Admissions & Aid Applying to Batten Admissions Blog Posts Tagged with Domestic Policy & Politics Engelhard: Time for an All-Payer Health System? Economists tell us that setting the price of a good or service depends on market forces that balance supply and demand in order to optimize output with minimal waste. Read More Research and Commentary, Health Policy, Domestic Policy & Politics Batten Welcomes New Faculty New Batten faculty will be teaching classes in social entrepreneurship, policy analysis and education policy, among others. Read More Education, Domestic Policy & Politics Professor Chou Writes in the New York Times on Power Behavioral science research has demonstrated that power confers psychological resources on its holders that might help stave off the loneliness that can accompany isolation. Read More Ethics, Domestic Policy & Politics Batten Prepares: An Internship Snapshot When she left Charlottesville for the summer, MPP student Nora Neus had no idea how much a Batten education would help her in the workplace. Read More Student Stories, Education, Domestic Policy & Politics Castleman Examines Behavioral Insights to Improve College Access in New Book Each year, many students fail to enroll in college, enroll in institutions where they are not positioned for success or drop out before earning a degree. Read More Research and Commentary, Education, Domestic Policy & Politics What’s in a Name? The Toll E-signatures Take Electronic signatures have become more and more prevalent in our technological world. Read More Research and Commentary, Labor, Domestic Policy & Politics Professor Chou Studies the Psychological Power of the Signature “We asked, ‘How do people perceive electronic signatures, how do people feel when they sign electronic signatures, and how would that impact their subsequent behaviors?’” Read More Research and Commentary, Education, Domestic Policy & Politics Dean Stam: Realpolitik and the Middle East How can we better prepare our leaders? Americans need to re-imagine our approach. Read More Research and Commentary, International and Global Affairs, Domestic Policy & Politics Batten Professor Tells Northam That Decarbonization By 2050 is ‘Achievable and Affordable’ As part of the Virginia Clean Energy Summit on Tuesday, Batten professor William Shobe outlined how it is feasible for Virginia to “decarbonize” the state’s economy by 2050. Read More Environmental Policy, Domestic Policy & Politics, Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service 585 Students Around the World Compete in Host Nations: A Refugee Simulation On February 23, the third annual NASPPA-Batten Student Simulation Competition will take place, bringing together a record 585 graduate students from around the globe to tackle policy issues associated with forced migration through computer-based simulated gameplay. Read More Advocacy, Leadership, Economics, Domestic Policy & Politics Pagination Previous page ‹‹ Page 5 Next page ›› Subscribe to Domestic Policy & Politics Categories Personal Statement(3) Batten Ambassadors(30) SE Minor(27) Faculty(2) Curriculum(34) Alumni(6) Application(34) MPP(40) Tuition and Financial Aid (1)Career Outcomes(8) Essays(8) New Student(19) Admissions(52) Recommendations(11) Study Abroad (1)Policy Minor(45) BA(69) Accelerated MPP(63) Events(14) Student Life(38)