

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  • Building Connections & Finding Purpose: Prof. Daniel Player on Teaching
    Faculty In Action
    Building Connections & Finding Purpose: Prof. Daniel Player on Teaching

    Daniel Player, associate professor of public policy with a focus on education policy, found his "dream job" teaching at the Batten School.

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