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Ford School welcomes 41st class of PPIA fellows
Weill Hall buzzed with excitement this week as the Ford School kicked off the 41st year of its Public Policy and International Affairs (PPIA) Junior...
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12th annual Worldwide Ford School Spirit Day
Each July, Ford School alumni, students, faculty, staff, and friends gather in the name of President Ford to socialize, network, and most importantly...
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Our community recognizes the urgent global climate crisis and is working on interdisciplinary policy solutions rooted in community engagement, economics, political science, psychology, and urban planning.
From cradle through career, education programs exist to help children and youth learn, grow, and succeed in school and in life. But how do decision makers know which interventions work? How can their investments address institutional and systemic...
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Throughout my career, I have been driven by a commitment to leveraging research, education, and public service to improve lives.
Provost Susan M. Collins, incoming president of the Boston Fed
As incoming president and CEO of the Boston Federal Reserve Bank, Collins—former dean of the Ford School and the Edward M. Gramlich Collegiate Professor of Public Policy—will also participate in national monetary policymaking on the Federal Open Market Committee.
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