Faculty In Action
Edgar Allan Poe’s legacy inspires new reading initiative
200 years after Poe’s time at UVA, two faculty members including Batten's Kirsten Gelsdorf, are using his legacy to strengthen reading culture across Grounds and beyond.
Student Life
UVA Batten graduate student puts restorative justice into practice
Ribka Tewelde went from classrooms abroad to restorative justice work in Virginia schools. Her Applied Policy Project now explores how to improve restorative justice programming across Virginia to better serve students.
News
UVA Batten hosts congressional staff for health policy retreat
A three-day Bipartisan Congressional Staff Health Policy Retreat, organized in partnership with the Commonwealth Fund, was designed to strengthen bipartisan support for evidence-based health policymaking in Congress.