Join us for our annual Batten Builds service day and community gathering to kick off the academic year. More details to come, please stay tuned. 

Please join Batten School Dean Ian Solomon as he marks Juneteenth (a day early) with reflection and celebration on Friday, June 18, from 10:30–11:30AM.

Put your policy skills to the test! Join your fellow Batten alumni for a pandemic simulation hosted by Batten’s Center for Leadership Simulation and Gaming.

Join Women in Policy and Batten Lecturer Brooke Lehmann for a discussion on mental health for women, a year after COVID lockdown. 

The third event in the series will take place directly following the announcement of the verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin. This panel event will include a discussion of the verdict between community organizers, activists and scholars with expertise in organizing advocacy efforts, collective healing and trust-building in response to instances of racial injustice.

Join us for a presentation by two members of Culture of Respect Educators (CORE). CORE is a student group at UVA working to prevent sexual violence and promote healthy relationships and sexual respect through peer education. They will be covering topics like consent, healthy relationships, and bystander intervention.

Sponsored by Batten’s Equity Collaborative, join us for 30 minutes of reading, listening, and reflection. Tune in as Jasmine Rangel (MPP '21) facilitates a discussion on Grace Lee Boggs.

As part of an ongoing series, UVA Law professor Anne Coughlin and Batten School professor Brian N. Williams will co-moderate a panel discussion that draws upon subject matter experts to discuss a range of police topics, including the history of the profession, its culture, standards and training, accountability mechanisms and future efforts to reform.

As part of an ongoing series, UVA Law professor Anne Coughlin will discuss the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer on trial for the death of George Floyd. What are the charges and what do they mean? Where does the case stand now and what can we expect moving forward in the coming weeks?