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Win-Win-Win: Professor’s Plan Seeks to Benefit Refugees, Hosts – and InvestorsAlight Fund co-founders Christine Mahoney, center, and John Kluge, left, walk with an interpreter while visiting a Syrian refugee camp in Iraqi Kurdistan. (Photo courtesy of the Alight Fund)
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Recent Batten Alum Working on New AlbumNathan Colberg is delaying his entry into the public policy world for a year or two to test the musical waters. (Photo by Kathleen Bianchetto, University Communications)
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Fifty Cents or Five Thousand Dollars?Ben Castleman advocates for creative, disruptive solutions that are financially sustainable to overcome the inequalities in college completion.
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Watching the Lawmakers: Craig Volden Can Tell if Members of Congress are Effective"We wanted to focus in on the individual members of Congress who actually get things done," says Craig Volden.
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With or Without Washington, States are Already Remaking MedicaidRay Scheppach and eight other experts met recently in Washington to analyze state innovations in Medicaid (File photo by Jack Looney).
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The Link Between Lead Exposure and CrimeJennifer L. Doleac analyzes three studies showing that lead exposure is linked to criminal behavior.
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Batten Professor Phil Potter and Other UVA Experts Discuss Comey HearingFormer FBI Director James Comey is scheduled to testify before the Senate. (Photo by Brookings Institution via Creative Commons)
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Batten’s Godine to Teach Leadership Through Sports in Ghana This SummerSpencer Godine and three other UVa students will work in orphanages in three African countries this summer. (Photo by Batten School)
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UVa Economist Weighs Impact of Trump’s Paris DecisionUniversity of Virginia economist William Shobe answers questions regarding President Trump's intention to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate agreement.
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Foundation Serves as Model for UVa Case StudyA recently published case study for the University of Virginia’s Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy examines the Foundation as a model for innovation and social entrepreneurship.
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Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Congratulates Batten GraduatesThe Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy celebrated the achievements of its ninth class of graduates, part of the 188th Final Exercises of the University of Virginia the weekend of May 19 through 21.
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Two Batten Students Receive Fulbright AwardTwo Batten School students, Samantha Merritt and Hayley Anderson, were recently awarded the prestigious Fulbright U.S. Student Award.