Admissions & Aid Applying to Batten Admissions Blog Posts Tagged with Leadership Batten professor gives keynote at the Latin American Environmental and Energy Economics workshop Batten School professor Jay Shimshack gave the keynote presentation at the Latin American Environmental and Energy Economics workshop. Read More Leadership Resilience and Character: MPP Students Recall Peace Corps Experience For two incoming MPP students and returned Peace Corps volunteers it was an experience that has positively shaped who they are today. Read More Student Stories, Leadership Stam: Simulating leadership to forge better leaders How can we better prepare our leaders? Americans need to re-imagine our approach. Read More Research and Commentary, Ethics, Leadership Student Profile: James Cathro Batten has given me the analytical tools to test and prove facts that were previously only hunches—and disprove many more. Read More Student Stories, Leadership, Education Va. Secretary of Commerce to Discuss "The New Virginia Economy" Virginia Secretary of Commerce and Trade Maurice Jones spoke at the Batten School in October 2015. Read More Research and Commentary, Leadership, Political Science U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Roberta Jacobson speaks at the Batten School U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Roberta Jacobson spoke at the Batten School on in October on “The Challenges of Policy Change: US-Cuba Relations as a Case Study.” Read More Research and Commentary, Leadership, Democracy Batten Receives Top Ten Innovative School Ranking A survey by Best Value Schools named the Batten School one of the most innovative public service schools in the U.S. The Batten School was ranked number nine out of 50 schools listed. Read More Student Stories, Leadership, Education Batten's Malcom Brogdon Continues To Win – On And Off The Court Former UVA basketball star and Batten alum Malcolm Brogdon was awarded the J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award, an honor presented annually by the Professional Basketball Writers Association to an individual who shows outstanding service and dedication to their community. Read More Advocacy, Alum in Action, Ethics, Leadership Focus on Cabinet Nominees' Effectiveness and Expertise, Not Just Ideology As President-elect Joe Biden’s cabinet nominees have been named, much of the discussion has been about their ideological leanings. In an article for The Hill, Batten's Craig Volden and Vanderbilt University's Alan E. Wiseman, co-directors of the Center for Effective Lawmaking, outline why these ideological discussions are too narrow a focus. Read More Center for Effective Lawmaking, Research and Commentary, Leadership, Political Science Corrective Action as Collective Action On UVA’s Lifetime Learning podcast, Batten professor Brian Williams argues that we should let diverse groups drive police reform. Read More Research and Commentary, Racial Justice and Equity, Leadership Pagination Previous page ‹‹ Page 8 Next page ›› Subscribe to Leadership Categories Personal Statement(3) Events(12) Alumni(6) Curriculum(33) Application(33) MPP(39) Tuition and Financial Aid (1)Accelerated MPP(59) Admissions(47) Policy Minor(41) Faculty(2) Batten Ambassadors(29) BA(64) Career Outcomes(8) Recommendations(11) Student Life(37) Essays(8) SE Minor(23) Study Abroad (1)New Student(14)