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Learn more Nov 17, 2023 From Crisis to Commitment, This UVA Student is Fighting For a Better Sudan Hana Bakhit (MPP '25) started a nonprofit organization for youth in her native Sudan and last year was a Mandela Washington Fellow in D.C., and though she started her semester at Batten under exceptionally challenging circumstances, she is thriving in her coursework. Learn more Oct 08, 2023 Students Forge Connections with Congressional Black Caucus In a weekend filled with inspiration and networking, 12 students from the Batten School and the College embarked on a transformative journey to the 52nd Annual Legislative Conference hosted by the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation in Washington D.C. Learn more Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Next page Next › Where To Give By supporting key areas of Batten, your gift can have a lasting and transformational effect. The future of the Batten School’s evolution is clear: cementing leadership and team-building best practices into our curriculum and policy outreach, establishing Garrett Hall as a national locus of evidence-based policy research, and teaching advanced policy analysis skills to UVA’s extraordinary students. We know the complex issues of our time demand innovative, collaborative, cross-sector relationships within our walls and beyond. Annual Fund The Batten community is a tight-knit collaborative of curious, purpose-driven leaders concerned with one question: How do we lead the world to positive, lasting change? Each annual fund gift allows us to invest in the School's areas of greatest need. Give Now Research Centers & Labs Our research centers and labs are among UVA’s essential points of convergence for interdisciplinary research. The dedicated staff of each collective galvanizes progress and discovery, enriching communities across the globe with their findings. 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Jan 18, 2024 Batten Students Pitch in on MLK Day of Service As per Batten School tradition, students and staff members joined with community volunteers and nonprofit organizations this year for a day of service on the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Learn more
Nov 17, 2023 From Crisis to Commitment, This UVA Student is Fighting For a Better Sudan Hana Bakhit (MPP '25) started a nonprofit organization for youth in her native Sudan and last year was a Mandela Washington Fellow in D.C., and though she started her semester at Batten under exceptionally challenging circumstances, she is thriving in her coursework. Learn more
Oct 08, 2023 Students Forge Connections with Congressional Black Caucus In a weekend filled with inspiration and networking, 12 students from the Batten School and the College embarked on a transformative journey to the 52nd Annual Legislative Conference hosted by the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation in Washington D.C. Learn more