What does it take to prepare students for the realities of humanitarian crisis response? A recent feature in UVA’s 2025–2026 Global Impact Report, also published by the Batten School and …

Three months into her Early Career Humanitarian Collaborative Fellowship with International Justice Mission Cambodia, Jaida Hotmire (MPP ’26) is getting a firsthand look at what justice-system strengthening looks like in practice. …

Through the Humanitarian Collaborative’s 2026 Summer Internship Cohort, Santiago Campos Lopez (MPP ’27) is working with HC Practitioner Fellow Lissett Babaian on a project with the Bernard van Leer Foundation’s …

As part of the Humanitarian Collaborative’s 2026 Summer Internship Cohort, Alek Georgeson (MPP ’27) is spending the summer working with HC Practitioner Fellow Charles Bradley on a project with the Amna …

Layan Ibrahim (MPP ’27) is serving as a Youth Engagement Intern with the Sunway Centre for Planetary Health in Malaysia under the guidance of HC Practitioner Fellow Nazia Ahmad as part …

How does the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) affect future funding for global health programs? A new article, “Trade Networks Multiply the Global Health Returns to Bilateral …

Climate variability, violence, and narco-trafficking interact to shape migration from Central America to the United States. A new article, “Heterogeneous Effects of Climate, Narco-Trafficking, and Violence on Central American Migration …

This summer, the Humanitarian Collaborative is supporting a cohort of UVA Batten MPP students through practitioner-engaged internships with HC Practitioner Fellows and partner organizations. The cohort is designed to move …

The Humanitarian Collaborative invites students to enroll in Air Pollution in Mexico City (LPPP 5500), a one-credit Batten seminar taught by Professor Lucy Bassett. Students will learn about air pollution in …