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Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

The echo of a promise: The impact of state-designated Michigan promise zones

Aug 10, 2016, 11:30 am-1:00 pm EDT

Weill Hall, Room 3240

A presentation by Meredith Billings, PhD candidate in education

Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

State responses to federal education grants: Evidence from the Recovery Act

Dec 16, 2015, 8:30-10:00 am EST

Weill Hall, Room 3240

A presentation by Andrew Litten, PhD student in economics and public policy

Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

A talk by Steven Hemelt, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

Dec 2, 2015, 8:30-10:00 am EST

Weill Hall, Room 3240

A presentation by Steven Hemelt, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

Master's Student Welcome Week

Sep 1, 2015, 8:30 am-5:00 pm EDT

Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, Great Hall

Day 2: Exercise your brain at Math Camp, enjoy lunch with faculty and staff, advance job prospects with Graduate Career Services, get caught up in the Logistics Loop, and more!

Vision

In its formative years, the Ford School earned its reputation as a true pioneer in policy education. Beginning in 1914, we launched the nation's first systematic public service training program for local government leaders. We built the nation's first interdisciplinary, analytic public policy degree in 1968. In 1999, we proudly took the name of the University of Michigan's favorite son, the 38th President of the United States of America.

PUBPOL 534

PUBPOL 534.001: Economics of Developing Countries

Dean Yang

This course surveys what we do and don't know about economic growth and poverty alleviation in developing countries. We begin by discussing alternative perspectives on the goals of...

Attisha and Trejo: Lead in the water

Nov 30, 2022 1:24:32

Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha and Dr. Sam Trejo discuss the academic impacts of the Flint Water Crisis 7-8 years later, and the big picture implications for young people in the community. November, 2022.

Photo of the Flint Water Plant water tower in Flint, Michigan

Thomas Kalil: U.S. Science and Technology Policy in the Past, Present and Future

Feb 15, 2019 1:12:13

Thomas Kalil, Chief Innovation Officer at Schmidt Futures and former Deputy Director for Policy for the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, Obama Administration, discusses some of the science and technology policy priorities of Pr

The future of education in Detroit: As told by Detroit educators, activists, and chroniclers

Mar 11, 2015 1:21:00

Chastity Pratt Dawsey, Diana Preciado, Lamont D. Satchel, and Tawana Petty aka Honeycomb discuss the unexamined realities and untold triumphs of leading, educating, organizing, and reporting from within the Detroit education system.

Justin Wolfers: Universal pre-school will increase enrollment but at what cost?

Apr 30, 2014 1:10:19

Justin Wolfers: Public pre-school enrollment for working class kids has great effects on their long-term outcomes.

Angel Harris: Race, inequality, cultural deficiency narratives, and schooling

Oct 19, 2012 1:07:27

Angel Harris examines the factors that contribute to differences in academic investment among African Americans, Latino/as, Asian Americans, and Whites. This lecture was part of the 2012 Rackham Centennial Lectures. October, 2012.

Now What? Education policy in Michigan 3 panel

Dec 23, 2010 1:32:12

Tonya Allen, Dan DeGrow, Lou Glazer and moderator Chuck Wilbur discuss what is next for education in the state of Michigan. December, 2010.

CLOSUP Panel: For-profit colleges: Education or exploitation?

Nov 18, 2010 1:20:44

Thomas H. Howlett, Andy Jacob, Christopher Mullin, Richard Vedder and moderator Susan Dynarski discuss for-profit colleges in the latest in the Education Policy Initiative Seminar Series at CLOSUP. November, 2010.