University of Kentucky Peace Studies

Peace Studies student, Jayden Sheridan, earned the opportunity to participate in this amazing summer program hosted by Washington University that helps prepare undergraduates from around the country for graduate school. Way to go, Jayden!

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Political science program aims to expand graduate student pipeline - The Source - Washington University in St. Louis The Department of Political Science in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis has launched the WUSTEPS Pipeline Program, which is aimed at preparing undergraduates from diverse backgrounds for success in graduate programs.

Yesterday we had our annual poster session where Peace Studies Capstone students presented their research to faculty and students. The projects were fantastic and the posters looked great!

Four UK Peace Studies scholars present research posters at the annual Peace Science Meeting (from left to right): Visiting Professor Jaclyn Johnson, Director Jesse Johnson, Professor Jillienne Haglund, and Graduate Student Yasuki Kudo.

Peace Studies is excited to host Dr. William Spaniel this week. He will be giving a talk on the ongoing Russia-Ukraine War. Dr. Spaniel is an expert on interstate conflict and is a successful content creator. We are lucky to have him join us on Thursday (10/6)!

Another Peace Studies alum just accepted an awesome position. Congratulations, Olivia Bloss! During her time at UK, Olivia wrote an impressive Peace Studies capstone on how protest shapes legislation and presented it in DC.

Great news from undergrad poli sci (& Peace Studies) alum Olivia Bloss, who announced today that she's taken a position as Legal Operations Specialist with GE Aviation.

To accompany this post, Olivia sent us a photo that signifies her long-standing interest in Law & Justice. Congrats, Olivia!

Congratulations Peace Studies Alum, Eli Bradshaw, who just accepted a contract role with the DC Fusion Center in their new Threat Assessment Center. She is pictured here with Peace Studies Alum, Emma Goldsby, who will be interning at the same center. Go UK PCE!

Today's talk by Dr. Hillebrecht on backlash against the international human rights regime was fantastic! We had a packed auditorium and an engaging question and answer session. Thanks to everyone who attended and thanks to Dr. Hillebrecht for making the trip to UK!

Join us this Friday (12/3) at 2pm in the library auditorium to hear Dr. Courtney Hillebrecht discuss recent backlash against international efforts to protect human rights and what can be done to counter it!

Congratulations, Grace Gainer! Grace just accepted her second internship with the State Department. This time she will be interning for the Bureau of South & Central Asian Affairs. Grace will be attending weekly think tank and academic events related to South Asia and providing readouts from each event that will be read by senior department leadership. It is awesome to have a Peace Studies presence in the State Department!

Gargi Vyas, who taught the Peace Studies Capstone Seminar last semester, successfully defended her dissertation today. She is now Dr. Vyas and will be teaching for the Department of Political Science next year as a Visiting Assistant Professor. Congratulations!!

We are thrilled to announce that Peace Studies graduate, Eli Bradshaw, will be joining American University's School of Public Affairs () to pursue her master's in Terrorism and Homeland Security Policy. Good luck, Eli. We know you will do great!

The UK Peace Studies Program is super excited for Sloan Lansdale, who will be joining the Department of Government and Politics at the University of Maryland as a PhD student in Fall 2021. She plans to continue her research on genocide and transitional justice. Good luck, Sloan!