An online conversation between Richard Cordray and Dean Michael S. Barr on Cordray's distinguished career and his new book, Watchdog: How Protecting Consumers Can Save Our Families, Our Economy, and Our Democracy.
Ambassador Susan Rice and Michael Barr, Dean of the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, discuss Ambassador Rice's distinguished career and her book, "Tough Love: My Story of the Things Worth Fighting For." January, 2020.
Michael Breen, president and chief executive officer of Human Rights First, explains how we can improve human rights now and in the future. November, 2019.
Donald Winter discusses lessons from his time in the public and private worlds as well as lessons learned from overseeing the Challenger and Deepwater Horizon investigation panels. November, 2019.
Katherine Cramer explains what she heard while inviting herself into the conversations of people in small communities in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. October, 2019.
Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun discusses U.S. policy and strategy for achieving the denuclearization of North Korea and the transformation of U.S.-North Korean relations.
William J. Burns is president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, the oldest international affairs think tank in the United States. Amb. Burns discusses his new book "The Back Channel," and takes audience questions.
Washtenaw County Sheriff Jerry Clayton; Professor of Law Barry Friedman, New York University; and Jessica Gillooly, PhD candidate of the Ford School, in a panel moderated by David Thacher examine racial bias in emergency calls.
Jane Coaston, Jonathan Metzl, Rebecca Cunningham and moderator Paula Lantz discuss competing views on how best to frame or define the problem of gun violence and priority policy solutions. February, 2019.
Towsley Policymaker in Residence Javed Ali will moderate a panel discussion with three leading counterterrorism experts--Peter Bergen, Barbara McQuade, and Chris Costa.
Bill Kristol and Neera Tanden talk differences along party lines and about the current state of the political environment; moderated by Ford School Dean Michael S. Barr. September, 2018.
Penny Pritzker talks about America's economic future, policies to enable the future of work, inclusive growth, innovation, and mobility, in conversation with Ellen Hughes-Cromwick. March, 2018.
Hendrik Meijer talks about his latest book "Arthur Vandenberg: The Man in the Middle of the American Century" and shares stories of the former Michigan Senator. November, 2017.
