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Sep 03, 2021

Faculty Spotlight: The Social Innovator

A student films a staged traffic stop in front of the Rotunda as part of the Youth, Blue & U project designed to bring local youths and studentscloser to police officers. (Photos by Dan Addison, University Communications)

Aug 30, 2021

Batten Researcher Brings Police, Students Together to Better Understand Each Other

In an article for The Washington Post, Batten's David Leblang and co-author Margaret Peters explain how migrants help their home countries by building trade ties and by sending back both cash and political knowledge.

Aug 27, 2021

Leblang: How resettling Afghan refugees might help Afghanistan’s future

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A Batten researcher is studying the complicated dynamics between workers and their managers.

Aug 24, 2021

Employees Often Hesitate to Speak Up in the Workplace. What Can We Do About It?

Aug 21, 2021

Batten Experts Discuss Humanitarian Response to Earthquake in Haiti with BBC, Christian Science Monitor

Shannon

Valentine

Former Secretary of Transportation for the Commonwealth of Virginia

Shannon Valentine served as Virginia’s Secretary of Transportation during Governor Ralph Northam’s administration (2018 to 2022), overseeing a $6 billion transportation system that includes the Department of Rail and Public Transportation, Port of Virginia, Virginia Space Authority, Department of Aviation, Virginia Department of Transportation, and Department of Motor Vehicles.