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Student StoriesMeet the 2021 Batten Finalists for the Presidential Management Fellows ProgramOne of the most prestigious programs for graduate students and alumni interested in public service, the fellowship affords recipients two years of experience and training at a federal agency.
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Shimshack and co-authors find EPA used dubious methodology to justify weakening the Clean Water ActThe Trump administration’s decision to remove federal Clean Water Act protections from millions of acres of wetlands and millions of miles of streams is based on dubious methodology and flawed logic, according to a new report by Batten professor Jay Shimshack and environmental economists from leading research institutions across the U.S.
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Research and CommentaryCastleman and Colleague Shed Light on Rewards of ‘Credential Stacking’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.
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Research and CommentaryDemocracy in DangerOn 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.
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Alum in ActionBatten’s Malcom Brogdon Continues To Win – On And Off The CourtFormer UVA basketball star and Batten alum Malcolm Brogdon was awarded the J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award, an honor presented annually by the Professional Basketball Writers Association to an individual who shows outstanding service and dedication to their community.
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Research and CommentaryFocus on Cabinet Nominees’ Effectiveness and Expertise, Not Just IdeologyAs 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.
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Research and CommentaryA New Aid Program in Sudan Sheds Light on a Popular Policy DebateIn 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.
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Racial Justice and EquityOur Immigration Policy Has Done Terrible Damage to KidsIn an op-ed for Scientific American, Batten's Lucy Bassett and co-author Hirokazu Yoshikawa outline immediate steps the Biden-Harris administration should take to begin addressing the trauma inflicted upon children through inhumane immigration policies.
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Children’s Mental Health: How a Pandemic Has Created a New EpidemicAccording to Batten's Brooke Lehmann, the need for mental health care for children and adolescents has never been higher. On UVA’s Lifetime Learning podcast, Lehmann explores the state of children’s mental health, both pre- and post-pandemic.
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Margaret Foster Riley on the Pandemic Plan: Operation Warp SpeedBatten's Margaret Foster Riley examines challenges facing coronavirus vaccine distribution during the presidential transition.
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Research and CommentaryCorrective Action as Collective ActionOn UVA’s Lifetime Learning podcast, Batten professor Brian Williams argues that we should let diverse groups drive police reform.
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Batten Students Examine the Relationship between Police and CommunityThrough the Central Virginia Listening & Learning Exchange, Batten professor Brian Williams and his students are examining the problems of police and community relations and what can be done to resolve them.