The University of Kentucky Department of Geography invites you to the 11th annual Harrison and Eva Lewis Bailey Distinguished Alumni Lecture.

Harrison and Eva graduated from UK; Eva from psychology in 1948 and Harrison from geography in 1949.

Our 11th Harrison and Eva Lewis Bailey Distinguished Alumni Lecture is Patrick Bigger!

Schedule of Events, Friday, Nov. 6, 2026:

• A Friday afternoon talk by Patrick Bigger (Ph.D. alum 2015), University of Kentucky, Gatton B&E 191, University of Kentucky at 3 p.m.
• A reception at the Commonwealth House of the Gaines Center for the Humanities, immediately following the lecture.

Dr. Patrick Bigger directs CCI’s Research Department as well as leading research on CCI’s Global Systems and Policy work, including writing on Green Industrial Policy, the role of the Pentagon in the climate crisis and the international political economy of biodiversity loss. Before joining CCI, he was a lecturer in economic geography at Lancaster University in the UK and holds a Ph.D. in geography from the University of Kentucky. He has written extensively in academic journals including Science and Nature: Ecology and Evolution, and in popular outlets including Dissent and The Nation. His work has been translated into more than a dozen languages and covered in press globally.

Please contact the Geography Department's office for more information about joining us for the Bailey Alumni Lecture.

To learn more about the Series, please visit the Annual Bailey Lecture Series page. Read more about the fund here, established by Harrison in memory of Eva.