In this season of gratitude, let's take time this week to recognize all we have to be grateful for at the Ford School—from opportunities to learn and grow, to our amazing community, to friendships that will last a lifetime!
Join the Ford School’s Kohn Collaborative—our Kohn Professors and Kohn Scholars—for a roundtable conversation on shaping social policy for a thriving society. Explore bold ideas and insights from leading voices as they discuss what it takes to build communities where everyone can truly thrive.
Women represent over 23% of Michigan’s local chief administrative officers today, up from just 16% in 2018. Although women continue to be underrepresented as municipal managers, there is a growing contingent of dedicated women serving their communities and challenging the status quo in local government.
Crisp air, falling leaves, and cheers from the Big House - it’s Homecoming in Ann Arbor! Come back to Ann Arbor for a weekend of Fordies, fun, and football, October 3-4, 2025.
Learn more about PubPol 480, an advanced undergraduate seminar that challenges public policy majors to consider how policy issues are framed and addressed in a non-U.S. context.
Join Dr. Amy Beck Harris for an information session about International Policy in Practice: International Development in Colombia (PubPol 674), formerly known as the International Economic Development Program (IEDP).
An Apple Original Film, Deaf President Now! is co-directed and co-produced by Gallaudet alum Nyle DiMarco, ’13, and Academy Award-winning filmmaker Davis Guggenheim. The film chronicles the historic 1988 student-led protest at Gallaudet University and the movement that demanded — and won — the appointment of the university’s first Deaf president.
Join Prof. William Axinn and Daniel Ellis, the International Policy Center’s (IPC’s) Interim Director and Assistant Director, respectively, for drop-in office hours and lunch! Learn more about Prof. Axinn’s work and IPC’s research and experiential learning opportunities.
Students, faculty, and staff: Join Dean Celeste Watkins-Hayes and the entire Ford School community in celebrating the beginning of the year and welcoming both old and new faces to Weill Hall. Food and festivities kick off at 11:30 am in the courtyard, with remarks by the dean at 12pm
Orientation is mandatory for all incoming undergraduates enrolled in the Bachelor of Arts in public policy program on Thursday, August 21 and Friday, August 22.
Food for Thought is a monthly lunchtime opportunity for Ford School students, faculty, and staff to come together and discuss the breaking news or most compelling policy issues of the day.
Food for Thought is a monthly lunchtime opportunity for Ford School students, faculty, and staff to come together and discuss the breaking news or most compelling policy issues of the day.
Join Kathryn Dominguez, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, a current student, and Paige Ziegler, Ford School Embedded Counselor through Counseling and Psychological Services, for a welcome webinar.
