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  • Poverty Simulation Provides Lessons for Students
    Poverty Simulation Provides Lessons for Students

    Professor Jeanine Braithwaite recently hosted a poverty simulation in two of her classes, Development Policy Nudges and International Development Policy.

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  • Presidential Candidate O’Malley Talks Data and Bipartisan Leadership

    Democratic presidential candidate and former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley gave the semester keynote speech Tuesday evening for the Future Leaders Forum at the University of Virginia’s Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. Photo by Dan Addison, UVA Communications

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  • Batten Selected as 2016 NASPAA Student Simulation Competition Site
    Batten Selected as 2016 NASPAA Student Simulation Competition Site

    NASPAA announced that the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy was selected as a host site for the 2016 Student Simulation Competition.

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  • Batten Co-Sponsors the 2016 APPAM Student Conference
    Batten Co-Sponsors the 2016 APPAM Student Conference

    The spring research conference will be held on April 1-2, 2016, at George Mason University’s Arlington campus near Washington, DC.

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  • Women’s Center Highlights BUC President Hayley Lawrence
    Women’s Center Highlights BUC President Hayley Lawrence

    The UVA Maxine Platzer Lynn Women’s Center recently highlighted Batten Undergraduate Council (BUC) President Hayley Lawrence.

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  • Batten Council to Host Presidential Candidate Martin O’Malley
    Batten Council to Host Presidential Candidate Martin O’Malley

    Presidential candidate Martin O’Malley will speak at the University of Virginia on Tuesday, Dec. 1 at 5:30 p.m.

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  • New Partnership with Universidad de los Andes in Colombia
    New Partnership with Universidad de los Andes in Colombia

    The Universidad de los Andes (Uniandes) is regarded as the top university in the Colombia and is listed in the top 10 for all of Latin America.

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  • What’s It Like? Translating Science to the Classroom with Professor Eileen Chou
    What’s It Like? Translating Science to the Classroom with Professor Eileen Chou

    Professor Eileen Chou talks about what makes the Batten community unique and shares one of her favorite class exercises.

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  • What’s It Like? Craig Volden talks about his Research Methods Course

    Volden explains the relationship between his work with the Legislative Effectiveness Project and his Research Methods course.

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  • Former Ambassador Negroponte addresses Batten students

    John Negroponte engaged Batten MPP students and undergraduates on key international policy challenges.

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  • Former Majority Leader Eric Cantor Speaks about the 2016 Presidential Campaign
    Former Majority Leader Eric Cantor Speaks about the 2016 Presidential Campaign

    Former Majority Leader Eric Cantor spoke at the University of Virginia about the 2016 Presidential Campaign and the economic growth agenda.

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  • Interview with Dee Dee Myers

    Professor Gerry Warburg interviews former White House Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers.

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