Seminars, Lectures | Martin School of Public Policy and Administration

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

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

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

2025 Spring Seminar Series Seminar: Rachel Porter University of Notre Dame

Feb 28, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM

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Evaluating (In)Experience in Congressional Elections

2025 Spring Seminar Series Seminar: Taha Hameduddin & Chuanyi Guo University of Kentucky

Feb 21, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM

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Early Peer Influences in Public Service Attraction: Evidence from a Randomization

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