Admissions & Aid Applying to Batten Admissions Blog Posts Tagged with Leadership Dean Solomon Selected to Serve on University’s Racial Equity Task Force A new task force at the University of Virginia will gather, solicit and prioritize recommendations about racial equity, UVa President Jim Ryan announced Wednesday. Among the three members selected was Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy Dean Ian H. Solomon. Read More Racial Justice and Equity, Racial Justice and Equity, Leadership Dean Ian Solomon: “Today, again, I am overwhelmed with grief and rage…" On June 2, Dean Ian Solomon shared his personal reflections on this moment of national crisis and conflict. Read More Research and Commentary, Racial Justice and Equity, Crime and Justice, Leadership “When do you know that you know enough?” Three Batten alums on policymaking in the age of COVID-19 Batten professor Andy Pennock spoke with a panel of alums representing federal, state, and local government for last week’s edition of Batten’s Expert Chat Series. Read More Alum in Action, Leadership, Political Science The Batten School Announces Class of 2020 Winners of the Pilot and Legacy Awards The Pilot and Legacy Awards, named in honor of the Batten School’s late founder, Frank Batten, Sr., are the most prestigious student-nominated awards for graduating Master of Public Policy students and students graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Public Policy and Leadership. Read More Student Stories, Leadership What truly defines an effective leader? Jameson Norton explains. In the most recent Batten Expert Chat, Jameson Norton, CEO of the Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital and Outpatient Clinics, explains that the building blocks of strong leadership include teamwork, resilience, commitment, and communication. Read More Health Policy, Leadership Batten Teams Up With Center for Politics to Launch Virtual Internship for Students Who Lost Summer Jobs Batten teams up with the Center for Politics and several public service-focused departments at UVA – including the Miller Center for Public Affairs, the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, the Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership, and the UVA Career Center – to quickly design and launch a five-week virtual summer internship program. Read More Student Stories, Leadership, UVA Center for Politics The Batten School Announces Employment Outcomes for 2019 Graduates Recent Batten alums are making their mark across the sectors and around the globe. Of those seeking positions, 99% of graduates from Batten’s Bachelor of Arts degree program and 96% of those who graduated from the Master of Public Policy degree program secured a career destination within six months of graduating. Read More Alum in Action, Leadership Class of 2020: Future ‘Double-Hoo’ Hitting Her Own High Notes at UVA, Beyond Music has always been at the core of Chloe Cohen, who will become a “Double-Hoo” after earning her master’s degree from the Batten School next month. Read More Student Stories, Leadership Class of 2020: ‘Harry Potter of Batten’ Has Left an Indelible Mark From celebrating last season’s UVA’s basketball championship with friends to starting a network for Hispanic and Latinx students at Batten, Brian Zuluaga says he’ll never forget his time as a UVA student. Read More Student Stories, Leadership Batten's Jocelyn Willoughby Ready for Next Phase of Her Journey For the past four years, no one at UVA has embodied the student-athlete ideal more than Jocelyn Willoughby. An All-ACC performer in basketball, she needed only three years to earn a bachelor’s degree, after which she entered Batten's Master of Public Policy program. The ACC’s leading scorer this season, Willoughby became the first Cavalier selected in the WNBA draft since 2010. Read More Student Stories, Leadership Pagination Previous page ‹‹ Page 12 Next page ›› Subscribe to Leadership Categories Recommendations(11) Faculty(2) Events(12) Tuition and Financial Aid (1)Policy Minor(41) Application(33) Curriculum(33) Personal Statement(3) Alumni(6) MPP(39) Career Outcomes(8) New Student(14) Essays(8) Admissions(47) Student Life(37) BA(64) Batten Ambassadors(29) Accelerated MPP(59) Study Abroad (1)SE Minor(23)