Admissions & Aid Applying to Batten Admissions Blog Posts Tagged with Research and Commentary First gen students are missing from the nation’s top colleges. Here’s how virtual advising could help Batten School professor Ben Castleman spoke with USA Today about the benefits of virtual peer-to-peer advising for first-generation college students. Read More Research and Commentary Q&A: How Changing the Connotation of ‘Quiet Quitting’ Can Benefit the Workplace Speaking with UVA Today, Batten School professor Jim Detert shared why "calibrated contributing" may be a better term than "quiet quitting". Read More Research and Commentary When Less is More: How Harnessing the Power of Subtraction Can Add to Life There’s a lot of thought that goes into adding things to our routines, our closets, our lives. But how much thought goes into subtracting things? Not enough, according to three University of Virginia professors. Read More Research and Commentary George Santos' college education is a myth. Is he the only one lying? We checked. How often are the educational backgrounds of Congressional legislators and candidates vetted, and how much do degrees matter? Craig Volden, Batten School professor and co-director of the Center for Effective Lawmaking, talked with USA Today about Congress members’ educational backgrounds and how a degree correlates to effectiveness as a legislator. Read More Center for Effective Lawmaking, Research and Commentary Student Loan Payment Pause Benefits High-Income Households the Most Batten School Professor Sarah Turner, Batten student Eileen Powell and UVA economics doctoral candidate Diego Briones researched who benefits the most from the pause on student loan payments in a piece for Education Next. Read More Research and Commentary General: New Space Force Needs Leaders With Fresh Perspectives General Saltzman, the chief of space operations for the Space Force, addressed students at the invitation of the National Security Policy Center at UVA’s Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. Read More Research and Commentary, National Security Policy Center, National Security Nancy Pelosi was the key Democratic messenger of her generation – passing the torch will empower younger leadership Batten School professor Gerald Warburg, in a piece written for The Conversation, states that Nancy Pelosi's stepping aside will leave the door open for others. Read More Research and Commentary, Political Science, Domestic Policy & Politics Processing Trauma: Time, Space, Grace and Pace According to adjunct lecturer Kristen Roorbach, there are things that can be done to help the processing of traumatic incidents, even if there isn’t an easy way to move past the grief. Read More Research and Commentary Stop Quiet Quitters From Sabotaging Your Company Speaking with Investor's Business Daily, Batten School professor Jim Detert offers tips for identifying “quiet quitters” who are no longer as engaged with their employer’s mission. Read More Research and Commentary, Economics Why aren't more moms running for office? One group is hoping to change that Moms are a political force in voting but are underrepresented as candidates. In an interview with NPR, Batten School Professor Jennifer Lawless shares some ideas about that disparity. Read More Research and Commentary, Domestic Policy & Politics Pagination Page 1 Next page ›› Subscribe to Research and Commentary Categories SE Minor(9) MPP(32) New Student(8) Batten Ambassadors(21) Curriculum(26) Student Life(26) Policy Minor(30) BA(46) Tuition and Financial Aid (1)Admissions(39) Recommendations(8) Alumni (1)Career Outcomes(7) Essays(6) Faculty(2) Personal Statement(2) Events(10) Application(26) Accelerated MPP(46)