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Connect one-on-one with the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy and other top public policy and international affairs programs from across the country!

The final event in our COVID-19 reflections series will feature Dr. Joneigh Khaldun, the Vice President and Chief Health Equity Officer at CVS Health and former Chief Medical Executive for the State of Michigan, in conversation with Dr. Celeste Watkins-Hayes, the Director of the Center for Racial Justice.

This event—hosted by NYU Law's Brennan Center for Justice and featuring Ford School Professor Ann Chih Lin—will dive into the impact on communit­ies of color and present an oppor­tun­ity to learn about efforts to organ­ize and fight back so that every­one is gran­ted the oppor­tun­ity to feel at home on Amer­ican soil.

The Community Tech Workers project will pair three local residents with three U-M students to provide free one-on-one technology training and assistance to small business owners in Detroit's East Jefferson corridor.

The Brookings Institution's Hutchins Center on Fiscal & Monetary Policy will host a virtual event to explore questions around the future of the U.S. dollar with experts Kathryn Dominguez (University of Michigan), Barry Eichengreen (UC Berkeley), Don Kohn (Brookings), Zach Pandl (Goldman Sachs), and Eswar Prasad (Brookings).

Stream the hearing of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, as they consider the nomination of Michael S. Barr to become a member and vice chairman for supervision of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

The second event in our COVID-19 reflections series will feature Dr. Cameron Webb, senior policy advisor for COVID-19 Equity on the White House COVID-19 Response Team, in conversation with Dr. Luke Shaefer, the director of Poverty Solutions.

Join this livestream event on Wednesday, May 4 at 1:00 p.m. to learn more about the new Community Teach Worker project.

Michigan will hold a regular election on Tuesday, May 3, 2022, and voters may have measures or candidates on their local ballots. The Ford School strongly encourages all eligible voters to make their voices heard.

Join Northwestern University's Science in Human Culture Program for the Klopsteg Lecture, delivered by Shobita Parthasarathy, a professor of public policy and women's studies at the Ford School.

Wallace House presents Knight-Wallace journalists who have reported extensively from Ukraine and a U-M policy expert as they examine Putin’s suppression of a free press, the call for direct military support, and the geopolitical, economic and humanitarian consequences of the growing conflict.

Catherine Asher will talk about the Youth Policy Lab's project to understand and support the use of Early Intervention Services in Washtenaw County.

Join us for a conversation about the findings of two papers from 2020-21's North American Colloquium, on climate policy, with their authors.

With sovereign debt soaring, the issues of "how much debt is too much debt" and "what to do about it'' are likely to move once again from the technocratic realm of "quiet politics" into the electoral realm of "loud politics." Join Charlotte Cavaille, Assistant Professor at Ford School of Public Policy, as we discuss implications for future research, including the need to shift to elite-centric research designs.

Join us for a conversation about the findings of three papers from 2020-21's North American Colloquium on climate policy, with their authors.

Dr. William Lopez, Kat Stafford, and Charles E. Williams II with moderator Dr. Mara Ostfeld will discuss the local impact of safety nets on communities of color during the COVID-19 pandemic. Opening Remarks by Provost Susan M. Collins. 

Researchers will share new findings from the College and Beyond II research study at the University of Michigan that illuminate liberal education’s links to long-term political engagement.

Join MDRC Director, K-12 education, William Corrin, for a talk about relevance, rigor, and relationships in education policy research.

Join the Michigan Municipal League’s 16/50 Project for an interactive panel experience to meet the force of women leading communities in Michigan, engage with local government challenges, and learn more about the municipal management profession.

Policy and public sector professionals talk about their experiences battling stigmas while sharing useful tips on how to navigate emotions and feelings in the professional world.