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Julia Dzingailo, Alumna 2009

Meet Julia Dzingailo, 2009 Alum

Jul 5, 2022
Alumni, Profile

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.

Will Cash, alum 2010

Meet Will Cash, 2010 Alum

Jul 5, 2022
Alumni, Profile

In 2008 I enrolled in a dual degree program offered by the Patterson School and the Gatton College of Business and Economics. This program made it possible to obtain a Masters degree in Diplomacy and International Commerce and a Masters in Business Administration in just two year's time.

Victor Montgomery

Victor Montgomery Awarded Boren Fellowship

May 20, 2022
Alumni

The University of Kentucky Office of Nationally Competitive Awards has announced that UK student Victor Montgomery has received a 2022 David L. Boren Fellowship to study Russian language. Montgomery completed his master’s degree with the Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce in 2023.

Karen Mingst

Emeritus Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Karen Mingst

Apr 27, 2022
Faculty, Profile

After 14 years teaching and mentoring dozens of Patterson School students and leading the school, Dr. Karen Mingst retired in December 2016 as Acting Director, Lockwood Chair, and Professor of Political Science at the University of Kentucky. Dr. Mingst’s career included lecturing and teaching short courses in South Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Albania, Vietnam, Japan, and the United Nations.

Book Cover, Not One Inch

2022 Summer Reading List

Apr 21, 2022
Summer Reading

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)

Benjamin Jones

Meet Benjamin Jones, '20 Alum

Nov 27, 2021
Alumni, Profile

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.

Sarah Marie Justice Wood, Alumna 2020

Meet Sarah Wood, '21 Alum

Nov 27, 2021
Alumni, Profile

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.

John Stempel

Emeritus Faculty Spotlight: John D. Stempel

Oct 27, 2021
Faculty, Profile

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.

Dr. Robert Farley

Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Robert Farley

Jul 27, 2021
Faculty, Profile

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. 

Book Cover, The Daughters of Kobani

2021 Summer Reading List

May 9, 2021
Summer Reading

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)

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