News and Events

Faculty Highlights Brookings Post Features Dr. Rajeev Darolia's Research on College Student Loan Debt Letters

In a new Brookings post, Dr. Darolia and his colleagues offer analysis based on their research of the impact of student loan debt letters.

Faculty Highlights Dr. Agrawal Cited by Thomas Piketty

Martin School faculty member Dr. Agrawal was cited in Thomas Piketty’s November 14th blog post about the crisis in Catalan: http://piketty.blog.lemonde.fr/2017/11/14/the-catalan-syndrom/

Faculty News Martin School Director Featured in Education Week Series Partnership with TERA

The series reflects on a recent publication titled “Lessons from Five Years of Research on State Turnaround Efforts” from the Tennessee Education Research Alliance (TERA).

In the press September Feature: Lessons in Compromise Henry Clay Center College Congress

KET featured the Henry Clay Center for Statesmanship's College Congress program in a mini-documentary. The Martin School partnered with the Henry Clay Center in constructing the programming for college students.

Student Highlights What Do Nurses, Barbers, and Truck Drivers Have in Common?

Matt Shafer is entering his second year of the MPA program. In this post, he describes one of his first projects as a policy analyst at the Council of State Governments.

Student News MPA Student Explores Professional Interests in Local Government Internship Internship Reflections

Paul Kleier is an MPA student beginning his second year this fall. He reflects upon his summer internship experience with the City of Cresview Hills in Northern Kentucky.

Student News Two MPA Students Spend their Summer at the State Capitol A conversation with Eve and Dexter

Partnerships for Policy Henry Clay Congress 2017 A week of compromise in Lexington

It's been an exciting couple of weeks at the Martin School! Staff, faculty, and doctoral students had the exciting opportunity to partner with The Henry Clay Center for Statesmanship to work with college students from all over the USA! Fifty students converged in Lexington for a week of programs focusing on the salient theme of compromise.

Panel Discussion What’s Next for Kentucky Schools? Watch the full panel below

Dr. Zimmer, the Martin School Director and a leading expert on education policy, participated in a panel discussion. The Gatton School has posted a video online of the event. The panel discusses school choice, vouchers, and charter schools.

Alumni Highlights Alumna Leads Diversity and Strategic Enrollment Initiatives Natalie Gibson (MPA ‘98)

Natalie Gibson (MPA '98) serves as the System Director of Cultural Diversity for the Kentucky Community and Technical College System.