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1967-2023 Remembrance of Dr. Dwight Denison

The Martin School of Public Policy and Administration was fortunate to serve as the academic home of Professor Dwight Denison.  He was first a Ph.D.

Faculty in the news Dr. Agrawal quoted for WKYT story on Kentucky sales tax changes

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: 

Faculty News Dr. Caroline Weber named Co-Editor of National Tax Journal for 2023 Leading peer-reviewed tax journal

Congratulations to Dr. Caroline Weber on her appointment to this important role at a prestigious tax journal. Read the story republished from the NTA website below.

Research Grants Workforce-Aligned Scholarship Programs are Focus of Martin School Grant Award Dr. Zimmer and Dr. Darolia receive $517,000 grant

Dr. Ron Zimmer and Dr. Rajeev Darolia collaborated to win a half-million dollar grant from the Walton Family Foundation to study the effectiveness of workforce-aligned scholarship programs.

Welcome our New Faculty Members Taha Hamaduddin & Catherine Annis

Welcome our new Martin School faculty members, Catherine Annis and Taha Hameduddin. 

Faculty Highlights Dr. David Agrawal Appointed to Board of Editors of the American Economic Journal: Economic Policy

Dr. David R. Agrawal, Associate Professor in the Martin School of Public Policy & Administration and the Department of Economics, has been appointed to the Board of Editors of the American Economic Journal: Economic Policy for a 3-year term.

Faculty Highlights Dr. David Agrawal recognized by the American Economic Association for tax research Chart of the week

Dr. Agrawal's recent article, The Internet as a Tax Haven?, was selected as having "the chart of the week" by the American Economic Association.

Emeritus Faculty News Dr. Genia Toma to Receive Martha Layne Collins Leadership Award Congratulations, Dr. Toma!

On November 18th Women Leading Kentucky will honor Dr. Genia Toma with a Martha Layne Collins Leadership Award at their annual luncheon.

Faculty Highlights Dr. Rajeev Darolia Appointed to Advise Committee on Federal Higher Education Regulations Martin School Report

The U.S. Department of Education has appointed Rajeev Darolia to be the economic and higher education policy analysis advisor for a new rule-making committee tasked with reforming federal regulations related to affordability and student loans.

Faculty Highlights Dr. Annelise Russell Wins 2021 APSA Award and Publishes Book

"Tweeting is Leading establishes a new perspective on congressional communication - one that explains variation in rhetorical styles of representation by focusing on Twitter's role in aggregating attention.