Leadership Unscripted: A Conversation with Baroness Stroud and Lucy Bassett Event You are invited to join the Darden School for a virtual Leadership Unscripted Speaker Series session on Thursday, 9 December, at 12:00 p.m. EST featuring Baroness Stroud in a conversation with Batten's own Professor Bassett as they discuss Grassroots Organizing to Policy Changes: Confronting Complex Social Challenges.
Policy for Women — and Everyone News A new five-week course from Professor Lucy Bassett brings a feminist perspective to the Batten curriculum.
"Separated: Children at the Border" Film Screening with Lucy Bassett Event Batten Associate Professor of Practice of Public Policy Lucy Bassett leads a screening and discussion of "Separated: Children at the Border" as part of a documentary series addressing the immigrant and refugee experience.
'Deal with the root causes': Harris visits U.S.-Mexico border after months of pressure on immigration News In advance of Vice President Kamala Harris’ visit to the U.S.-Mexico border, Batten professor Lucy Bassett spoke with USA Today about the significance of the trip, and the complexity of the root causes contributing to record numbers of migrants seeking asylum at the southern border.
Batten's Gabrielle Adams and Lucy Bassett Receive UVA's Prestigious All-University Faculty Teaching Award News Despite many challenges posed by the pandemic, Adams and Bassett demonstrated outstanding skill, compassion and creativity in keeping students engaged in virtual classes and relating their subject material to daily life.
Telling the Whole Story: Batten Students Tackle the Border Crisis from a New Angle News In Professor Lucy Bassett’s class on the U.S./Mexico border, students learn to integrate their policy knowledge with storytelling techniques to reach new audiences. Their multimedia projects bring the border crisis to life.
Our Immigration Policy Has Done Terrible Damage to Kids News In an op-ed for Scientific American, Batten's Lucy Bassett and co-author Hirokazu Yoshikawa outline immediate steps the Biden-Harris administration should take to begin addressing the trauma inflicted upon children through inhumane immigration policies.
Crisis at the US/Mexico Border: A New Film and Panel Discussion Event With election day less than a month away, we must not forget the ongoing immigration crisis. Join us on October 27th for a virtual event highlighting the inhumane policies in place at the US-Mexico border.
Opinion: Now is the time to prioritize mental health News It is estimated that only 2% of people around the world have access to mental health and psychosocial support, or MHPSS. The question is, will COVID-19 offer us a chance to change this? Batten’s Kirsten Gelsdorf and Lucy Bassett provide critical insights into the barriers to progress in MHPSS interventions, and identify opportunities to prioritize and invest in new programs going forward.
Two Batten Professors of Practice Focus on Raising Children in Refugee Camps News Batten School professors Kirsten Gelsdorf and Lucy Bassett create international collaborations to help solve problems of crisis and conflict.
Q&A: Bruce Springsteen Spotlights Batten Professor’s Work at the Border News Batten's Lucy Bassett and the Charlottesville-based nonprofit Project Adelante are conducting research at the Matamoros refugee camp near the Texas border – a spot that is featured in one of Springsteen’s songs.
Children in Crisis at the Southern Border Event Come join the Wilson Journal in Brooks Hall to hear Batten Professor Lucy Bassett discuss the needs of families and children seeking asylum at the U.S./Mexico border.