Why now? Why Ford School?

Join the Ford School’s associate deans to learn how a Ford School master’s degree can help you make an impact on the public good at this critical time. This session features Luke Shaefer, director of Poverty Solutions and associate dean for policy engagement, and Paula Lantz, the James B. Hudak Professor of Health Policy and associate dean for academic affairs. Professor Shaefer is an advisor to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, and played a key role in state actions to lessen the impact of COVID-19 on Michigan families. Professor Lantz recently led a coalition of health stakeholders in writing the Amicus Curiae brief defending Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s stay-at-home orders. Student Academic Services will also be on hand to answer questions about the application process.

Faculty Expert

Luke Shaefer

Hermann and Amalie Kohn Professor of Social Justice and Social Policy; Director, Poverty Solutions; Professor of Social Work

Shaefer serves as the inaugural director of Poverty Solutions, an interdisciplinary, presidential initiative at U-M that seeks to partner communities and policymakers to find new ways to prevent and alleviate poverty.

Faculty Expert

Paula Lantz

James B. Hudak Professor of Health Policy; Director, BA Programs

A social demographer, Lantz studies the role of public policy in improving population health and reducing social disparities in health. She is currently engaged in research regarding innovative financing approaches for supportive housing among Medicaid beneficiaries, and also on how COVID-19 is exacerbating existing social and health inequalities in the U.S.

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• admissions 20-21
• graduate admissions
• prospective students
• mpp
• mpa
• Paula Lantz
• H. Luke Shaefer
• alumni