Support Batten Where to Give 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. Help solve the world’s toughest policy challenges. GIVE TODAY 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. Learn More A Need to Be ‘Engaged and Exposed’ at the Heart of Batten Professor’s Mission Through a fund he recently started, Batten School professor Brian N. Williams is encouraging students to engage with members of the Charlottesville community. Read More View All