Policy Talks @ the Ford School

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.

Rucker Johnson talks about his new book "Children of the Dream: Why School Integration Works" April, 2019.

Gene Sperling speaks on economic dignity and the three pillars that should define it - Michael Barr moderates.

Andrew Biggs and Betsey Stevenson discuss their perspectives on paid family leave. March, 2019.

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.

Rachel Woolf, Emilio Gutiérrez Soto (Knight-Wallace Fellow), Laura Sanders, William D. Lopez discuss "Deported: An American Division" moderated by Ann Lin. January, 2019.

Virginia Eubanks discusses her new book "Automating Inequality: How High-Tech Tools Profile, Police and Punish the Poor." December, 2018.

John Chamberlin, Nancy Wang, Sharon Dolente, Christopher Thomas, and Richard McLellan look at Proposal 2 and Proposal 3.

Towsley Policymaker in Residence Javed Ali will moderate a panel discussion with three leading counterterrorism experts--Peter Bergen, Barbara McQuade, and Chris Costa.

Barry Rabe discusses his book Can We Price Carbon? Moderated by John Milewski. October, 2018.

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.

FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel talks about Net Neutrality and technology policy moderated by U-M General Counsel Jack Bernard. September, 2018.

Gail Wilensky, Jonathan Cohn, John Ayanian and moderator Paula Lantz talk about the current state of the Affordable Care Act. April, 2018.

Nick Khouri, State Treasurer of Michigan, discusses Michigan fiscal policy now and in the future. March, 2018.

Kumi Naidoo, Amnesty International’s new Secretary General, discusses the imperative of creative maladjustment in an unjust world. March, 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.

John Beyrle outlines the current Russian political environment and describes a post-Putin Russia and possible directions. February, 2018.

Daniel Raimi talks about his new book "The Fracking Debate: The Risks, Benefits, and Uncertainties of the Shale Revolution." January, 2018. 

Broderick Johnson, Luke Shaefer and Brian Jacob discuss the importance of investments in youth and young adults. January, 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. 

Paul Tagliabue and Jim Hackett - moderated by Warde Manuel discuss the intersection between sports and social policy. November, 2017.

Arthur Brooks, president of American Enterprise Institute, talks poverty & public policy followed by a conversation with Luke Shaefer, director of Poverty Solutions, and community Q&A. October, 2017.

Michelle Riba, Shervin Assari, Nancy Baum, Trish Cortes and moderator Paula Lantz discuss the personal/family mental health experiences and community policy responses. September, 2017.

Janet Yellen, chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve System, in conversation with Susan M. Collins, dean of the Ford School. April, 2017.

Rear Admiral John Dudley Hutson, Phil Klay, Ian Fishback (MA '12), and moderator Hardy Vieux (MPP/JD '97) discuss the intersection of human rights and U.S. national security. March, 2017.

William Axinn, Pamela Heatlie, Holly Rider-Milkovich, & Emma Zorfass provide a 360 view of the issue of sexual assault & misconduct on college campuses, and how research, awareness, community action & policy intersect a public health i

Deborah Loewenberg Ball, Alex Nock, David Cleary and moderator James Kvaal have a lively discussion on the current state of education in the U.S. and where it may go under a Trump administration. November, 2017.

John D. Dingell, Jr., Mara Cecilia Ostfeld, Betsey Stevenson, Marina v.N. Whitman, Ambassador Ronald Weiser and moderator Paul Courant discuss the 2016 elections and their impact. November, 2016.