News and Events

MPA-JD Student Spends Her Summer Interning at the City Finance Dep

Hannah Walker, a joint MPA-JD student, is interning this summer in the city's Department of Finance here in Lexington, Kentucky. Previously, she was a Mayor's Fellow. Read about Hannah's experiences in her own words.

New! Graduate Certificate in Public Financial Management

Our first completely online program! Applications due August 19.

Lyons Award Winner Announced

In conjunction with the department of Political Science, we are excited to announce the recipient of the Lyons Award-- Professor Allison Connelly, the James and Mary T. Lassiter Clinical Professor in the College of Law. She will be honored this coming Wednesday at 3 pm on the 18th floor of POT, with a reception to follow. We invite you to celebrate Professor Connelly's contributions to the University and the community! Read more about Professor Connelly at UK Now.

Political Polling in Transition: Event Recap

Impressions from CGI U 2016

Three Martin School students attended the Clinton Global Initiative University 2016 conference recently. Beta Ardiansyah shares his key takeaways.

Capstone Chronicles: Part 3

The end is all too near! Students in their final year will head to the ring to defend their projects next week. How are they preparing?

Capstone Chronicles, Part 2

We recently checked up on our Capstone Project cohort! We are more than halfway through the semester at this point, and our group of students has moved on from defining their research question and completing their literature review to finalizing their research design and doing analysis.

Faculty Spotlight: Dr. David Agrawal

Taxes, taxes, taxes! Learn more about what Dr. David Agrawal, an Assistant Professor of Economics both at the Martin School and in the Department of Economics, is passionate about.

MPA Student on Regional Winning Team at NASPAA Competition!

This past weekend, Nathan and Sarah Smith represented the Martin School at NASPAA’s second annual student simulation competition, taking on international climate change policy. Students from all over the midwest region participated at IUPUI’s campus in Indianapolis.

PhD Student in Action: Zihe Guo

Zihe (Lauren) Guo is a Ph.D. candidate at the Martin School of Public Policy and Administration. We asked her a few questions about her work!