Admissions & Aid Applying to Batten Admissions Blog Posts Tagged with Racial Justice and Equity Batten Professor and Students are Helping Communities Rethink the Way They Respond to Mental Health Crises Batten Professor Brian N. Williams and students from his PEGLLLLab are working with an award-winning documentary team to launch pilot programs in three different cities to address the growing mental health crisis. Read More Research and Commentary, Racial Justice and Equity Racial Bias in Perceptions of Disease and Policy Narratives about Africa as dark, depraved, and diseased justified the exploitation of African land and people. Today, these narratives may still have a hold on people’s fears about disease. This group of scholars conducts tests and studies that, when taken together, make clear that reactions to pandemics are biased, and in a way consistent with historical narratives about race and Africa. Read More Racial Justice and Equity, Social Equity Pavilion X Exhibit Highlights Slavery History of Its Former Residents “This exhibit is but a small token of my gratitude for the opportunity to give voice to the ghosts of yesterday,” wrote Ian Solomon, the pavilion’s current resident. Read More Racial Justice and Equity, Racial Justice and Equity Are Americans less likely to reply to emails from Black people relative to White people? Although previous attempts have been made to measure everyday discrimination against African Americans, these approaches have been constrained by distinct methodological challenges. We present the results from an audit or correspondence study of a large-scale, nationally representative pool of the American public. We provide evidence that in simple day-to-day interactions, such as sending and responding to emails, the public discriminates against Black people. Read More Racial Justice and Equity, Social Psychology Engaging with MLK's Words, Life and Legacy In celebration of the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., please join Dean Ian Solomon for a Batten community reading and dialogue. Read More Batten, Racial Justice and Equity Uncovering History: A New Exhibit Exploring the Untold Stories of Pavilion X A new exhibit exploring the deep and complex history of Pavilion X, now home to Batten School Dean Ian Solomon and his family, will open to the public for the first time since its installation in December 2021. Read More Racial Justice and Equity African Americans Are Less Likely to Receive Responses to Emails, Study Finds New evidence from a team of researchers, including Batten professor John Holbein, suggests that everyday racial discrimination is far more widespread than previous studies have indicated. Read More Research and Commentary, Racial Justice and Equity, Social Psychology Brown-Iannuzzi, Claibourn, Trawalter: ‘Confederate memorials are associated with hate’ — New UVA study shows ‘significant’ correlation between lynchings and monuments A UVA research team, including three Batten professors, uncovered a quantifiable relationship between Confederate memorials and the explicitly racist practice of lynching. Read More Research and Commentary, Racial Justice and Equity, Social Equity New UVA Study Finds Correlation Between Lynchings and Confederate Monuments A team of Batten and psychology researchers are bringing an empirical perspective to a national conversation. Read More Research and Commentary, Racial Justice and Equity, Democracy Teaching Today’s Leaders to Champion Racial Equity Through a new BattenX educational module, CEOs and nonprofit executives from across the globe are reckoning with systemic racism. Read More Racial Justice and Equity, Racial Justice and Equity, Leadership, Social Equity Pagination Page 1 Next page ›› Subscribe to Racial Justice and Equity Categories Career Outcomes(5) Minor(24) Admissions(28) Curriculum(19) Accelerated MPP(40) MPP(27) Student Life(21) Tuition and Financial Aid (1)Events(8) New Student(2) Alumni (1)Essays(4) Application(22) Batten Ambassadors(18) BA(38) Recommendations(6) Personal Statement(2)