Admissions & Aid Applying to Batten Admissions Blog Posts Tagged with Academic Affairs Katie Straight Katie Straight joined Batten following 15 years of diverse, cross-sector non-profit, international NGO, and consulting experience. Her previous work in global development and poverty reduction was largely focused on stakeholder management and communications, capacity development, strategic program design, and impact evaluation. She is passionate about supporting adult learning, strategic and sustainable organizational growth, and organization-wide leadership development. A UVA alum, Katie received a B.A. in History from the University of Virginia and an M.Ed. in International Education Policy from Harvard. In concert with her role as Assistant Director of Graduate Academic Programs, Katie serves as an adjunct lecturer of global development policy at Batten. Read More Academic Affairs, Batten Publication, Staff, Event, News, Research, Research Speaker, Workshop Kristine Nelson Read More Academic Affairs, Staff Jennett Murphy Read More Academic Affairs, Staff Pagination Subscribe to Academic Affairs Categories Accelerated MPP(40) Tuition and Financial Aid (1)BA(38) Essays(4) New Student(2) Recommendations(6) Application(22) Minor(24) Batten Ambassadors(18) MPP(27) Admissions(28) Alumni (1)Career Outcomes(5) Student Life(21) Personal Statement(2) Curriculum(19) Events(8)