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Hands On

The Batten School builds leaders through experiential opportunities.

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Capital Insight

Batten Students' Experience on Capitol Hill Sheds Light on Realities of Policymaking.

Dean Allan Stam
Bridging the Gap

Connecting academia and industry through the exchange of new ideas

ay Shimshack, Associate Professor of Public Policy and Economics
Examining Best Practices in Regulatory Interventions

Ensuring compliance with environmental, health, and safety laws involves sizeable social costs and benefits.

Bala Mulloth, Assistant Professor of Public Policy
Addressing Air Pollution Around the World

Pursuing social entrepreneurial approaches to producing cost-effective filters using locally-sourced materials in cities across the globe.

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FROM AFGHANISTAN TO WASHINGTON

Batten alum reflects on career path that brought her to the Executive Office.

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Class Notes

James Allman-Gulino (MPP ’09), James Allman-Gulino (MPP ’09), Molly O'Rourke McCarthy (MPP ’09), Mimi Wu (MPP ’09) , Brenan Richards (MPP ’09), Christina Conell (MPP ’10), Caitlin Feller (MPP ’10), Hannah Green (MPP ’10), Caitlin (Ham) Khalsa (MPP ’10), Dana (Ganpath) Laurens (MPP ’10), Cristina Martinez de Andino (MPP ’10) , Danielle Campbell (MPP ’11) , Molly Cole (MPP ’11)

Craig Volden
WHO ACTUALLY GETS THINGS DONE IN CONGRESS?

Craig Volden, co-director of the Center for Effective Lawmaking, answers questions about the center’s current work.

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Building Batten

The Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy has just completed a decade of building a premier institution from the ground up.