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 …

Rachel Mulvaney (BA ’26) is using her 2026 Early Career Humanitarian Collaborative Fellowship to support her work with Leadership Mission International (LMI), an organization dedicated to developing the next generation of women …

Mubarak Ricky worked with the Humanitarian Collaborative as a researcher in Jordan, bringing both professional experience and lived experience of displacement to the evaluation team. Q: What was most meaningful …

Faisal Jarmi worked with the Humanitarian Collaborative as a researcher in Lebanon, supporting qualitative interviews, participant discussions, transcription, and analysis. Q: What was most meaningful to you about working on …

Saadiah Abdullah worked with the Humanitarian Collaborative as part of the research team, contributing to work with refugee communities and children. Q: What was most meaningful to you about working …

Over the past two years, the Humanitarian Collaborative has partnered with refugee researchers in Jordan and Lebanon on an evaluation of mental health and psychosocial support programs for refugees through …

This semester, 12 UVA students completed LPPL 5999: Leadership in Global Disaster and Conflict, an immersive course taught in conjunction with the UVA Humanitarian Collaborative. Sponsored by the Batten National Security Policy …

Jaida Hotmire (MPP ’26) is using her 2026 Early Career Humanitarian Collaborative Fellowship to translate her studies in human rights, international development, corporate social responsibility, and anti-trafficking policy into real-world change. Next …