Patterson Perspectives

On the latest episode of Patterson Perspectives, Patterson graduate Lauren Ho talks about the relationship between music and national security with Dr. Nathan Jasinski, music professor at Eastern Kentucky University, and Patterson\'s own Dr. Robert Farley.

On the latest episode of Patterson Perspectives, Sam Dantzler and Ben Trammell speak with Grant Peters, Director of the College Sports Company. Sam, Ben, and Grant talk through the changes that Name, Image, and Likeness money has wrought to the college sports landscape, including the increasing internationalization of sports finance.

In the next installment of their independent study series, Ben Trammell and Sam Dantzler sit down with Erin Miller, a 2018 Patterson graduate who studied international development and recently wrapped up a role in sales with Austin FC. They discuss Erin’s career journey, how her background as an athlete has shaped her success in sales and the professional world, and the ways Patterson prepared her for life after graduate school. The conversation also explores the opportunities presented by

On the latest episode of Patterson Perspectives, current Patterson students Ben Trammell and Sam Dantzler introduce their semester-long independent study exploring how the United States can leverage sports as a tool of soft power and how American sports leagues have successfully expanded into global markets. Their first guest, Devin Moss, is a leading voice in sports diplomacy, with a career bridging international relations, global sport, and public policy. Devin shares valuable insight int

On the latest episode of Patterson Perspectives, Elijah McKay speaks with Dr. Megan Brand of the John Jay Institute about the evolution of immigration and refugee policy since World War II, with emphasis on changes in the last year.

On the latest episode of Patterson Perspectives, we offer the second half of Elijah McKay's interview with Dr. Lyle Goldstein, Director of the China Initiative and Visiting Professor at the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs at Brown University. Mr. McKay and Dr. Goldstein talk the geopolitics of the Western Pacific, concentrating on how America's interests are served (or not served) by alliance commitments in the region.