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Meet Todd Glickson, 1991 Alum

Mar 15, 2023

Todd Glickson’s path after graduating from the Patterson School would prove to be one that was all his own, but he started out with dreams that would be familiar. “I didn’t want to be in just any US government agency,” he said. “I wanted to be in the State Department or the CIA. I interviewed to be in black market arms. That was the kind of stuff I wanted to do."

Meet Beverly Kirk, 1996 Alum

Mar 15, 2023

Beverly Kirk was destined to be a Wildcat. She is a sixth-generation Kentuckian who completed her undergraduate degree in broadcast journalism from Western Kentucky University. Kirk went on to pursue a career in television making stops at news organizations including NBC, NPR and CBS.

Meet Jamie Zimmerman, 2003 Alum

Mar 15, 2023

Jamie Zimmerman graduated from Patterson in December 2003. She holds a B.A. in Foreign Languages and International Economics, and a Master's in International Political Economic and Development, both from the University of Kentucky. Currently, Zimmerman is the interim Deputy Director of Digital Connectivity at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. As the interim Deputy Director, she is driving a new learning agenda and strategy around tools, platforms, and business models to accelerate the closure of the gender digital divide.

Current Student Spotlight: Tori Vestal

Jan 15, 2023

Tori Vestal is a current first year student in the Patterson School. She is majoring in Diplomacy and dually pursuing a certificate in Global Health. She received her BA in Foreign Languages and International Economics from the University of Kentucky May 2022 before joining the Patterson School in August.

Do welfare policies matter for immigrant entrepreneurship? An analysis in the context of France

Apr 7, 2023, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Dr. Michael Samers, Full Professor of Economic and Urban Geography and affiliated faculty of International Studies at the University of Kentucky, will give a talk discussing the impact of welfare policies on immigrant entrepreneurship in France.

The Techno-politics and Geopolitics of Nuclear Cooperation between Argentina and China

Mar 31, 2023, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Dr. Max Vila Seoane, Researcher at the National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET) of Argentina and Professor at the School of Politics & Government of the National University of San Martín (UNSAM), together with Dr. Daniel Blinder, Researcher at the National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET) of Argentina and Professor at the National University of José Clemente Paz, Argentina, will give a talk on nuclear cooperation between Argentina and China and its implications for techno-politics and geopolitics in South America.

China in Global Digital Trade Governance: Implications for Development

Mar 24, 2023, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Dr. Ka Zeng, Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Director of International and Global Studies at the University of Arkansas, will give a talk on a joint project with Dr. Yujia He (Patterson School) studying China’s interests and actions in the global governance of digital trade and the implications for developing countries in global trade negotiations. Dr. Ka Zeng’s visit to the Patterson School is supported by the SEC Faculty Travel Grant Program.

What do we talk about when we talk about the Chinese Digital Silk Road?

Jan 20, 2023, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Dr. Elisa Oreglia, Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Global Digital Cultures at King’s College London and an Affiliate of the Lau China Institute, will discuss China’s “Digital Silk Road” investing in the digital economy development in the developing countries as part of its Belt and Road Initiative. Dr.

US-China Nuclear Competition and Implications for International Security

Jan 13, 2023, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Dr. Tong Zhao, Senior Fellow in the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and currently a visiting research scholar at Princeton University’s Science and Global Security Program, will give a talk on the growing political obstacles that drive the U.S.-China nuclear escalation and offer thoughts on potential mitigating measures to maintain nuclear stability.

Meet Julia Dzingailo, 2009 Alum

Jul 5, 2022

My interest in other countries and cultures brought me to Belarus' leading linguistic university where I obtained a bachelors degree in English and German. After teaching English there for several years, my career set off in a new direction when I became a program assistant in the International Organization for Migration (IOM) office in Minsk. The job responsibilities were challenging: promote orderly and humane migration, engage national counterparts and international partners to ensure respect for migrants' rights, and combat migrant smuggling and human trafficking.

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Meet Todd Glickson, 1991 Alum

Meet Beverly Kirk, 1996 Alum

Meet Jamie Zimmerman, 2003 Alum

Current Student Spotlight: Tori Vestal

Do welfare policies matter for immigrant entrepreneurship? An analysis in the context of France

The Techno-politics and Geopolitics of Nuclear Cooperation between Argentina and China

China in Global Digital Trade Governance: Implications for Development

What do we talk about when we talk about the Chinese Digital Silk Road?

US-China Nuclear Competition and Implications for International Security

Meet Julia Dzingailo, 2009 Alum

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