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Susan Collins named American Economic Association 2025 Distinguished Fellow

Apr 22, 2025

The American Economic Association named Susan M. Collins, former Joan and Sanford Weill Dean of the Ford School and current Boston Federal Reserve Bank President and CEO, as one of four Distinguished Fellows for 2025. The award recognizes the...

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Former Dean and Boston Fed President Susan M. Collins Reports Vibrant Economy, Growth Opportunities

Nov 25, 2024

Just a few years after the peak of a global pandemic that significantly disrupted supply chains and catapulted millions of Americans into unemployment, the U.S. economy has made a startlingly strong and fast recovery. Boston Federal Reserve Bank...

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Collins fights for ‘an economy that works for all’ at Boston Federal Reserve

Jan 16, 2023

A recent Bloomberg article confirmed what the University of Michigan and the Ford School already knew—Susan Collins, former provost and dean, is thriving as the president of the Boston Federal Reserve. As the first Black woman to lead a regional...

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Former Ford School deans make an immediate mark at the Federal Reserve

Jul 28, 2022

As the U.S. confronts historic inflation, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) announced an interest rate hike of 75 basis points on July 27, for a second straight meeting, which is the most aggressive tightening since the 1980s, when Fed Chair...

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Susan M. Collins—outgoing provost and former Ford School dean—to receive Regents’ Citation of Honor

Mar 24, 2022

The Board of Regents has extended its “deep appreciation” and a rare Regents’ Citation of Honor to Susan M. Collins for her dedication and service to the university as provost and executive vice president for academic affairs. “Provost Collins...

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Provost Susan Collins, former Ford School dean, named president of Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

Feb 9, 2022

Provost Susan M. Collins, former Ford School dean, has been named president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. She also will participate in national monetary policymaking on the Federal Open Market Committee when she begins her new role...

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Collins: If the U.S. economy gets sick, other countries could catch ‘pneumonia’

Aug 4, 2020

A segment on Marketplace on NPR, stated that the U.S. economy contributes more than half of the world’s stock market capitalization, accounts for over 15% of global GDP and is a crucial import market. U-M Provost and Ford School economics professor...

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Former Ford School Dean Susan Collins named University of Michigan Provost

Jul 16, 2020

At the July 16 meeting of the University of Michigan Board of Regents, Susan Collins, Ford School Dean from 2007-2017, was appointed the University of Michigan’s provost and executive vice president for academic affairs.. Her appointment is...

Former Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill leaves legacy at the Ford School

Apr 20, 2020

The Ford School mourns the passing of Paul O’Neill, Treasury Secretary in the George W. Bush administration, and a long-time supporter of the school and its mission. O’Neill died April 18, 2020, at the age of 84. He served for several years on the...

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A new professorship: giving voice to the voiceless

Apr 1, 2019

“They lost their voices, they lost control of their lives, they lost their home,” Hal Kohn says of his grandparents. “They fled from Germany to Amsterdam, but Hitler invaded the Netherlands and they were deported to Sobibór and murdered...

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"Redline with Bankole Thompson," airs live from the Ford School's great hall

Oct 7, 2016

Bankole Thompson, host of “Redline,” a public affairs program that airs daily on 910 AM Super Station Detroit, delivered a live broadcast from the Ford School on October 7. Thompson interviewed a number of guests, including Josh Rivera (MPP...

Catch up on faculty news with the Ford School's fall 2015 roundup

Dec 4, 2015

This spring, Robert Axelrod was one of ten distinguished honorary degree recipients at Harvard’s 364th commencement ceremony. The Carnegie Corporation of New York has awarded John Ciorciari its prestigious Andrew Carnegie Fellowship to examine...

Susan M. Collins concludes term as president of the Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs

May 28, 2015

On May 30, Susan M. Collins will conclude a two-year term as president of the Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs (APSIA). Dedicated to the improvement of professional education in international affairs, APSIA seeks to...

Collins says Carmen Iezzi Mezzera will be a "strong advocate for international affairs education" as APSIA executive director

Dec 19, 2013

The Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs (APSIA) announced the appointment of Carmen Iezzi Mezzera as its new executive director after a search led by Ford School Dean Susan M. Collins, current APSIA president. Mezzera...

Dean Susan Collins quoted in Reuters on Fed bond-buying policy

Aug 26, 2013

Ford School Dean Susan M. Collins was quoted about the 2013 Federal Reserve Jackson Hole Symposium on the central bank's bond-buying policy. With regard to speculation about when a tapering of assets purchases might occur, Collins said: I don't...

Susan M. Collins speaks at Columbia conference on labor and development

Oct 30, 2012

Dean Susan M. Collins spoke at the Conference on Labor and Development, hosted by Columbia University's Center on Global Economic Governance (CGEG).Collins appeared alongside former World Bank chief economist and Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz and...

Greetings from the Dean

Jun 15, 2010

Dear Alumni and Friends,This edition of the feed offers news about a number of exciting activities at the Ford School. We have pictures from our 2010 Commencement celebrations. President Barack Obama, of course, delivered the University address, and...

We remember colleague and friend Katherine Terrell

Dec 31, 2009

Updated January 5, 2010A memorial fund has been established in Kathy's honor. Learn more about the fund and how to make a contribution here.Kathy's Business School colleagues have set up a permanant web page to which people can post their memories,...

Boston Fed President & CEO Susan M. Collins returns to the Ford School

Nov 20, 2024, 4:00-5:30 pm EST

Joan and Sanford Weill Hall Annenberg Auditorium (1210)

Join Boston Fed President & CEO Susan M. Collins, our former Ford School dean, for a conversation about monetary policy, the breadth of the Federal Reserve's work, and her career path.

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Anti-racist and community-centered research approaches for a more just and equitable society

Jan 25, 2022, 3:00-4:30 pm EST

The session features the inaugural cohort of the ARC research and community impact fellows—U-M faculty members who are engaged in cutting-edge research and scholarship on racial inequality and justice and who use a variety of community-centered approaches to affect change in multiple systems and settings.

Last Lecture: "Making Life Happen - What It Takes To Reach The Next Level"

Apr 7, 2016, 4:00 pm EDT

Weill Hall, Betty Ford Classroom

Gamma Rho Phi is proud to present the second annual Last Lecture: "Making Life Happen - What It Takes To Reach The Next Level."

Susan M. Collins: A View from the Fed

Nov 20, 2024 1:21:45

Boston Fed President & CEO Susan M. Collins, our former Ford School dean, holds a conversation about monetary policy, the breadth of the Federal Reserve's work, and her career path. November, 2024.

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