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  • Batten Faculty Recognized for Excellence in Teaching, Service, Research and Engagement
    Accolades
    Batten Faculty Recognized for Excellence in Teaching, Service, Research and Engagement

    This academic year, Batten School professors won a slew of internal and external recognitions for excellence in teaching, service, research and engagement.

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  • Nora Neus: Alumna’s Journalism Reaches National Audience
    Alum in Action
    Nora Neus: Alumna’s Journalism Reaches National Audience

    Nora Neus (MPP '16), a Batten alumna and Emmy-nominated producer and journalist at CNN, conducted a haunting interview with a student survivor of the Uvalde massacre that made its way into the national debate.

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  • Kirsten Gelsdorf: Examining Today’s Humanitarian Crises and Organizations
    Research and Commentary
    Kirsten Gelsdorf: Examining Today’s Humanitarian Crises and Organizations

    Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy professor Kirsten Gelsdorf spoke to UVA Lifetime Learning's podcast about the current state of worldwide humanitarian crises and organizations poised to address them.

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  • To Run or Not to Run? Not Enough Women Consider Political Office in the First Place.
    Research and Commentary
    To Run or Not to Run? Not Enough Women Consider Political Office in the First Place.

    A new report by Batten School Professor Jennifer Lawless highlights the gender gap in political ambition. The research declares that “politics remains a game for men.”

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  • Research and Commentary
    Childcare is a critical need for women refugees. It must be made a priority
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  • Celebrating Batten’s Class of 2022
    Student Stories
    Celebrating Batten’s Class of 2022

    From Valedictory Exercises Friday afternoon to Batten’s signature Academic Regalia Ceremony on Saturday and Final Exercises on Sunday, this weekend marked the first return to the full custom of in-person UVA graduation since 2019.

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  • Childcare: An overlooked response to emergencies
    Research and Commentary
    Childcare: An overlooked response to emergencies

    Providing childcare in humanitarian emergencies is a win-win strategy for women and children. It’s time to make it a reality for more families.

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  • The Batten School Announces Class of 2022 Pilot and Legacy Award Winners
    Student Stories
    The Batten School Announces Class of 2022 Pilot and Legacy Award Winners

    The Pilot and Legacy Awards, named in honor of the Batten School’s late founder, Frank Batten, Sr., are the most prestigious student-nominated awards for graduating Master of Public Policy students and students graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Public Policy and Leadership.

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  • Batten Announces General Paul M. Nakasone, Director of the National Security Agency, as 2022 Commencement Speaker
    Batten Announces General Paul M. Nakasone, Director of the National Security Agency, as 2022 Commencement Speaker

    General Nakasone will deliver the commencement address during the school’s first in-person Academic Regalia Ceremony since 2019, set to take place at James Monroe’s Highland on Saturday, May 21, at 5:30 p.m.

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  • Class of 2022: Conquering Adversity Propels Alyssa Candelmo Toward Legislative Future
    Student Stories
    Class of 2022: Conquering Adversity Propels Alyssa Candelmo Toward Legislative Future

    Batten School student Alyssa Candelmo said she aims to be a person who makes “positive decisions” for minorities and marginalized communities.

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  • Faculty Spotlight: Gabrielle Adams’ Work Represents ‘the Best of What We Do at Batten’
    Faculty Spotlight: Gabrielle Adams’ Work Represents ‘the Best of What We Do at Batten’

    Batten Professor Gabe Adams, whose latest research examines how sexism can be overlooked in the workplace, is the recipient of a 2022 Award for Excellence in Teaching from the Jefferson Scholars Foundation.

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  • Small Students, Big Opportunities
    Research and Commentary
    Small Students, Big Opportunities

    Working in partnership with policymakers, Professor Daphna Bassok aims to provide long-term solutions to real-world problems for America's youngest learners.

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