Padraic Jeremiah Kenney is an American writer, historian, and educator. He was dean of the University of Kentucky's graduate school until May 2025. Previously Kenney was professor of history and International Studies at Indiana University (IU). At IU, he served as an Associate Dean for Social and Historical Sciences and Graduate Education in the College of Arts and Sciences; he also served a two-year tenure as director of Collins Living-Learning Center from 2018 to 2020. Previously, he was Professor of History at the University of Colorado, Boulder. He graduated from Harvard College (BA), University of Toronto (MA), and the University of Michigan (PhD).