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Research and CommentaryBatten Faculty Provide Commentary on Election ResultsIn commentary compiled by the Miller Center, Batten Professors Jennifer Lawless, Margaret Foster Riley, Todd Sechser, and Craig Volden weigh in on the 2020 election, offering updates on the latest developments.
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Research and CommentaryUVA Politics Experts Discuss Three Key Trends for Tuesday’s ElectionBatten's Jennifer Lawless, along with William Antholis, and Kyle Kondik, discuss how mail-in and absentee votes are counted, why results could be delayed this year, and how the pandemic has affected the election.
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On Words: LeadershipAhead of Election Day, Dean Ian Solomon writes about how leadership can heal during times of political division for UVAToday's "On Words" series.
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Research and CommentaryBrian Williams on the Past and Present of Racism in the Administrative StateHistoric harms—discriminatory laws, policies, and practices, affect public perception of governmental institutions and their public administrators. Batten's Brian N. Williams speaks to how we could change American institutions and their public servants in the face of these harms.
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Leblang’s “Pandemics Beyond the Headlines” Among Signature J-Term CoursesThis year, UVA's J-Term offerings feature interdisciplinary courses addressing some of today’s most urgent issues and team-taught by great professors across Grounds, including Batten's David Leblang.
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Research and CommentaryThe Virginia Impact Investing Ecosystem MappingA new report from the Virginia Impact Investing Forum, housed within Batten’s SE@UVA, found $19 billion in Virginia impact capital but tens of billions more on the sidelines that could be unlocked with more convening, training, and sharing of success stories. Christine Mahoney, director of SE@UVA explains how universities can connect the dots between impact investors and social entrepreneurs and do it in a cost-efficient way.
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Research and CommentaryFountain and Gelsdorf: COVID, hunger are intertwinedEarlier this month, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the United Nation’s World Food Programme. Batten's Kirsten Gelsdorf and Galen Fountain discuss what that means in the era of COVID-19.
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Research and CommentaryUVA Researchers Offer Data on One of Higher Education’s Most Dramatic ShiftsIn a new study, Batten’s Ben Castleman, along with his collaborators Gaby Lohner and Kelli Bird from the UVA School of Education and Human Development, investigated how the shift to online learning during COVID-19 has affected student success.
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Faculty In ActionFaculty Spotlight: From College Drop-Out to Action-Minded, Award-Winning ProfessorBatten's Paul Martin teaches a course aimed at improving experiences for first-generation students at UVA, while also participating in a wide range of activities for the betterment of the Charlottesville community.
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Batten Professor Tells Northam That Decarbonization By 2050 is ‘Achievable and Affordable’As part of the Virginia Clean Energy Summit on Tuesday, Batten professor William Shobe outlined how it is feasible for Virginia to “decarbonize” the state’s economy by 2050.
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Research and CommentaryQ&A: Do Work Requirements Aid Those on Public Assistance? Batten Professor Says No.Adam Leive, Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Economics at the Batten School, questions the effectiveness of work requirements in public assistance.
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Student LifeBatten Student Leads Efforts to Register Voters, Recruit Poll Workers as Deadline LoomsAhead of Virginia’s voter registration deadline Tuesday, Batten student Hannah Koizumi (BA '21) is helping her peers register to vote, volunteer as poll workers and make a plan to get to the polls.