The Batten Difference
Through integrated training in leadership and public policy, we equip our students to solve complex and stubborn problems, foster collaboration, and drive positive and purposeful change.
Batten graduates have the tools to approach any challenge with an open mind.
The Batten Difference
Leadership and Policy
Unique focus integrating leadership and policy: UVA|Batten's founding mission has a mandate to fuse leadership and policy to drive transformational change.
Public school
Public university ethos: we embrace our responsibility as a public institution to produce citizen leaders and create and expand accessible pathways for education.
America’s crossroads
Located at America’s crossroads of north and south, urban and rural, and red and blue: UVA|Batten is at the forefront of contemporary policy debates.
Diversity of experiences and perspectives
Commitment to diversity of experiences and perspectives: UVA|Batten prioritizes
engagement and collaboration between people of divergent values, views, and lived experiences.
Preeminent democracy assets
UVA’s commitment to democracy: the UVA|Batten community thrives
in an ecosystem devoted to the knowledge and practice of strengthening democratic self-governance.
Integrating Leadership and Public Policy
Leadership
&
Public Policy
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Leadership-smart policy; policy-smart leadership
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Policy informed by human
behavior patterns and institutional dynamics
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Qualitative and quantitative skills and strategies, with experiential learning
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Leadership supported by empirical analysis and contextual understanding
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Solutions that are effective, pragmatic, implementable, and sustainable
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Reciprocal engagement between public leaders and policy makers