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2022 Summer Reading List

Apr 21, 2022

Payal Arora, The Next Billion Users: Digital Life Beyond the West (2019) Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, The Daughters of Kobani: A Story of Rebellion, Courage, and Justice (2021) George Packer, Our Man: Richard Holbrooke and the End of the American Century (2019) Séverine Autesserre, The Frontlines of Peace: An Insider’s Guide to Changing the World (2021)

Meet Benjamin Jones, '20 Alum

Nov 27, 2021

People told me I had a dream job before I attended the Patterson School. I covered college football at the University of Alabama for The Tuscaloosa News from 2015-19 as part of an eight-year career as a sports writer after graduating with a journalism degree from UK in 2011.

Meet Sarah Wood, '21 Alum

Nov 27, 2021

Sarah is currently a second-year student at the Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce where she is majoring in Intelligence/Security and minoring in Diplomacy. She received a BA from the University of Kentucky and holds a double major in Russian and Integrated Strategic Communication and a minor in International Studies.

Emeritus Faculty Spotlight: John D. Stempel

Oct 27, 2021

Dr. Stempel was a career Foreign Service Officer. His 23 year career included oversees postings focused on political and economic affairs in Guinea, Burundi, Zambia, and Iran.

Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Robert Farley

Jul 27, 2021

Dr. Robert Farley is a Senior Lecturer at the Patterson School. Dr. Farley grew up in Northern California and Oregon prior to attending the University of Oregon for his undergraduate degree. He received his doctorate degree in Political Science from the University of Washington before moving to Lexington to complete his post-doc in 2005. He has worked for Patterson since holding various responsibilities. He currently assists with the school website, manages the Patterson podcast, and leads recruitment efforts.

2021 Summer Reading List

May 9, 2021

Payal Arora, The Next Billion Users: Digital Life Beyond the West (2019) Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, The Daughters of Kobani: A Story of Rebellion, Courage, and Justice (2021) George Packer, Our Man: Richard Holbrooke and the End of the American Century (2019) Séverine Autesserre, The Frontlines of Peace: An Insider’s Guide to Changing the World (2021)

Faculty Spotlight: Ambassador Carey Cavanaugh

Apr 27, 2021

Ambassador Carey Cavanaugh has been with the Patterson School since 2006. He served as the Director of the program for ten years before going on sabbatical to Geneva and Cambridge. Upon his return, he focused on teaching and expanded his work with peacebuilding NGOs. He is currently Chair of International Alert, based in London, which carries out programs across the globe advancing peace and conflict resolution. His return to academia after his twenty-plus year Foreign Service career was quite fitting, as he had worked as a professor prior to entering government service.

Victor Montgomery Awarded Title VIII Fellowship for Russian

Apr 27, 2021

Please join us in congratulating first-year student, Victor Montgomery, on being awarded a Title VIII Fellowship to study Russian this summer at Indiana University. The Title VIII Fellowship is a competitive award that provides tuition, fees, and room & board stipends for U.S. graduate students, area specialists, and scholars studying the languages and cultures of Eastern Europe and the countries of the former Soviet Union in the Language Workshop.

In Memoriam: Dag Ryan

Jan 27, 2021

It is with great sorrow that the Patterson School reports the passing of Dag Ryen after a short in-home hospice stay. His cancer accelerated at a rapid pace over his last six weeks, but he was resting comfortably at home with family by his side until the end.

Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Gregory Hall