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New York City Alumni Reception Thursday, May 13, 2010.
6:00–8:00 pm.
The Midtown Executive Club
40 West 45th Street
New York, New York 10036
Please join Dean Susan M. Collins and your fellow alumni for a Ford School
New York City Alumni Reception.
More details coming soon.
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Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy 2010 Commencement Saturday, May 1, 2010.
5:30 – 7:00 p.m.
Rackham Auditorium, Rackham Graduate School
915 E. Washington Street
Ann Arbor, MI
Eligibility
Ford School students receiving BA, MPP, MPA, or PhD degrees are eligible to participate. In addition, students enrolled in joint degree programs who wish to participate in graduation with their entering class may do so.
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Spring Preview Weekend Friday, April 9–Saturday, April 10, 2010. Spring Preview is designed to give newly admitted students all the information they need to make a decision about pursuing a Masters in Public Policy here at the Ford School. Admitted students will meet with our faculty, staff, students, and alumni and get a chance to tour the campus and the city of Ann Arbor. Admitted students will receive specific event details with the decision letters they receive from the school in March.
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Harold E. Ford, Jr. Wednesday, April 7, 2010.
4:00 – 5:30 p.m.
Reception to follow.
Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
Annenberg Auditorium. 1120 Weill Hall
Harold E. Ford, Jr. is the chairman of the Democratic Leadership Council (DLC) and a visiting professor of public policy at Vanderbilt University; he is currently considering a run for the United States Senate from the state of New York.
Elected in 1996 to Tennessee's 9th congressional district, Ford was re-elected four times by an average of 80 percent of the vote. He built a reputation on Capitol Hill as a consensus builder while serving on the House Budget Committee, the House Committee on Financial Services and the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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The Policy and Politics of the Michigan Prisoner ReEntry Initiative Monday, March 29, 2010. 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy Annenberg Auditorium, 1120 Weill Hall 735 South State Street, Ann Arbor It is stunningly difficult to transform the way a state government carries out a major function, but that is precisely what the Michigan Prisoner ReEntry Initiative (MPRI) has set out to do. The MPRI is an ambitious effort to improve public safety by reducing the likelihood that prisoners returning to communities will commit crimes. Based on two decades of national research, it focuses on identifying prisoner characteristics that predict recidivism and then addressing those risks both during and after incarceration. The initiative is transforming the Michigan Department of Corrections and the way in which it connects with communities. Widely regarded as one of the most effective reentry initiatives in the country, the MPRI is entering its seventh year of development and implementation and is operating statewide.
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Health Care Reform at the State vs National Level: Tradeoffs and Tipping Points Monday, March 22, 2010.
4:00 - 5:30 p.m.
Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
Annenberg Auditorium, 1120 Weill Hall
735 South State Street, Ann Arbor, MI
Free and open to the public.
Panelists: TBD
Sponsored by the Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP) and the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy.
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3rd Annual Gramlich Showcase of Student Work Wednesday, March 17, 2010.
4:00 – 6:00 p.m..
Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
Joan and Sanford Weill Hall, 1st and 2nd floors
735 S. State Street, Ann Arbor
Refreshments served.
Join us as we highlight and celebrate the intellectual achievements of graduate and undergraduate students at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy.
Ford School faculty will nominate students for inclusion, and the posters on display will represent a wide range of student work: from local issues to foreign policy, from social welfare policy to health care reform, from undergraduate work to dissertation research. Students will be on hand to describe their projects and answer questions.
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Energy & Environmental Policy: Faculty Perspectives 
Thursday, February 4, 2010.
5:30 - 6:30 p.m., networking reception to follow.
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
1779 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036 [Map]
The Ford School is bringing three faculty members to DC to share their insights on the latest developments in energy and environmental policy and to participate in the annual DC Trip Alumni Networking Reception.
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Financing Development of Drugs and Vaccines for Neglected Diseases Monday, February 1, 2010. 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. 1110 Weill Hall (Betty Ford Classroom), 735 S. State St., Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy New drugs and vaccines could save millions of lives in the developing world. But drug and vaccine development is expensive, and many of these badly needed health technologies promise markets too small to interest the for-profit pharmaceutical industry.
The Experience of Innumerable Minds: Diversity in Policy Making Wednesday, January 27, 2010.
4:00 - 5:30 p.m.
Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
Annenberg Auditorium, 1120 Weill Hall
735 S. State Street, Ann Arbor
Scott E. Page is Professor of Complex Systems, Political Science and Economics and the Director of the Center for the Study of Complex Systems at the University of Michigan.
Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote that "our knowledge is the amassed thought and experience of innumerable minds." That insight rings especially true in the context of policy making, where diverse thoughts, experiences, beliefs and models prove critical to the process of constructing good policy. As policy problems grow more difficult and as the coupling of policy interactions produces greater complexity, the benefits of diversity become even more pronounced, provided that we agree on fundamental ends.
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Roland Fryer is the Robert M. Beren Professor of Economics at Harvard University, a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research, and the CEO of the Education Innovation Laboratory at Harvard University.
Spectres of Forgiveness Wednesday, January 20, 2010. 1:00-2:00 p.m. Michigan League, Koessler Room 911 N University Ave Yazier Henry of the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy and the Center for Afro-American and African Studies (CAAS) will present as part of a week-long conference hosted by the student organization, Ubuntu Alliance. The conference coincides with the University's Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Symposium and is called 'Examining Ubuntu: an African Lens on Community, Reconciliation, and Human Rights.'
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U.S.-Russia Relations: Status of the 'Reset'
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BA Information Session Monday, January 11, 2010. 6:00-7:00 p.m. Annenberg Auditorium, 1120 Weill Hall Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy 735 S. State Street Ann Arbor, MI Prospective students interested in applying to the BA program (admit term Fall 2010) should plan to attend this information session. The BA Program Faculty Director, John Chamberlin, and the Ford School Admissions Staff will walk students through the application process, answer questions about the admissions timeline and speak to the degree requirements.
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Higher Education and Economic Growth in Michigan: Looking Back and Looking Ahead on the Fifth Anniversary of the Cherry Commission Thursday, December 10, 2009.
4:00 – 5:30 p.m.
Michigan Union Pendleton Room
530 S. State Street, Ann Arbor 48109
In 2004, Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm charged the Lieutenant Governor’s Commission on Higher Education and Economic Growth with identifying strategies to improve postsecondary attainment and completion in Michigan.
To mark the five-year anniversary of the Cherry Commission, leaders of the education and business communities in Michigan will address the past, present, and future of higher education and economic growth in Michigan.
Segregation Anew? The Rise of Pharmacogenomics and the Implications for Race in America This event is part of the Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications of Personal Genomics Seminar Series. Tuesday, December 8, 2009. 4:30 – 6:00 p.m. Palmer Commons, Forum Hall 100 Washtenaw Avenue, Ann Arbor 48109 Reception to follow. Pharmacogenomic research offers the potential benefits of personalized medicine and targeted therapies, but it also raises the risk of reinforcing racial differences and stereotypes. Will pharmacogenomics increase the importance of race in American society? This panel explores how racial concepts and categories are influencing scientific, medical, and industrial development in this arena. It will also investigate how policy interventions may allow us to exploit the potential of pharmacogenomics, while avoiding its pitfalls.
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Beyond Cape Wind: The Challenge of Siting Renewable Energy Facilities Wednesday, December 2, 2009.
4:00 – 5:30 p.m.
Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
Betty Ford Classroom, 1110 Weill Hall
Free and open to the public.
Reception to follow.
Presenter:
Robert Whitcomb: Vice President and Editorial Page Editor, Providence Journal and Goldring Family Distinguished Visiting Lecturer
With Commentary by:
Matthew Wagner: Manager, Wind Site Development, Detroit Edison
Sally Churchill: Vice President and Secretary of the University of Michigan
Sponsored by:
Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP)
Program in the Environment (PitE)
Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
Immigration, Public Policy, and the Skills Debate Thursday, November 19, 2009.
4:00–5:30 p.m.
Reception to follow.
Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
Annenberg Auditorium, 1120 Weill Hall
Immigration is increasingly changing the composition of the American population. From 1970 to 2003, the foreign-born share of the U.S. population increased from less than 5% to more than 12%. Though this dramatic increase has occurred disproportionately in a few regions, the effects of immigration are increasingly felt across the country. Alongside this rapid increase, debate regarding the effects of immigration has also ramped up. Key issues in this debate include the possible economic impacts of low-skill immigration on the low-skill native population, and the potential benefits of selective or high-skill immigration to fill key employment gaps.
Experts differ markedly in their beliefs regarding the effects of immigration (economically and culturally) and the appropriate goals of U.S. immigration policy. In Immigration, Public Policy and the Skills Debate two distinguished scholars will present work addressing this important topic. The Ford School engages in this conversation with the goal of furthering a balanced and thoughtful U.S. immigration policy.
Addressing Poverty in Troubled Times: an International Perspective on the U.S., North America and the World Thursday, November 12, 2009.
4:00–5:30 p.m.
School of Social Work, Educational Conference Center, Room 1840.
1080 S. University Street, Ann Arbor 48109
Mary Jo Bane is the Thornton Bradshaw Professor of Public Policy and Management and Academic Dean, Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. She is also the Chair of the Management, Leadership, and Decision Sciences (MLD) and Leadership at the Kennedy School. Prior to that she was Assistant Secretary for Children and Families at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Bane is the author of a number of books and articles on poverty, welfare, families, and the role of churches in civic life. Her current research is on poverty in the United States and international context.
Co-sponsored by the School of Social Work, the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, the National Poverty Center, and St. Mary's Student Parish.
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Washington DC Alumni Reception during the annual APPAM Conference Thursday, November 5, 2009. 6:30–8:00 p.m. The Embassy Suites Washington, DC The Delegate Room 1250 22nd Street, NW Washington, DC 20037-0000 (202) 857-3388 Thank you to all who came to APPAM Conference reception in DC, it was great to see so many people! Nearly 80 alums attended representing all three programs of study – BA, MPP/MPA, and PhD. Click through the slideshow below to see some photos from the event.
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Budgeting for National Security: How Much Should We Spend? 2009 Harry A. and Margaret D. Towsley Foundation Policymaker in Residence Lecture Series Monday, November 2, 2009.
4:00–5:30 p.m.
Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
Annenberg Auditorium, 1120 Weill Hall
735 S. State Street, Ann Arbor 48109
Reception to follow. Free and open to the public.
Douglas A. Brook, former Acting Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer, is a distinguished graduate of the Ford School (MPA '67) and will be the 2009 Harry A. and Margaret D. Towsley Foundation Policymaker in Residence at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy.
His lecture will address questions about how the U.S. investment in national security should be determined. He will trace the history of defense budgets relative to overall federal spending, then explore the sensitivity of defense budgets to externalities such as presidencies and historical events as well as competition from other discretionary programs and entitlements. Using this base, Brook will then argue that we should consider budgeting for 'national security' rather than 'national defense'.
U.S. Macroeconomic Policy: Steps Toward Recovery Thursday, October 22, 2009.
4:00–5:30 p.m.
Annenberg Auditorium, 1120 Weill Hall.
Reception to follow.
Panelists:
Peter Borish is Chairman and CEO of Computer Trading Corporation, an actively managed hedge fund which focuses on macroeconomic investing.
Charles L. Evans is President, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and an expert on the effects of US monetary policy on economic activity and inflation.
Matthew Shapiro is Lawrence R. Klein Collegiate Professor of Economics at the University of Michigan.
Allen Sinai is President of Decision Economics, Inc. (DE), a global economics, policy, strategy, and financial market information support and advisory firm.
Co-sponsored by the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy and the Department of Economics
The Role of Urban Food Retail in Detroit's Economic Development and Revitalization Wednesday, October 21, 2009. 4:00–5:30 p.m. Annenberg Auditorium, 1120 Weill Hall This panel discussion will present a number of different approaches to urban food retail in the city of Detroit, including: a program that touches on the conventional grocery industry; a program to develop grocery sector entrepreneurs; a new model for community grocery stores; and alternative formats/vehicles for urban residents to get fresh food.
Quantitative Analysis of Newly Evolving Patterns of Japanese and U.S. International Trade: Fragmentation; Offshoring of Activities; and Vertical Intra-Industry Trade Conference Friday, October 16–Saturday, October 17, 2009.
8:30–5:15 p.m.
Ross Business School, Classroom W0770
701 Tappan Street
Robert M. Stern, Professor of Economics and Public Policy in the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy and Department of Economics of the University of Michigan, is the conference director. The co-directors are Kyoji Fukao, Professor of Economics, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo, and Kozo Kiyota, Associate Professor of Economics, Yokohama National University. The objective of the conference is to develop new methods and data to measure the factor contents of emerging new modes of international trade. The conference is open to interested faculty members and graduate students. Registration is requested, with a deadline of October 9, 2009. For more information go to http://sitemaker.umich.edu/fordschool-usjapan/conference_agenda
Co-sponsored by A Global Centers of Excellence (COE) Program, Hitotsubashi University; and Center for Japanese Studies, University of Michigan.
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Health Care Reform: Proposals, Politics, and Prospects Thursday, October 15, 2009.
4:00–5:30 p.m.
Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
Annenberg Auditorium, 1120 Weill Hall
As of October 12, the U.S. Congress has passed out of committee five health care reform bills, and members are poised to begin debating and reconciling these bills into one that may emerge for signing by President Barack Obama within the end of the year.
This panel features five experts in the area of health care and health insurance reform. The panelists span the fields of public policy, medicine, sociology, political science, economics, and public health. The invited panelists will focus on their own areas of expertise to answer two questions: (1) what are the most important things that we need in health care reform, and (2) why getting to any kind of health care reform has been and continues to be so difficult in our country, and what they see as the prospects for reform in this round.
Senator Chuck Hagel, Georgetown University and the University of Nebraska at Omaha A 2009 Citigroup Foundation Lecture from the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy and the International Policy Center Wednesday, October 7, 2009.
4:00–5:30 p.m.
Michigan Union Ballroom
530 S. State Street
Reception to follow
Chuck Hagel is a Distinguished Professor at Georgetown University and the University of Nebraska at Omaha. He is Chairman of the Atlantic Council and a Member of the Secretary of Defense’s Defense Policy Board. He serves on the Advisory Boards of Deutsche Bank Americas; Corsair Capital; is a Director of Wolfensohn and Company; Senior Advisor to McCarthy Capital Corporation; and a member of Pfizer’s Emerging Markets and European Advisory Boards.
Paul Krugman, Princeton University and The New York Times A 2009 Citigroup Foundation Lecture from the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy and the International Policy Center
Keynote speaker for the Festschrift in Honor of Alan Deardorff. Friday, October 2, 2009.
3:00–4:30 p.m.
Hill Auditorium
825 N University Ave
Paul Krugman is an economist and prolific writer who divides his energies among many pursuits: he is professor of economics and international affairs at Princeton University, a centenary professor at the London School of Economics, and, perhaps, his best-known job, an op-ed columnist for The New York Times.
Krugman was recently honored for his work on global trade patterns by winning the 2008 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. In recognition of his influence The Washington Monthly called him “the most important political columnist in America.”
Comparative Advantage, Economic Growth, and the Gains from Trade and Globalization: a Festschrift in Honor of Alan V. Deardorff Friday, October 2–Saturday, October 3, 2009. Rackham Auditorium, Rackham Graduate School 915 E. Washington Street The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy and Department of Economics will host a Festschrift titled "Comparative Advantage, Economic Growth, and the Gains from Trade and Globalization" in honor of Alan Deardorff on Friday and Saturday, October 2-3, 2009.
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95th Anniversary and Alumni Weekend Friday, September 25–Saturday, September 26, 2009. On September 25–26, 2009 the Ford School will be hosting an all alumni reunion in conjunction with the school’s 95th birthday. Please check back periodically for more event details and travel information.
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Who Owns Your Genes? Intellectual Property, Innovation Policy, and the Future of Genetic Medicine Monday, September 14, 2009.
4:00–5:30 p.m.
Forum Hall, 4th floor of Palmer Commons
100 Washtenaw Avenue, Ann Arbor
Should there be boundaries to patentable subject matter? What happens if the patents stifle innovation, rather than promoting it? How should we proceed if patents negatively influence health care, rather than enhancing it? The panel will discuss these questions by focusing on the controversy over patents on the breast and ovarian cancer (BRCA) genes, which led to a current ACLU class-action lawsuit against the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and Myriad Genetics. This panel discussion is a part of the Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications of Personal Genomics Seminar Series.
Panel discussants are:
Shobita Parthasarathy, Assistant Professor, Ford School of Public Policy, author of "Building Genetic Medicine: Breast Cancer, Technology, and the Comparative Politics of Health Care."
Sofia Merajver, Professor of Internal Medicine, Director of the Breast and Ovarian Cancer Risk and Evaluation Program, University of Michigan.
Rebecca Eisenberg, Professor, Law School, University of Michigan, and lecturer about the role of intellectual property in biopharmaceutical research.
Co-sponsored by Office of the Vice President for Research, Center for Ethics in Public Life, School of Public Health, and the Department of Health Behavior and Health Education.
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The Foreign Policy Agenda of the Obama Administration: The Practitioner's Perspective Thursday, September 10, 2009.
4:00–5:30 p.m.
Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
Betty Ford Classroom, 1110 Weill Hall
735 S. State Street, Ann Arbor 48109
Ambassador Thomas Miller, U.S. Ambassador Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1999-2001, Greece, 2001-2004, and President of the United Nations Association. More about Ambassador Miller.
Co-sponsored by Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies, the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, and the International Policy Center.
The Economy, Public Policy and Poverty in the U.S.: What Changes Can President Obama Make? Wednesday, June 24, 2009. 4:00–5:00 p.m. 1110 Weill Hall (Betty Ford Classroom) 735 S. State Street Ann Arbor, MI 48109-3091 Professor Danziger is the Henry J. Meyer Distinguished University Professor of Public Policy, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy and Research Professor at the Population Studies Center. His research focuses on social welfare policies and on the effects of economic, demographic, and public policy changes on trends in poverty and inequality. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a John Simon Guggenheim Foundation Fellow, Director of the National Poverty Center, and Director of the Research and Training Program on Poverty and Public Policy. Professor Danziger received his Ph.D. in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Summer Institute on Empirical Implications of Theoretical Models (EITM) Monday, June 15–Friday, July 10, 2009.
The University of Michigan will host the eighth annual Summer Institute on EITM: Empirical Implications of Theoretical Models this summer, June 15 through July 10, 2009. Funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), this program seeks to leverage the complementarity between formal models and empirical methods.
EITM is training a new generation of scholars to integrate theoretical models more closely, effectively, and productively with empirical evaluation of those models. The Summer Institutes are highly interactive training programs for advanced graduate students and junior faculty. They are led by teams of scholars from across the discipline who are working at the forefront of such empirical-theoretical integration.
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Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy 2009 Commencement Saturday, May 2, 2009.
5:30–7:00 p.m.
Rackham Auditorium, Rackham Graduate School
915 E. Washington Street
Ann Arbor, MI
The Charge to the Class will be delivered by Bryan Stevenson, founder and Executive Director of the Equal Justice Initiative. His representation of poor people and death row prisoners in the deep south has won him national recognition. He and his staff have been successful in overturning dozens of capital murder cases and death sentences where poor people have been unconstitutionally convicted or sentenced. His efforts to confront bias against the poor and people of color in the criminal justice system have earned him many national awards including the National Public Interest Lawyer of the Year, the ABA Wisdom Award for Public Service, the ACLU National Medal of Liberty, the Reebok Human Rights Award, the Olaf Palme Prize for International Human Rights and the prestigious MacArthur Foundation Fellowship Award.
Stevenson is on the Board of Directors of several organizations, including Partners in Health, Open Society Institute & Soros Foundations Network, Winrock International U.S. Programs, and Penal Reform International. He is a defense attorney and a Professor at New York University School of Law.
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Europe's Political and Economic Challenges Wednesday, March 25, 2009. 12:00–1:30 p.m. International Institute (SSWB), Room 1636 1080 S. University Street Ann Arbor, MI Jan Svejnar, Director of the International Policy Center at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy; Everett E. Berg Professor of Business Administration; and Professor of Economics and Public Policy; and former candidate for president of the Czech Republic. He is also a founder and Chairman of CERGE-EI in Prague (an American-style Ph.D. program in economics that educates the new generation of economists for Central-East Europe and the Newly Independent States). He serves as the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of CSOB Bank and Co-Editor of the Economics of Transition. He is also a Fellow of the European Economic Association and Research Fellow of the Center for Economic Policy Research (London) and Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA, Bonn).
Next Steps in Domestic Climate Policy: Issues and Innovations Wednesday, March 18, 2009.
4:00–5:30 p.m.
Reception to follow
Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
Annenberg Auditorium, 1120 Weill Hall
Dallas Burtraw is Senior Fellow at Resources for the Future, a nonprofit and nonpartisan organization that conducts independent research - rooted primarily in economics and other social sciences - on environmental, energy, and natural resource issues. He is a 1986 alumnus of the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy and received his BS in 1980 in community economic development from the University of California-Davis. Burtraw earned his PhD in economics at the University of Michigan in 1989.
Burtraw's research interests include the design of environmental regulation, the costs and benefits of environmental regulation, and the regulation and restructuring of the electricity industry. Recently, Burtraw investigated the effects on the value of assets of electricity generation companies of alternative approaches to implementing emissions permit trading programs. He is evaluating the use of emission trading to achieve carbon emission reductions in the EU. He also has helped to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of trading programs for nitrogen dioxide in the eastern United States and sulfur dioxide trading programs under the Clean Air Act Amendments. He also contributed to the valuation of the benefits of ecological improvements due to reduced acidification in the Adirondacks.
Europe’s economy plays large role in global crisis Monday, March 16, 2009. Jan Svejnar was interviewed by U-M New Services about the financial health of Europe in a piece called "Europe’s economy plays large role in global crisis.
2nd Annual Gramlich Showcase of Student Work Thursday, March 12, 2009.
4:00–6:00 p.m.
Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
Joan and Sanford Weill Hall, 1st and 2nd floors
735 S. State Street, Ann Arbor, MI
Join us as we highlight and celebrate the intellectual achievements of graduate and undergraduate students at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy.
Ford School faculty will nominate students for inclusion, and the posters on display will represent a wide range of student work: from local issues to foreign policy, from social welfare policy to health care reform, from undergraduate work to dissertation research. Students will be on hand to describe their projects and answer questions.
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Terrorists and Their Supporters: Who They Are, What They Think and How To Deal With Them Tuesday, March 10, 2009.
4:00–5:30 p.m.
Reception to follow
Ross School of Business, R2230
Part 4 of the International Policy Center's Global Policy Perspectives Symposium
Scott Atran, Research Scientist, Center for Group Dynamics, U-M and Center on Terrorism, John Jay College, City University of New York.
Robert Axelrod, Walgreen Professor for the Study of Human Understanding, U-M and consultant to the Office of the U.S. Secretary of Defense and the United Nations.
Ambassador (Ret.) Melvyn Levitsky, Professor of International Policy and Practice, U-M and 35-year veteran of the U.S. State Department.
Center for European Studies-European Union Center (CES-EUC), International Policy Students Association (IPSA), and the Emerging Markets Club (EMC).
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More than Just Race: Being Black and Poor in the Inner City Friday, March 6, 2009.
4:00–5:30 p.m.
Rackham Auditorium
915 East Washington Street
Ann Arbor, MI
featuring William Julius Wilson, Harvard University
Keynote speaker for the Interdisciplinary Group on Poverty and Inequality conference "Emerging Issues in Poverty and Inequality"
Coming to a New Understanding of the 1994 Rwanda Genocide Wednesday, February 18, 2009.
4:00–5:30 p.m.
Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
Annenberg Auditorium, 1120 Weill Hall
Reception to follow.
Allan Stam, U-M Professor of Political Science and Faculty Associate at the Center for Political Studies, will discuss the genocide, civil war, vendetta killings and random violence that took place in Rwanda in 1994.
Health Care Reform in the 111th Congress Monday, February 16, 2009.
1:00–2:30 p.m.
University of Michigan School of Public Health
SPH I Auditorium 1755
Please join U.S. Representative John Dingell to Discuss Health Care Reform in the 111th Congress
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Working after Welfare: How Women Balance Jobs and Family in the Wake of Welfare Reform Wednesday, February 11, 2009.
4:00–5:30 p.m.
Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
Annenberg Auditorium, 1120 Weill Hall
Reception and booksigning to follow.
Kristin Seefeldt, a Research Investigator at the Ford School and Assistant Director of the National Poverty Center, will speak from her new book, published December, 2008 by the W.E. Upjohn Institute.
Michigan’s Economy in 2009 and Beyond: a Panel Discussion of Economic Experts Monday, February 9, 2009.
4:00–5:30 p.m.
Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
Annenberg Auditorium, 1120 Weill Hall
Panelists: John C. Austin, Director, New Economy Initiative & Vice President, Michigan Board of Education, State of Michigan.
Charles L. Ballard, Professor of Economics, Michigan State University & Director of the MSU State of the State Survey
Kim Hill, Director, Automotive Communities Program and Associate Director, Economics and Business Group, Center for Automotive Research.
Christopher Hayter, Program Director, Economic Development Program, National Governor's Association
Moderator: Paul Courant, Dean of Libraries and Harold T. Shapiro Collegiate Professor of Public Policy at the University of Michigan
Hosted by the Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy. Co-sponsored by the Ford School of Public Policy. [Details]
Policy Priorities for the New Administration: Ford School Alumni Perspectives Thursday, January 29, 2009. 4:00–5:30 p.m. Council on Foreign Relations 1777 F Street, N.W. Washington, DC Several alumni and former deans, Paul Courant and Becky Blank, participated in an active conversation about several key policy areas, and reconnected with old friends at the networking reception following the panel. A large group of current Ford School MPP students who were in DC for the school’s annual recruiting trip also attended.
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Charting a Course for the Next Generation: Marian Wright Edelman, founder and president of the Children’s Defense Fund A 2009 Citigroup Foundation Lecture from the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy Tuesday, January 27, 2009.
4:00–5:30 p.m.
Michigan Union Ballroom
Marian Wright Edelman, founder and president of the Children's Defense Fund
The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy’s 2009 Citigroup Foundation Lecture. Co-sponsored by the National Poverty Center and the Students of Color in Public Policy.
Hosted as part of the University of Michiga's 2009 Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr. Symposium.
Marian Wright Edelman will speak from her new book, The Sea Is So Wide and My Boat Is So Small: Charting a Course for the Next Generation, which she wrote as a call to action for all Americans to address the urgent needs of our country’s youth.
BA Information Session Wednesday, January 14, 2009. 6:00–7:00 p.m. Annenberg Auditorium, 1120 Weill Hall Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy 735 S. State Street Ann Arbor, MI Prospective students interested in applying to the BA program (admit term Fall 2009) should plan to attend this information session. The BA Program Faculty Director, John Chamberlin, and the Ford School Admissions Staff will walk students through the application process, answer questions about the admissions timeline and speak to the degree requirements.
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Breakfast with David Broder Wednesday, November 19, 2008. 09:00 am - 10:00 am. Third Floor Seminar Room David Broder, national political columnist for the Washington Post, will be speaking at the Ford Library on north campus on Tuesday, 11/18. Details: http://www.ford.utexas.edu/events.asp. Broder will discuss the political landscape following last week's elections. He will stop by the Ford School the next morning for breakfast and a small-group discussion about the same topic with any interested faculty, students, and staff.
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Women in Leadership Tuesday, November 18, 2008.
06:45 pm – 08:30 pm.
Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
Room 1230 Weill Hall
735 S. State Street
A panel discussion hosted by the student organization Women and Gender in Public Policy (WGPP). Panelists will discuss their career paths.
Panelists: State Representative Rebekah Warren (D-53); Sharon Rothwell, former Governor Engler's Chief of Staff; The Honorable Nancy C. Francis, an elected Washtenaw County circuit judge.
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Costa Rica and CAFTA: Policy, Politics and Strategy of a New Era in Costa Rican Trade. 2008 Harry A. and Margaret D. Towsley Foundation Lecture Series Monday, November 10, 2008.
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm Reception to follow.
Annenberg Auditorium, 1120 Weill Hall
735 S. State Street
Alberto Trejos, the Harry A. and Margaret D. Towsley Foundation Policymaker in Residence at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, will focus his presentation on the evolution of Costa Rica’s decision to join the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA). In addition to addressing the implications of a Costa Rica-United States free trade agreement, Dr. Trejos will share his insight on how political strategy and drama influenced Costa Rica’s adoption into CAFTA, which followed a national referendum.
Co-sponsored by LACS and the International Policy Center at the Ford School of Public Policy.
Ford School Brown Bag – Second Life Edition: Technology and the 2008 Election Monday, November 10, 2008.
12:00 PM - 01:00 PM.
Crowne Plaza Lounge in Second Life secondlife://Place To Meet/164/200/24/
Join Shobita Parthasarathy and other community members to talk about technology and the election in 2008. This will be an informal conversation to discuss how technology shaped the 2008 Presidential election process as well as how the election influenced technology; come and share your thoughts. The event will be hosted by Ford School Webmaster Chris Myers. An RSVP is encouraged - fspp-secondlife@umich.edu
Not already "In world"? Second Life, a virtual world, has almost 15 million users and it is free to join and explore. Many large companies and organizations have a presence and even the University of Michigan has an island in the virtual world. You can view system requirements, as well as register and download the software at:
http://secondlife.com
A list of links and quickstart guides can be found at:
http://www.fordschool.umich.edu/secondlife/
Note: It is recommended that you create your account, install the software and familiarize yourself with the world before the event. You will need to beable to teleport, text chat and do basic movements in Second Life to successfully attend this event.
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The Challenge of Freedom After Apartheid in South Africa, with Yazier Henry Monday, October 27, 2008.
7:30 pm–9:00 pm.
Ann Arbor District Library, Downtown Branch,
343 South Fifth Ave.,
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
This event is sponsored by The Wallenberg Endowment at the University of Michigan. Visit their website for more information and related events.
Democratic Change: Worldwide Trends and US Policies Thursday, October 23, 2008. 5:30 pm –7:00 pm. Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy Ford Classroom, 1110 Weill Hall 735 S. State Street, Ann Arbor To the extent that the war in Iraq has created controversy over US democracy promotion efforts, Kenneth Wollack, the president of the National Democratic Institute (NDI), one of the most prominent nongovernmental organizations in this field, will discuss how democracy is achieved and sustained, and what role can and should America and the rest of the world play in these efforts.
Through a Soldier's Eyes: How the U.S. Army Prepares Personnel and Their Families for Deployment Wednesday, October 15, 2008. 05:00 pm - 07:00 pm. Betty Ford Classroom, 1110 Weill Hall 735 S. State Street, Ann Arbor, MI Speakers are Ford School MPP student Jeff S. Barnes, Former U.S. Army Captain and Ground Cavalry Troop Commander during the Iraq War; Taryn Barnes, Former U.S. Army Captain, Air Cavalry Reconnaissance Pilot and Platoon Leader during the Iraq War; P. Onni Hynninen, Former U.S. Army Captain, Troop Executive Officer, Scout Platoon Leader during the Iraq War; and Johnnie Farmer, Former Operations Sergeant Major during the Iraq War. Ambassador Melvyn Levitsky, Lecturer at the Ford School and Senior Fellow at International Policy Center will serve as moderator.
Election '08's Impact on Michigan: The candidates' positions on energy, the environment, and the economy Tuesday, October 14, 2008. 07:00 pm - 08:30 pm. Rackham Amphitheater, 915 E. Washington St. Ann Arbor This panel discussion will feature experts in the environment, energy, and economics for a discussion on how the policies of the presidential candidates will impact Michigan. They will be joined by advocates for both the Obama and McCain campaigns. Listen to the discussion, and ask your questions. Click here to read more and register to attend.
B.A. Degree Information Session Monday, October 6, 2008. 06:00 pm – 07:00 pm. Betty Ford Classroom Room 1110 Weill Hall 735 S. State Street We invite you to attend an upcoming information session about the Ford School B.A. Professor John Chamberlin, faculty director of the undergraduate program, will describe the degree program and will be available to answer questions. The Ford School B.A. Is a junior/senior program. The application deadline for the next class is February 1, 2009.
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CICS 2008 Human Rights Lecture
When does a problem become a human rights issue? Personal reflection on the evolution of the Human Rights Movement Tuesday, September 30, 2008.
03:00 pm - 04:30 pm.
Michigan League, Vandenberg Room
911 N. University Street
Susan Waltz, professor of Public Policy, is a 2008-2009 Human Rights Fellow at University of Michigan.
Sponsored by CICS and the Institute for the Humanities.
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Disparities and Prejudice: An Economic Analysis Wednesday, September 17, 2008.
04:00 pm – 05:30 pm.
Annenberg Auditorium, 1120 Weill Hall
735 S. State Street
Kerwin Kofi Charles Lectures
Steans Family Professor at the Harris School, University of Chicago
Scholar in Residence at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
Lectures are co-sponsored by the National Poverty Center.
Black-White Differences in Economic Well-being Monday, September 15, 2008.
04:00 pm – 05:30 pm. Reception to follow.
Annenberg Auditorium, 1120 Weill Hall
735 S. State Street
Kerwin Kofi Charles Lectures
Steans Family Professor at the Harris School, University of Chicago
Scholar in Residence at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
Lectures are co-sponsored by the National Poverty Center.
The Medium Is Not the Message A 2008 Josh Rosenthal Education Fund Lecture from the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy Wednesday, September 10, 2008.
4:00 - 5:30 pm. Reception to follow.
Annenberg Auditorium, 1120 Weill Hall
735 S. State Street
David Marash has nearly 50 years of experience in broadcast journalism. Most recently, he anchored news from Washington for the global news channel, Al Jazeera English and he served for 16 years as the chief international correspondent for ABC News Nightline.
Read an April 2008 Columbia Journalism Review interview with David Marash about his experiences at Al Jazeera.
A Josh Rosenthal Education Fund Lecture
Mini-conference: Empirical Evaluation of Complexity & Network Models Wednesday, July 9, 2008. 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm. Annenberg Auditorium, 1120 Weill Hall, Ford School of Public Policy This mini-conference is part of the 25th Annual Summer Conference of the Society for Political Methodology.
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Systemic Implications of Transatlantic Regulatory Cooperation and Competition Thursday, May 8–Friday, May 9, 2008. Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy. 735 South State Street. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-3091.
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Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy 2008 Commencement Saturday, April 26, 2008. 5:30 pm - 7 pm. Rackham Graduate School 915 E Washington Street Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109 Ford School students receiving M.P.P., M.P.A., or Ph.D. degrees are eligible to participate. In addition, students enrolled in joint degree programs who wish to participate in graduation with their entering class may do so.
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Strategies for Change: An Interdisciplinary Discussion Thursday, April 10, 2008. 12 - 1 pm. Ford School. 3rd Floor Conference Room, Weill Hall (Room 3240) Sponsored by Ford School Queers & Allies and the Ford School.
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Spring Preview Weekend for Admitted Students Friday, April 4–Saturday, April 5, 2008. Ford School. Joan and Sanford Weill Hall. Spring Preview is designed to help you make the most informed decision about our school.
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Sexual and Labor Trafficking in the Soviet Successor States: How the former USSR became a Global Center of Illegal Migration Wednesday, March 19, 2008.
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm.
1636 International Institute.
1080 S. University Street.
Professor Louise Shelley, School of Public Policy at George Mason University.
Co-sponsored with CMENAS and CREES.
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The Role of the Private Sector in K-12 Public Education Wednesday, March 19, 2008. 4:00 - 5:30pm. Ford School. Annenberg Auditorium, 1120 Weill Hall. 735 South State Street, Ann Arbor. CLOSUP's new education policy seminar series, a core component of the Education Policy Initiative, continues with a panel session entitled "The Role of the Private Sector in K-12 Public Education."
Renewable Energy and Competition Monday, March 17, 2008. 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm. Ford School. Annenberg Auditorium, 1120 Weill Hall. 735 South State Street, Ann Arbor, MI. Marc Spitzer, Rob Gramlich, Barry Rabe, Meredith Fowlie, and David Uhlmann. Co-sponsored by the School of Natural Resources and Environment and the Law School.
Running for the Czech Presidency Wednesday, March 12, 2008. 5:00 - 6:00 pm. Ford School. Betty Ford Classroom, 1110 Weill Hall. 735 South State Street. Ann Arbor, MI. An informal conversation with Jan Svejnar, who was narrowly defeated by the incumbent, Victor Klaus, in the recent election for the presidency of the Czech Republic.
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1st Annual Gramlich Showcase of Student Work Tuesday, March 11, 2008. 4:00 - 6:00 pm. Ford School. Joan and Sanford Weill Hall. 735 S. State Street, Ann Arbor, MI. Join us as we highlight and celebrate the intellectual achievements of graduate and undergraduate students at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy.
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The Supreme Court and Its Impact on You Thursday, February 21, 2008.
7:00 - 8:00 pm.
Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre, Michigan League.
911 N. University St. Ann Arbor, MI.
Nina Totenberg. Co-sponsored with Center for the Education of Women Frances and Sydney Lewis Visiting Leaders Fund, IRWG, Law School, the Women's Studies Department and others.
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Why Botswana is Africa’s Ace of Diamonds Wednesday, February 20, 2008. 4:00 - 5:30 pm. Ford School. Ford Classroom, 1110 Weill Hall. Stephen R. Lewis, Jr. Chairman of the Boards of RiverSource Funds, President Emeritus and Professor of Economics, Carleton College.
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Seeing Power Plurally: Learning about Privilege Through Our Own Narratives of Ethnicity, Race, Religion, Gender, and Sexual Orientation Tuesday, February 19, 2008. 2:30 - 4:00 pm. Pendleton Room of the Michigan Union. Peggy McIntosh.
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The Czech Republic in the Beginning of the 21st Century 2008 Harry A. and Margaret D. Towsley Foundation Lecture Series Wednesday, February 13, 2008. 4:00 - 5:30 pm. Ford School. Annenberg Auditorium, 1120 Weill Hall. Martin Palous, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the Czech Republic to the United Nations; Towsley Foundation Policymaker in Residence, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy.
The Politics of Health Care Reform Thursday, February 7, 2008.
4:30 - 6:00 pm.
Ford School. Betty Ford Classroom, 1110 Weill Hall.
735 S. State St. Ann Arbor, MI.
Dr. Gail Wilensky. Co-sponsored with Economics.
The Missing Class: Portraits of the Near Poor in America Wednesday, February 6, 2008. 4:00 - 5:30 pm. Ford School. Annenberg Auditorium, 1120 Weill Hall. 735 S. State St. Ann Arbor, MI. Katherine Newman, Princeton University. Co-sponsored with the National Poverty Center
What's at Stake in the Torture Debate? Wednesday, January 30, 2008. 4:00 - 5:00 pm. Pond Room, Michigan Union. 530 S. State St. Ann Arbor, MI. Susan Waltz, Professor of Public Policy. Co-sponsored with Inter-Humanitarians Council, Institute for the Humanities and the Center for International and Comparative Studies.
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War, Politics and Ethics: Choices for the Country and the Citizenry in an Election Year Monday, January 28, 2008. 4:00 -5:30 pm. Ford School. Annenberg Auditorium, 1120 Weill Hall. 735 S. State Street, Ann Arbor , MI. Rev. J. Bryan Hehir is the Secretary for Social Services and the President of Catholic Charities in the Archdiocese of Boston. He is also the Parker Gilbert Montgomery Professor of the Practice of Religion and Public Life at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
Looking for Al Qaeda: The Evolution of Terror Networks Wednesday, January 23, 2008. 4:00 - 5:30pm. Ford School. Annenberg Auditorium, 1120 Weill Hall. 735 S. State Street, Ann Arbor, MI. In Scott Atran's most recent book, The Native Mind and the Cultural Construction of Nature (MIT Press, March 2008) Scott Atran and Douglas Medin trace the cognitive consequences of many people's diminishing sense of human contact with nature. Reception to follow. Free and open to the public.
Jobs and Housing: Trust, Distrust, and Social Class in the Black Community Monday, January 21, 2008. 3:00 - 5:00 pm. Ford School. Annenberg Auditorium, 1120 Weill Hall. 735 S. State Street, Ann Arbor, MI. Hosted as part of the University of Michigan's 2008 Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr. Symposium.
Loving Science to Death?: Why Politicians Embrace and Attack Science in Environmental Debates Thursday, December 6, 2007. 5:00 - 6:30pm. School of Natural Resources and Environment. 1040 Dana Building. 440 Church Street. David Goldston is a Visiting Lecturer in the Science, Technology and Environment Program at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, and he writes the monthly column "Party of One" on Congress and science policy for the journal Nature.
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Iraq: Beyond Benchmarks - A Regional Perspective Friday, November 16, 2007. 4:00 - 5:00 pm. Ford School. Ford Classroom, 1110 Weill Hall. Ambassador Lawrence Butler is charged with overseeing U.S. policy creation and implementation efforts in Iraq, as well as staffing, financing, and management issues related to the U.S. Secretary of State Department's presence in Iraq.
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A Tribute to Ned Gramlich Wednesday, November 14, 2007. 4:00pm - 5:30pm. Ford School. Annenberg Auditorium, 1120 Weill Hall. 735 S. State Street. Ann Arbor, MI Please join the Ford School and the Department of Economics as we gather to remember and celebrate Ned Gramlich's many contributions to economics, policymaking, higher education, and the lives of his colleagues, students, and friends.
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Reframing Sacred Values in Seemingly Intractable Conflicts Tuesday, November 13, 2007. 4:00 - 5:30pm. Rackham Amphitheater, 4th floor. Rackham Graduate School. Robert Axelrod, Walgreen Professor for the Study of Human Understanding, Professor of Public Policy and Professor of Political Science at the University of Michigan.
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Nothing But Nets Malaria Boot Camp Monday, October 22, 2007. 4:30pm - 6:30pm. Annenberg Auditorium, 1120 Weill Hall Nothing But Nets is a global, grassroots campaign to save lives by preventing malaria, a leading killer of children in Africa.
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Religious Perspectives on Climate Change: Turning Faith into Action Friday, October 19, 2007. 8:45 am - 4:00 pm. Ford School. Annenberg Auditorium, 1120 Weill Hall. Registration begins at 8:15 am. A one day conference with beginning and ending keynotes, and two intermediate panel discussions.
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U.S.-Russia Relations: Present Realities - Future Prospects Wednesday, October 17, 2007. 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm. Ford School. Annenberg Auditorium, 1120 Weill Hall. Ambassador Collins is an expert on Russia, Eastern Europe and Eurasia.
Public Goods and the Public Good: Economics, the University, and the Library Wednesday, October 3, 2007.
4 - 5:30 pm.
Ford School. Annenberg Auditorium, 1120 Weill Hall.
Reception to follow. Free and open to the public.
The University of Michigan Remembers President Gerald R. Ford. (Part 1) Friday, September 28, 2007. 1 - 6:00 pm. Ford School. Annenberg Auditorium, 1120 Weill Hall. The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy will host an afternoon of activities celebrating the life and legacy of the University of Michigan's most famous alumnus.
Listen to "Whipping Inflation Then and Now: Managing the Macroeconomy." 
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Europe as a Global Actor Thursday, September 27, 2007. 4 - 5:30 pm. 1636 International Institute, 1080 S. University. Zaki Laïdi, senior research fellow, Centre d’Etudes et de Recherches Internationales (CERI); professor, Sciences Po and the College of Europe (Bruges); and special advisor to former EU Trade Commissioner for Trade.
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Human Rights in the Post-September 11 World A 2007 Josh Rosenthal Education Fund Lecture from the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy Tuesday, September 11, 2007.
4 - 5:30 pm.
Rackham Auditorium.
Larry Cox, Executive Director of Amnesty International USA.
Co-sponsored by the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy and the International Policy Center.
Interviews with and articles by Larry Cox are available via the Amnesty
International website.
Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy 2007 Commencement Saturday, April 28, 2007. 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm. Rackham Auditorium. The Charge to the Class will be delivered by Dan Glickman, President and CEO of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA).
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Queering Development: Genders, Sexualities and Global Power Tuesday, April 10, 2007. 1:00 - 3:00 pm. 2239 Lane Hall. Sponsored by the Institute for Research on Women and Gender (IRWG)
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U.S. Policy in the Middle East: The Democracy Agenda Friday, March 30, 2007. 4:00-5:30 pm. Annenberg Auditorium, 1120 Weill Hall. Edward S. Walker, former U.S. Ambassador to Israel, Egypt, and the United Arab Emirates.
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Latinos, immigration policy and the national interest 2007 Harry A. and Margaret D. Towsley Foundation Lecture Series Wednesday, March 28, 2007. 4:00-5:30 pm. Ford School. Annenberg Auditorium, 1120 Weill Hall. Reception to follow. Free and open to the public. Cecilia Muñoz, Vice President, Office of Research, Advocacy, and Legislation, National Council of La Raza; Harry A. and Margaret D. Towsley Foundation Policymaker in Residence, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy.
Why should low-wage work bother me?: The cost of undervaluing and underpaying women's work Thursday, February 22, 2007. 11:30 am - 1:00 pm. Pond Room, Michigan Union. The Center for the Education of Women 2007 Twink Frey Visiting Social Activist - Anne Ladky
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Humanitarian Action: Saving Lives, Facilitating Change, Working Toward Peace Monday, February 5, 2007.
4:00 - 5:30 pm.
Ford School. Annenberg Auditorium, 1120 Weill Hall.
Catherine Bertini, Professor of Practice in Public Administration, Syracuse University Maxwell School of Public Affairs; former Under-Secretary General for Management, United Nations and Executive Director, World Food Program; former Harry A. and Margaret D. Towsley Foundation Policymaker in Residence, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy.
Work Over Welfare: The Inside Story of the 1996 Welfare Reform Law Wednesday, January 31, 2007. Ron Haskins, The Brookings Institution.
Covering the New Secrecy: The Press and Public Policy Public Access to Public Records Monday, January 8, 2007. 1:00 to 5:00 pm. Michigan League Ballroom. 911 North University, Ann Arbor, Michigan. The Knight-Wallace Fellows at Michigan invite you to join nationally recognized journalists and experts as they examine restricted access to public information in an age of terrorism.
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The 2006 Midterm Elections: Interpreting the Results Wednesday, November 8, 2006. 3:30 pm. Ford School. Annenberg Auditorium, 1120 Weill Hall. A panel discussing the 2006 midterm election results.
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The Real Challenges of Latin America Monday, October 30, 2006. José Miguel Insulza, Secretary General, Organization of American States.
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Weill Hall Community Open House Friday, October 27, 2006. Joan and Sanford Weill Hall. Brief program at 5pm on the architecture and interior design of Weill Hall with remarks from Rebecca Blank, Dean of the Ford School, and Sue Gott, University Planner.
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The Challenge of Multilateralism: Political and Economic Needs A 2006 Citigroup Foundation Lecture from the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy Wednesday, October 25, 2006. 4:00-5:30 pm. Ford School. Annenberg Auditorium, 1120 Weill Hall. Reception follows the lecture. Kemal Dervis, Administrator, United Nations Development Programme.
Personal Ethics and Public Decision-Making Friday, October 13, 2006. Ford School. Weill Hall, Annenberg Auditorium. Co-sponsored by the U-M Ethics in Public Life Initiative.
Joan and Sanford Weill Hall Building Dedication - Alumni Dinner at Pizza House Friday, October 13, 2006. After the day long dedication of Weill Hall festivities, the Ford School hosted nearly 100 alumni and their guests at a nearby restaurant for a casual dinner of pizza and salad.
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Joan and Sanford Weill Hall Building Dedication - Additional Alumni Activities Friday, October 13–Saturday, October 14, 2006.
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Weathering the Storm: The Role of Local Nonprofits in the Hurricane Katrina Relief Effort Thursday, September 28, 2006. 4:00 pm. Educational Conference Center School of Social Work Bldg. Co-sponsored by the Nonprofit and Public Management Center, the Ross School of Business, the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, and the School of Social Work.
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The Potential Impact of the MCRI Wednesday, September 27, 2006. 12:00-2:00 pm. Michigan League, 911 N. University. Koessler Room, 3rd Floor. Co-sponsored with the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, the Institute for Research on Women and Gender, LS&A Women's Studies Program and the National Center for Institutional Diversity.
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Are we Winning the Fight against al-Qaeda? Reflections Five Years Later A 2006 Josh Rosenthal Education Fund Lecture from the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy Monday, September 11, 2006. 4:00 - 5:30 pm. Juan R.I. Cole, Professor of Middle East and South Asian History, University of Michigan.
Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy 2006 Commencement Ceremony Saturday, April 29, 2006. Charge to the Graduating Class presented by Dr. Douglas Holtz-Eakin.
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Observations from Soldiering in Iraq A 2006 Citigroup Foundation Lecture from the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy Thursday, March 23, 2006. Lieutenant General David Petraeus.
Designing Better Microfinance Thursday, March 16, 2006. A symposium designed to explore the latest thinking from microfinance practitioners and academics on improving microfinance programs.
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Is Arab-Israeli Peace Possible? Lessons Learned from 25 Years of Negotiations A 2006 Citigroup Foundation Lecture from the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy Wednesday, March 15, 2006. Aaron David Miller.
Where Do We Go From Here: An Agenda Setting Conference for the Economic Issues Facing Michigan Tuesday, March 14, 2006. Sponsored by the Center for Michigan, CLOSUP, and the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy.
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America's Persisting Poverty: What Research Says About How to Reduce It Tuesday, February 21, 2006. Danziger, who is also co-director of the National Poverty Center and director of the Research and Training Program on Poverty and Public Policy, is nationally recognized for his research on the causes and consequences of poverty.
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Jean Lemierre A 2006 Citigroup Foundation Lecture from the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy Thursday, February 16, 2006. President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
Head Start Turns 40: Historical Perspectives and Recent Research Monday, February 6, 2006. The program was sponsored by National Poverty Center and the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy.
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Merck & Co.'s Botswana HIV/AIDS Program: the Pricing of Essential Medicines in Developing Markets Wednesday, February 1, 2006. Tom Bombelles, Director of International Government Relations at Merck & Co., Inc. spoke on Merck's HIV/AIDS program in Botswana
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Health Care Financing, Access, and Equity in the Developing World Thursday, January 26, 2006. Event was co-sponsored by the International Policy Center, Ford School of Public Policy and the UM Global Health Research & Training Initiative (UM-GHRT).
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Institutions, Governability and Illegal Drugs in Colombia and Afghanistan: Why Traditional Policies Are Not Enough" Tuesday, December 6, 2005. Ross School of Business, W2760 Wyly Hall
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The Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Tuesday, November 29, 2005. A public symposium featured Derek Yach, Professor of Global Health at Yale University, speaking on "The Framework Convention on Tobacco Control." A reception for Professor Yach followed the lecture.
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The Annual EBRD Transition Report 2005: Business in Transition "State of the Union" Monday, November 28, 2005.
International Policy Center
Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
Jointly with International Policy Students Association (IPSA) and Emerging Markets Club (EMC)
Presents Alan Rousso, Lead Counsellor, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and Jan Svejnar, Director of the International Policy Center, Everett E. Berg Professor of Business, Professor of Economics and Public Policy
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Elections and Campaigns Class to Host Former Detroit Mayor Dennis Archer Tuesday, November 22, 2005.
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International Macroeconomics and Finance Seminar Friday, November 18, 2005. The first seminar in the 2005-2006 International Colloquia series will take place in the Ross School of Business
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EDTS: Trading Partners and Trading Volumes Friday, November 11, 2005. Presentation of paper "Trading Partners and Trading Volumes" for EDTS by Professor Marc Melitz of Harvard University.
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Human Rights and Politics: An Asian Perspective Thursday, November 10, 2005. A Lecture by Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim
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Debate between the State Chairmen of the Michigan Democratic and Republican parties Tuesday, November 8, 2005. Foster Library, Lorch Hall. Hosted by the elections class. The session was part of an ongoing segment of the course that invites members of the political community to participate in the class.
Conference on the Political Economy of International Finance (PEIF) - Agenda Friday, October 28, 2005. Sponsored by the University of Michigan's Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, Center for Political Studies, International Institute, and Department of Political Science
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Conference on the Political Economy of International Finance (PEIF) - Main Page Friday, October 28, 2005. Sponsored by the University of Michigan's Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, Center for Political Studies, International Institute, and Department of Political Science
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Perspectives on the WTO Doha Development Agenda Multilateral Trade Negotiations Friday, October 21, 2005. University of Michigan. Ross School of Business Administration. The purpose of the conference was to provide a forum to discuss the most important issues to be addressed during the December 2005 Ministerial Meeting of the WTO in Hong Kong.
Improving the U.S. Intelligence Community – Lessons from Iraq, Libya, and Elsewhere 2005 Harry A. and Margaret D. Towsley Foundation Lecture Series Wednesday, October 12, 2005. 3:30 pm. Michigan Ballroom. The lecture is titled "Improving the U.S. Intelligence Community – Lessons from Iraq, Libya, and Elsewhere." The talk is part of Dr. Vest's visit to the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, where he is the Towsley Policymaker in Residence.
Homecoming Game and Tailgate Party Saturday, October 8, 2005. What do hot dogs, policy wonks, and the Michigan Marching Band have in common?
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Debating Social Security Reform Thursday, September 29, 2005. As the Debate on Social Security reform goes forward the focus on private accounts remains at its forefront.
New Directions in National Security A 2005 Josh Rosenthal Education Fund Lecture from the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy Friday, September 16, 2005. Sen. Carl Levin, (D-Mich.) discussed "New Directions in National Security" at the 2005-06 Josh Rosenthal Education Fund Lecture.
First Response to the Hurricane Katrina Disaster Friday, September 9, 2005. A panel of discussants will review what happened in the Gulf and why it has resulted in the largest natural disaster in U.S. history.
Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy 2005 Commencement Saturday, April 30, 2005. Ambassador Weiser founded McKinley Associates Inc., a national real estate investment company, in 1968 and served as its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer until 2001.
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The Politics of Cost Containment in the U.S. Health Care System Wednesday, April 27, 2005. 12:00 - 1:00 pm. 5769 Haven Hall. Political Science Department, University of Michigan. Joe is famous for his insightful and sharply expressed views on health care and other social policy issues, as well as on budget politics.
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From the Jim Crow South to South Africa: A Journalist’s Journey Thursday, April 14, 2005. One of television's premier journalists and correspondents and a two-time Emmy winner.
European Union Social Policy in a Global Context A 2005 Citigroup Foundation Lecture from the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy Thursday, April 7, 2005. Sir Tony Atkinson.
America and the Mideast: A Half Century of Change. Wednesday, March 9, 2005. 7:30 - 8:30 pm. International Institute, Room 1636. For years John K. Cooley has been a staff correspondent successively for the Christian Science Monitor and ABC News, and has written widely on the Middle East and North Africa.
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James Garrison, President, State of the World Forum Thursday, February 17, 2005. Jim Garrison is a policy entrepreneur who has written widely about culture, politics, and social change.
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Community Engagement in a Changing America Friday, February 11, 2005. Robert Putnam, Harvard University.
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Listening to Terrorists A 2005 Josh Rosenthal Education Fund Lecture from the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy Thursday, January 27, 2005. Jessica Stern is a nationally recognized expert on the motivations and causes behind terrorist movements.
Rebecca Blank interview with President Ford Saturday, May 1, 2004. Rebecca Blank interview with President Ford.
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Middle East Challenge: Coming to Grips with Islam, Democracy and Terrorism A 2003 Josh Rosenthal Education Fund Lecture from the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy Monday, September 8, 2003. Robin Wright.
One Year After: Changes in Policy, Politics and Public Attitudes Since Sept 11, 2001 A 2002 Josh Rosenthal Education Fund Lecture from the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy Wednesday, September 11, 2002. Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft, Marina Whitman and David Featherman.
The University of Michigan Remembers President Gerald R. Ford (Part 2) Friday, September 28, 2007. 1 - 6:00 pm. Ford School. Annenberg Auditorium, 1120 Weill Hall. The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy will host an afternoon of activities celebrating the life and legacy of the University of Michigan's most famous alumnus.
Listen to "Leveling the Field: The Legacy of the 1972 Title IX Legislation."
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The University of Michigan Remembers President Gerald R. Ford (Part 3) Friday, September 28, 2007. 1 - 6:00 pm. Ford School. Annenberg Auditorium, 1120 Weill Hall. The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy will host an afternoon of activities celebrating the life and legacy of the University of Michigan's most famous alumnus.
Building Genetic Medicine: Breast Cancer, Technology, and the Comparative Politics of Health Care Monday, April 16, 2007. 4:00 - 5:30 pm. Professor Shobita Parthasarathy will be speaking from her forthcoming book, to be published by MIT press in April, 2007. Reception to follow.
The Cost of Forgiveness: After South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission 2007 Harry A. and Margaret D. Towsley Foundation Lecture Series Wednesday, April 4, 2007. 4:00-5:30 pm. Ford School. Annenberg Auditorium, 1120 Weill Hall. Yazier Henry, Director, Direct Action Centre for Peace and Memory, Capetown, South Africa; Harry A. and Margaret D. Towsley Foundation Policymaker in Residence, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy.
Groundbreaking ceremony for Joan and Sanford Weill Hall (Part 2) Friday, November 12, 2004. On November 12, 2004, alumni, friends and donors attended the ceremonial groundbreaking for the new home of the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, Joan and Sanford Weill Hall (see photo). Construction of the $34 million building is now officially underway– and the promise of a magnificent academic facility is literally coming to life.
