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Student StoriesClass of 2021: Batten Student Driven to Help Others Feel Seen, Heard and RespectedMatt Gillam (BA ’21), a proud Long Islander, knew he wanted to be a Batten student from the moment he learned about the School. After graduating this month, he'll bring the leadership skills he gained during his time at Batten, along with his passion for service, to the classroom with Teach for America.
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Telling the Whole Story: Batten Students Tackle the Border Crisis from a New AngleIn Professor Lucy Bassett’s class on the U.S./Mexico border, students learn to integrate their policy knowledge with storytelling techniques to reach new audiences. Their multimedia projects bring the border crisis to life.
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Student StoriesClass of 2021: Batten Student Wants Everyone to Afford Their Own ‘Piece of the Sky’The location of Batten Student Jasmine Rangel’s (MPP '21) childhood house changed the course of her life. Now, she’s working to ensure that everyone has a stable, affordable home.
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Student StoriesOne Year Later, the Class of 2020 Relishes In-Person CelebrationsOn Sunday, May 16, more than 2,800 of the graduates who gathered around screens last year massed behind the Rotunda, in person and in full color. A year in the making, Sunday’s ceremonies were full of touching moments, joyful reunions and some fun surprises, including a poem from Batten grad Hannah Semmes (BA '20).
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Research and CommentaryHow to target opioid funding to states that need it mostAccording to new research from Batten’s Christopher J. Ruhm, the federal government’s opioid grant funding structure favors the least populous states, which are not always the states with greatest need. In an op-ed for The Hill, Ruhm suggests several ways to improve the targeting of federal grants that aim to assist states with opioid problems.
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Student StoriesClass of 2021: Leading through ‘Yes’A former sports journalist and investment banker, Batten’s Sean Bielawski, who will graduate with his MPP next week, has no regrets about saying yes to everything.
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Student StoriesThe Batten School Announces Class of 2021 Winners of the Pilot and Legacy AwardsThe Pilot and Legacy Awards are the most prestigious student-nominated awards for graduating MPP and BA students. This year, a record number of nominations were submitted by Batten students, faculty and staff who were impacted by Batten’s Class of 2021.
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Research and CommentaryTeaching Pandemic Response Through GamesmanshipIn a case of simulation imitating life, Batten's Center for Leadership Simulation and Gaming provides an opportunity for students to wrestle with a simulated pandemic online – during a worldwide pandemic.
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Batten’s Gelsdorf and Holbein Receive UVA’s Faculty Public Service AwardsBatten professors Kirsten Gelsdorf and John Holbein were two of the five University of Virginia faculty members to be recognized with 2020-21 Public Service Awards for their dedication to work that enhances student experiences and engages communities nearby and around the world.
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Student StoriesClass of 2021: Future Leader Is Committed to Creating Policies That Keep Children in MindBatten student Heeyon Joy Kim (MPP '21), who has been taking classes remotely from Korea during the pandemic, is working to be a voice for vulnerable children.
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Federal Opioid Grant Funding Favors Least Populous States, Not Those With the Greatest NeedIn a new paper published in the journal Health Affairs, Batten’s Christopher J. Ruhm and co-author Bradley A. Katcher find that the federal government’s opioid grant funding structure favors the least populous states, which are not always the states with greatest need.
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Why States Didn’t Go Broke From the PandemicThe headlines were inescapable: States faced a financial disaster of epic proportions because of COVID-19. But, the predictions were wrong. In an article for The Conversation, Batten's Raymond Scheppach explains why the disaster never happened.