Virginia Secretary of Commerce and Trade Maurice Jones spoke at the Batten School in October 2015.

In October, Congressman Bobby Scott (D-VA), discussed critical issues in Congress, including reforming our nation’s criminal justice system, improving access to a quality higher education and updating the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.

U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Roberta Jacobson spoke at the Batten School on in October on “The Challenges of Policy Change: US-Cuba Relations as a Case Study.”

How can we better prepare our leaders? Americans need to re-imagine our approach.

Volden has gained widespread attention for his research in the political science field, specifically regarding federalism and legislative effectiveness, and these awards are evidence of his accomplishments and deserved recognition.

The impact of “credential stacking” among community college students had long been of interest to Batten’s Ben Castleman and his colleague Katharine Meyer, but they became even more curious about it during the pandemic.

On the latest episode of a new podcast from UVA’s Deliberative Media Lab, Dean Ian Solomon joined experts in policy, history and media to discuss ongoing threats to our democratic system.

As President-elect Joe Biden’s cabinet nominees have been named, much of the discussion has been about their ideological leanings. In an article for The Hill, Batten's Craig Volden and Vanderbilt University's Alan E. Wiseman, co-directors of the Center for Effective Lawmaking, outline why these ideological discussions are too narrow a focus.

In the latest edition of Batten Expert Chats, professor Jeanine Braithwaite discussed the Sudan Family Support Project, which will offer quasi-universal basic income to citizens of the African nation.

On UVA’s Lifetime Learning podcast, Batten professor Brian Williams argues that we should let diverse groups drive police reform.