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Feb
22

Getting the media on your side

Join the Program for Practical Policy Engagement, Communications & Outreach, Public Engagement & Impact, and Michigan News for a Getting Stuff Done: Communications Skills Series .
11:30 am to 1:00 pm
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Feb
23

2019 NASPAA-Batten Student Simulation Competition at Ford School

On February 23, the Ford School will host graduate students from 14 univerisities to participate in the 2019 NASPAA-Batten Student Simulation Competition. This year’s competition—a partnership between the University of Virginia Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy and the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (NASPAA)—will connect a record 585 students from 11 global host sites including Dhaka, Cairo, Mexico City, and San Francisco to tackle policy issues associated with forced migration through computer-based simulated game play.
8:00 am to 7:30 pm
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Feb
25

Conversation with Lou Fintor, new U.S. State Department Diplomat in Residence

Join us for a Meet and Greet session with Lou Fintor , the Ford School’s new Diplomat in Residence.
11:30 am to 12:50 pm
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"911, What is your prejudice?"
Feb
28
Policy Talks @ the Ford School

"911, What is your prejudice?": Racial bias and call-driven policing

Please join experts Washtenaw County Sheriff Jerry Clayton; Professor of Law Barry Friedman, New York University; and Jessica Gillooly, [...]

Weill Hall, Annenberg Auditorium
4:00 pm to 5:20 pm
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Mar
13

U.S. Military and Counter-Terrorism in Africa: Is Anybody Watching?

Join Christina Goldbaum, Bronwyn Bruton and John Ciorciari for an examination of the U.S. military’s presence and role in Africa and the implications for civilian lives and global security.
4:00 pm to 5:30 pm
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Mar
14
CFLP Blue Bag Lunches

Local Government Fiscal Health: Do subjective self-assessments match "the numbers"?

Local government fiscal health is typically assessed using objective financial indicators, but little is understood about how local officials subjectively understand their own fiscal health. We compare self-assessment data from the Michigan Public Policy Survey with financial data on Michigan local governments to explore the extent to which self-assessments align with conventional financial indicators. Qualitative results reveal that local officials emphasize long-term spending pressures (e.g. roads, infrastructure) and external factors, such as uncertainty around property values and state aid (i.e. revenue sharing) payments, when assessing their fiscal health. Quantitative results provide some corroborating evidence, but in general, conventional indicators are not powerful predictors of self-assessments, especially for high-stress governments. We believe that part of the disparity is that financial indicators do a poor job of capturing what local officials say they are most worried about. We suggest that self-assessments may be a useful supplement to conventional measures in capturing “true” fiscal health.
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
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Mar
15

Critical Race Theory Brown Bag Lunch

This series will use CRT to foster a dialogue on important issues of U.S. public policy ranging from activism to the gentrification of physical spaces to inequalities in health and health care.
11:45 am to 12:50 pm
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Gramlich Showcase
Mar
15

12th Annual Gramlich Showcase of Student Work

This event features exceptional student work on a broad range of local, national, and international policy challenges.

Weill Hall, Great Hall
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
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Mar
18
Policy Talks @ the Ford School
Vandenberg Lecture

American diplomacy in a disordered world: A conversation with Ambassador William J. Burns

A conversation with Dean Michael S. Barr and Ambassador William J. Burns.
4:00 pm to 5:20 pm
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Mar
20
CLOSUP Lecture Series

EITC Expansions, Earnings Growth, and Inequality: Evidence from Washington, DC

Does Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) expansion have a positive or negative effect on labor market outcomes and household well being in Washington DC? Hear Dr. Hardy discuss research on how EITC expansions undertaken by the Washington DC affect income and inequality in the city.
11:30 am to 1:00 pm
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Mar
21

Consumer Protection in an Age of Uncertainty

Though consumers look to technology for convenience and simplicity in financial services, the legal, technological and political systems beneath these are complex and ever-changing. Is robust consumer protection possible in a period of unprecedented and evolving financial innovation? Or is such regulation doomed to be outpaced by the speed of technology? As Americans become increasingly reliant on new financial technologies, what are the implications for consumer protection, security and privacy? The University of Michigan’s Center on Finance, Law, and Policy will convene regulators, researchers, data security and privacy experts, journalists, and financial technology companies for a two-day conference to consider new legal and regulatory questions raised by recent technological developments and the challenges facing consumers in a shifting policy environment. Rich Cordray , founding director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Rohit Chopra , Commissioner on the Federal Trade Commission will keynote.
8:30 am to 4:00 pm
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Mar
22

Getting your op-ed placed

Join the Program for Practical Policy Engagement, Communications & Outreach, Public Engagement & Impact, and Michigan News for a Getting Stuff Done: Communications Skills Series .
11:30 am to 1:00 pm
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Mar
26

Work | Force: Solving for jobs, mobility, and equity in an era of rapid change

The event will feature distinguished leaders in the field of workforce development and economic mobility including a keynote address from Walmart's Greg Foran, US President and CEO and Julie Gehrki, Vice President of Philanthropy, and closing remarks from Garlin Gilchrist, Lieutenant Governor of the State of Michigan.
4:00 pm to 7:30 pm
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Apr
05

Ford School Alumni Board Meeting

The Ford School Alumni Board will be meeting on Friday, April 5 and Saturday, April 6, 2019.
8:00 am to 12:00 pm
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Apr
12

Getting it right on social media

Join the Program for Practical Policy Engagement, Communications & Outreach, Public Engagement & Impact, and Michigan News for a Getting Stuff Done: Communications Skills Series .
11:30 am to 1:00 pm
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Open House event
May
03

2019 Graduation Open House

Enjoy delicious food and live music as you tour the classrooms, spaces and suites of Weill Hall.

Weill Hall
3:00 pm to 5:00 pm
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Graduates
May
04

2019 Ford School Commencement

The Ford School is proud to celebrate the achievements of the graduating classes of 2019!

Rackham Auditorium
4:30 pm to 6:30 pm
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Oct
04

Ford School and University of Michigan Homecoming Reunion

We'll be celebrating this fall! Save the date and join us for the Ford School and University of Michigan Homecoming Reunion!
12:00 pm to 6:00 pm
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Student prize recognizes interdisciplinary policy research
The Eckstein Prize for Interdisciplinary Research and Policy Analysis recognizes the value of interdisciplinary...
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Tuition-free promise effectively recruits low-income students to U-M
High-achieving, low-income students who received personalized commitment of financial aid are more than twice as likely...
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Professorship supports social justice research, action
A $2.5 million gift by the Kohn Charitable Trust to the University of Michigan will establish a new professorship of...
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Michigan Education Data Center will facilitate research projects
The Michigan Education Data Center, housed at U-M’s Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, will build and act as a...
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New concentrations offered to strengthen MPP skillset 
The five optional concentrations include Public Policy Analysis Methods, Public & Non-Profit Management, Social...
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Ford School launches powerful new degree: Master of Public Affairs
The Ford School is launching an exciting new graduate degree program, the Master of Public Affairs.
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Goldenberg featured in New York Times piece on boosting student election turnout
At U-M, the campus-wide effort will be spearheaded by Turn Up Turnout (TUT), a nonpartisan group Goldenberg founded to...
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In NYT, Susan Dynarski advises against online courses for struggling students
Susan Dynarski
Professor of Public Policy
In this Sunday’s New York Times print edition, Susan Dynarski, professor of public policy at the Ford School, disputes...
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Poverty Solutions pilot offers employment, life skills, mentorship to local youth
In “A job well done: Youth employment program offers mentors, life skills,” the University Record highlights Poverty...
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BA yearbook celebrates undergraduate students and alumni
BA in Public Policy
Classes of 2017 and 2018
This year's BA yearbook includes messages from many of the faculty members who have taught our undergraduate...
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Go Blue Guarantee makes national headlines
U-M's new “Go Blue Guarantee,” which pledges four years of free tuition for admitted in-state students whose...
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U-M launches a program in practical policy engagement with a gift from Power Foundation
Philip Power
1960 U-M Graduate
“P3E will encourage partnerships between U-M faculty and students and those outside the university who are actively...
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Climate policy: Americans want states to pick up federal slack
Barry Rabe and Sarah Mills
Energy and Environmental Policy Initiative
"[T]he suite of policy options that have previously formed the backbone of state climate policy are likely to...
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Bipartisan report highlights benefits and costs of paid family leave
Betsey Stevenson
Associate Professor of Public Policy
Bipartisan group is unanimous. "Some form of paid parental leave," they say, "should be offered to help...
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Welcome our new Public Policy and International Affairs Fellows
The PPIA program, which the Ford School has participated in each year since 1983, aims to promote diversity in public...
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Catch up on Ford School faculty news
ELISABETH GERBER's "Policymaker" simulation tool, which helps faculty facilitate active learning about...
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Ford School faculty join the national discourse
In the months following President Trump's win, national discourse has pivoted toward the new administration....The...
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What are your classmates up to? Find out with "Class Notes."
This spring, PERI STONE-PALMQUIST (MPP/MSW '05) celebrates her fifth anniversary leading the Student Advocacy...
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U-M sets aside $40 million for a time-limited matching gift program
"The match demonstrates the university's serious commitment to making a U-M education more accessible,"...
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10 years in, celebrating our BA program and early alumni
Joining in the fall of their junior year, undergraduate students come to the Ford School deeply connected and engaged...
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