Admissions & Aid Applying to Batten Admissions Blog Posts Tagged with Miller Center Q&A: COVID-19 and American Foreign Policy with Batten's Sechser As the coronavirus pandemic continues to touch nearly every aspect of American life and government, Batten's Todd Sechser says the handling of the pandemic by the U.S. has implications far beyond our borders, affecting policy and power struggles around the world. Read More International and Global Affairs, Miller Center, Democracy Women in Politics: Past, Present, and Future From Abigail Adams to suffragists to presidential tickets, women have played consequential roles in American politics as voters, activists, candidates, and officeholders. This panel will examine how women have influenced and been affected by politics, law, and public policy. Read More UVA, Miller Center Virtual Batten Hour: "Justice Ginsburg's Legacy and the Supreme Court's Future" with Barbara Perry During this Batten Hour, Barbara Perry, Director of Presidential Studies at UVA's Miller Center, will discuss Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s legacy and the future of the Supreme Court following Justice Ginsburg’s death last week. Read More Batten Hour, Miller Center Policymaking in the Pandemic How does one navigate the policy implications of a worldwide epidemic? And what does that look like? Join the Miller Center for a discussion with Batten School Dean Ian Solomon on the policy implications of the coronavirus epidemic. Read More UVA, Miller Center The Art of Public Service: New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and First Lady Tammy Murphy Join the Miller Center and Batten School for a discussion with New Jersey’s sitting governor, Phil D. Murphy, and First Lady Tammy Snyder Murphy on the trajectory of their careers on how their private-sector work transferred to government, and issues that they have focused on in the state house. The discussion will be moderated by Dean Ian H. Solomon. Read More UVA, Miller Center Impeachment Pop-Up Roundtable President Trump is only the third president in U.S. history to have been formally impeached by the House of Representatives. The Miller Center, along with the Center for Politics, the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, UVA Law’s Karsh Center, and the Jefferson and Literary Debating Society, is assembling some of UVA’s leading experts on the presidency and the Constitution to offer context and answer questions from the audience. Read More UVA, Miller Center Discussion on War Powers with Sen. Tim Kaine The Batten School will host a discussion on war powers with Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) amid tensions with Iran. Read More Miller Center The Problem with the Next Recession Join former chief economist at the Federal Reserve, David Wilcox, and Batten's David Leblang as they explore the sources and dimensions of the problem. Read More Batten, Miller Center, Economics Todd Sechser Todd S. Sechser is a professor of politics and public policy at the Batten School and the Pamela Feinour Edmonds and Franklin S. Edmonds Jr. Discovery Professor of Politics at the University of Virginia. Sechser is also a Senior Fellow at UVA's Miller Center. His research interests include coercive diplomacy, emerging technologies, nuclear security and political violence Read More Batten Publication, Faculty, Event, News, Research, Research Speaker, Workshop, Department of Politics, Miller Center, National Security, Political Science Pagination Previous page ‹‹ Page 2 Subscribe to Miller Center Categories Accelerated MPP(40) BA(38) Tuition and Financial Aid (1)New Student(2) Admissions(28) Curriculum(19) Minor(24) Recommendations(6) Student Life(21) Alumni (1)Personal Statement(2) MPP(27) Career Outcomes(5) Essays(4) Batten Ambassadors(18) Events(8) Application(22)