Upcoming events

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.

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

Jill Dougherty, author of My Russia: What I Saw Inside the Kremlin, examines the questions: Putin seems to think war is working for him. Is it? Or could it imperil his country's welfare and his own political survival? 

This Ambassadors Forum explores the shifting dynamics of U.S. relationships with Europe, NATO, and Russia in a changing global order. Former ambassadors will reflect on transatlantic security, economic ties, and the future of American diplomacy in the region.

Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg joins award-winning journalist Kara Swisher, current Ford School Towsley Foundation Policymaker in Residence for a discussion on the state of U.S. democracy, politics, and more, at this live taping of the “On with Kara Swisher” podcast. 

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 Robert Doar, the president of the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), one of the United States' premier public policy think tanks, for a wide-ranging conversation with Dean Celeste Watkins-Hayes.  

A look at green infrastructure, the need for sustainable energy, and the pressure caused by increasing energy demands. 

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.  

The Ford School is pleased to present former national security advisor H. R. McMaster for the 7th annual Arthur Vandenberg Lecture.