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Research and CommentaryProfessor Sarah Turner: The more tuition rises, the cheaper college gets — for someThe Hechinger Report shares findings from Batten School Professor Sarah Turner's latest research on where, and for whom, college tuition costs are rising.
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Research and CommentaryPutin is discovering that overwhelming military power can be a curseTodd S. Sechser, professor of politics and public policy at the Batten School, writes in The Washington Post that small countries can inflict serious damage on invading superpowers.
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Research and CommentaryThe naval war for UkraineBatten School Professor Allan Stam and fourth-year student Andrew Bennett address the distinct lack of naval-focused media coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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Research and CommentaryBatten Professors Discuss Escalation of Conflict in UkraineBatten School professors Philip Potter and Allan Stam note that the conflict in Ukraine has bolstered the NATO alliance, which may give China pause if it’s thinking of moving on Taiwan.
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Research and CommentaryBatten’s Gelsdorf Speaks with The Washington Post, NPR’s Marketplace About the Humanitarian Crisis in UkraineAs Russia’s war in Ukraine closes in on a month, news outlets across the country continue to turn to Batten Professor Kirsten Gelsdorf for insight into the humanitarian side of the crisis.
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Student StoriesClass of 2022: Cam Morales is Ready for ImpactAfter receiving his undergraduate degree from George Washington University, Batten student Cam Morales (MPP ’22) landed a job with renowned international law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, where he worked as a public policy specialist. While the work was immensely satisfying, he felt like something was missing. That led him on the path to the Batten School’s unique graduate program.
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Research and CommentaryHumanitarian corridors could help civilians safely leave Ukraine – but Russia has a history of not respecting these pathwaysAs experts on international humanitarian policy and relief efforts, Batten's Kirsten Gelsdorf and co-author Jacob Kurtzer write that while humanitarian corridors could create safe exit routes out of besieged cities – and allow aid to reach people within Ukraine – they are only part of the solution to protecting civilians during war.
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Research and CommentaryWhy Fewer People are Enrolling in Community CollegesBatten School Professor Sarah Turner and co-author Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach found that high unemployment during COVID diverged from prior downturns and enrollment at community colleges dropped, with the drop larger among men.
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Research and CommentaryStudy: Expanded Medicaid for Kids Results in More Stable HouseholdsSebastian Tello-Trillo, an assistant professor in the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, explains the positive “spill-up” effect on parents of children covered by Medicaid.
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Russia Invades Ukraine. What Does it Mean?Following the largest attack in Europe since World War II, a trio of experts including Batten's Todd Sechser weigh in on an invasion 31 years in the making.
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Research and CommentaryVolden Discusses New Book on ‘New Books Network’ PodcastBatten’s Craig Volden discusses his new book, "Why Bad Policies Spread (And Good Ones Don't)" with Ursula Hackett, Senior Lecturer in Politics at Royal Holloway, University of London.
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Student StoriesRecord Number of Batten Students Selected as Finalists for Presidential Management FellowshipsTen Batten students and alumni — the highest number to date — have been selected as finalists for this year's prestigious Presidential Management Fellows Program, which is designed to develop a strong cadre of future government leaders.