In Memoriam Dr. Dwight Denison 1967-2023

We mourn the passing of our friend and colleague

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A major or minor in Public Policy will give you the skills you need to make lasting, positive impact in the world.

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Analyze policy and use data to drive progress.

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MPA Alum Wesley Whistle named Special Assistant in the Department of Education

Dec 22, 2022

Congratulations to MPA alum, Wesley Whistle, on his new job as the Special Assistant for the Office of the Under Secretary of the Department of Education. He is excited to work for the Biden-Harris Administration and to represent the Martin School!

MPA and MPFM Students win Association of Governmental Accountants(AGA) finance Case Challenge

Dec 20, 2022

This year we had 2 teams complete in the Association of Governmental Accountants(AGA) finance Case Challenge, a nation-wide annual competition requiring students to develop a Citizen Centric Report (CCR) for a large city and 4-page narrative explaining the process that was taken. This year the competition was for Chattanooga.

Dr. Agrawal quoted for WKYT story on Kentucky sales tax changes

Dec 16, 2022

Senior faculty member, Dr. David Agrawal, was interviewed by WKYT on changes to Kentucky tax laws in 2022 and what those changes might mean for the state and citizenry. From the article and video on the WKYT website:

Martin School confers 1st public policy bachelor’s degree

Dec 15, 2022

During the University of Kentucky's December 2022 Commencement, the Martin School of Public Policy and Administration will celebrate the first student to receive a bachelor's degree in public policy from their undergraduate program. The Martin School began offering an undergraduate public policy major in Fall 2020. Previously, the school had offered only post-graduate master’s, certificate and Ph.D.

Five seniors from the public policy program presenting their capstones

First Undergraduate Capstone Forum

Dec 8, 2022

On December 2, 2022, the public policy undergraduate program hosted its first ever Capstone Forum, where five seniors presented and discussed their research projects with the Martin School community. The posters and accompanying policy briefs ranged in topic from healthcare to education to environmental policy and beyond. The five seniors who presented this fall will be joined in the spring by two more students, and the seven represent the first undergraduate graduating class from the Martin School. They are:

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