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Side by side portrait photos of Ikhwan Kweon and Tangchen Liu, who are both Martin PhD students.

2025 Fall Seminar Series Seminar: Ikhwan Kweon & Tangchen Liu University of Kentucky

Oct 10, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM

Events, Seminars, Lectures

Direct vs. Representative Democracy in the Design of Tax and Expenditure Limits Presenter: Ikhwan Kweon

2025 PPL Open House graphic showing title, date, and location

BA in Public Policy Open House

Nov 3, 2025, 1:00 – 3:00 PM

Events, Events, Undergraduate

High school students and transfer students are invited to join us in the newly renovated Miller Hall to learn more about the BA in Public Policy degree at the University of Kentucky Martin School of Public Policy and Administration.

2025 Fall Seminar Series Seminar: Benjamin Brunjes University of Washington

Oct 3, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM

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The “Rule of Two” and Federal Contract Set-Asides: The Effect of Kingdomware vs. U.S. on Contract Spending

2025 Fall Seminar Series Seminar: John Stavick University of Tennesee, Knoxville

Sep 26, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM

Events, Seminars, Lectures

Public Employee Furloughs as a Budget Balancing Strategy: Evidence of Effects on Employees

2025 Ford Lecture: "Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) in College Athletics: Untangling Public Policy Issues and Implications"

Oct 13, 2025, 5:30 – 7:00 PM

Events, Seminars, Lectures, Public Service

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 11, 2025) — The University of Kentucky's 2025 Wendell H. Ford Public Policy Lecture will take on a subject that is reshaping virtually every aspect of the college sports landscape — the business phenomenon that gives student-athletes the right, for the first time ever, to be compensated for use of their name, image and likeness (NIL).

2025 Spring Seminar Series Seminar: Geoboo Song University of Arkansas

Apr 18, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM

Events, Seminars, Lectures

The Politics of Climate Change in the American Heartland

2025 Spring Seminar Series Seminar: Regina Lewis University of Kentucky

Apr 4, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM

Events, Seminars, Lectures

Barriers to Equity: The Evolution of Race and Place in Lexington, KY

2025 Spring Seminar Series Seminar: Ikhwan Kweon University of Kentucky

Mar 28, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM

Events, Seminars, Lectures

Understanding the Mechanisms behind Revenue Size, Revenue Volatility, and Tax Limits

2025 Spring Seminar Series Seminar: Emily Wilcox University of Kentucky

Mar 7, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM

Events, Seminars, Lectures

Supporting Advanced Manufacturing Growth - How do Community Colleges Respond to Local Economic Development Shocks?

Now Open: 2025 Martin School Book Club Sign-Up!

Feb 27, 2025

Events, Public Service

The Martin School Book Club has announced the 2025 selection: Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond.This book sheds light on the intersection of housing, poverty, and public policy—topics we can’t wait to explore together in-person and virtually. The two meetings for this year will be during the weeks of March 24th and 31st, depending on participant availability. Joining the club is free and open to all.

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