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Student StoriesStudents’ “Main Street Speaks” Podcast Speaks to Rural America From the Northern NeckBatten student Avery Shivers creates Main Street Speaks podcast with two fellow UVA students to discuss national news with a local angle. “We are not trying to add more political divisiveness, but to fill a void of information,” said Shivers.
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Scheppach on the Opportunity States Have to Attack Income InequalityAs they rebuild their education, health-care and tax systems after the devastation of COVID-19, they can take important steps that can significantly narrow income and wealth disparities.
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Respiratory Illness and Poverty in Senegal: A Conversation with Professor BraithwaiteBatten Professor of Public Policy Jeanine Braithwaite and PhD candidate Kamwoo Lee discuss poverty and upper respiratory infections in Senegal for the Center for Global Health's Global COVIDiaries.
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Alum in ActionCreating a Nation of ServiceLast week, Annie Rorem (MPP ‘13) shared a new vision for a country of people inspired to serve the public good.
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Racial Justice and EquityHow Can We End This Enduring Legacy?In the wake of past injustices, truth commissions offer divided communities the chance to reach a common understanding of their history. For his Applied Policy Project (APP) at Batten, George Rudebusch (MPP ’20, Law ’20) studied eight historical truth commissions from across the nation.
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Racial Justice and EquityBlack Americans are Systematically Under-Treated for Pain. Why?When it comes to the healthcare you receive, the color of your skin can make a significant difference, social psychologist Sophie Trawalter told an online audience last week.
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The Batten School and Partners Announce 22nd Century Scholars ProgramNearly five dozen UVA and Harvard University students have been selected for the new 22nd Century Scholars scholarship program, which is launching this week as partnered with the UVA Center for Politics, the Miller Center, and the Weldon Cooper Center/Sorensen Institute.
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Summer Savior: Students Flocking to Weldon Cooper Center’s Clean Energy InitiativeUpon realizing the vast number of students who were suddenly losing summer jobs and internships, the Cooper Center leapt into action. Batten Professor Bill Shobe and his team made the decision to take on as many interns for its Virginia Clean Energy Project as it could possibly handle.
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Research and CommentaryProfessor Brian N. Williams Speaks on Police Brutality as ‘Finch Podcast’ GuestBatten Associate Professor of Public Policy Dr. Brian N. Williams, discusses police-community relations, the Black Lives Matter movement, and equal justice through understanding as a guest on The Finch Podcast.
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Racial Justice and EquityCommitting to AdvocacyWe all want to change the world, but where do we start? Irma Palmer (BA '10, MPP ‘15) offers some tips and tricks.
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Racial Justice and EquityWhere Do We Go From Here?“We’re at the intersection of past and present—and we're teetering a bit,” Batten professor Brian N. Williams told an online audience last week. “Evolution or revolution? Reform or riot? Progress or more protests? Should we defund and divest or deconstruct and reconstruct?”
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Alum in ActionLeadership in a Rapidly-Changing World: Rachel Davidson Raycraft (’20) Confronts Corruption with Innovative TechnologyRecent graduate Rachel Davidson Raycraft (MPP/JD ’20) discusses her work as a 2019-20 World Economic Forum Research Assistant and participation in their ongoing project with the Inter-American Development Bank and Colombian Inspector General’s Office on blockchain-based procurement.