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All in all, I’m really glad I decided to go to Batten, and I believe that my MPP has prepared me for an interesting and satisfying career – both through the specific skills it gave me, but also the value placed on leadership.

After one of the most contentious presidential campaigns in American history, it seems as if the United States is more divided than ever before. Yet political experts at the University of Virginia point to several lessons and even data from recent history that could help elected officials from both parties bridge the divide.

Noah Myung, PhD as been appointed the Academic Director of the Center for Leadership Simulation and Gaming at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy.

One of the major planks of President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign was his pledge to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, the centerpiece of President Obama’s health care reform efforts. But what, exactly, will that mean?

As students at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy continue to gain quantitative data and analysis skills they are putting themselves in a cutting-edge category to make them more competitive in the global arena.

Though Tuesday’s election answered one key question – who will become America’s president in January – Donald Trump’s surprise victory may have raised more questions than it answered as American voters, investors and leaders worldwide consider the ramifications of a Trump presidency.

Low-skilled workers, particularly those with criminal records, have been most adversely affected by labor market changes in the last few decades. Many policymakers recognize the urgency of increasing opportunity for these workers. However, recent legislative initiatives aimed at doing so have produced mixed results

I think my Batten APP/Capstone Project played a role in encouraging me to study host state policies toward long-term refugees.

It’s interesting that the challenges we face are similar to those that exist in education or development policy.

Batten Advisory Board member Nicole Hurd was recently named a "Champion of Change" at White House ceremony. Dr. Hurd is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the College Advising Corps (CAC), which seeks to increase the number of low-income and underrepresented high school students who enter and complete college.

A new University of Virginia study of consumer data finds that people in the path of a hurricane don’t closely follow official advice to stock up on bottled water.

The genetic revolution has seen extraordinary innovation recently, including the development of low cost and very precise genome editing tools and “gene drives” that could assure that genetically engineered organisms transmit desired traits to all of their offspring, even when the other parent lacks such traits.