Join the Ford School community for lunch and resources from election experts on nonpartisan opportunities to take civic action for the November 2026 elections, such as serving as a poll worker or a nonpartisan election observer. We will hear from the Ann Arbor City Clerk, Jackie Beaudry; Plymouth Township Clerk, Kim Gaedeke; Michiganders for Civic Resilience; and members of the Ford community who have volunteered in the past. Lunch provided.
Join us for a talk by Kristin Seefeldt, faculty director of Poverty Solutions at the University of Michigan and principal investigator for the Guaranteed Income to Grow Ann Arbor (GIG A2) pilot program.
Commemorating the 25th anniversary of 9/11, the Rosenthal Lecture features the award-winning journalist and author Peter Bergen for a timely conversation on the attacks' enduring impact on U.S. national security and the future of terrorism.
This Aid & Development workshop will explore the role of coordinating across multiple actors towards shared objectives in international development, and the key skills needed to be successful in doing so. In an era where resources for international development have been decreasing, effective collaboration between and across actors towards shared goals has become increasingly important.This workshop will be led by Ms. Elisa Zogbi, Senior Advisor for External Affairs & Communications at the Inter-American Development Bank. Ms. Zogbi will facilitate this workshop in her personal capacity.
During this informal breakfast career talk, Ms. Elisa Zogbi will discuss her career in international development. Elisa Zogbi is an international development leader with more than two decades of experience working at the intersection of democracy and economic development across Latin America and the Caribbean and the Middle East. She currently serves as a Senior Advisor in the Inter-American Development Bank's External Affairs and Communications Department, supporting strategic engagement and partnerships that advance the IDB Group's institutional priorities and strengthen its relationships with key stakeholders. Ms. Zogbi will participate in this career talk in her personal capacity.
The 2026 Kohn Social Policy Conference brings together scholars, practitioners, policymakers, students, and community partners to examine pressing social policy challenges and explore how social policy can advance equity and promote human thriving.
Join us on the Diag for democracy centered film features this week! The Words That Built America is a 2017 HBO Documentary Films special directed by Alexandra Pelosi and narrated by historian David McCullough. It features diverse Americans—including U.S. presidents, politicians, journalists, and school children—reading the text of three foundational U.S. documents
September 17, 2026, Artist Holly Bass offers a preview of her upcoming UMMA exhibition, We Hold These Truths…, which explores how Americans have celebrated, debated, and reshaped the nation's story during the anniversary years of 1876, 1976, and 2026.
Please join Dr. Jonathan Hanson for an info session about the Global Engagement Seminar to Brussels, Belgium (PubPol 480), an advanced undergraduate seminar challenging public policy majors to examine how policy issues are framed and addressed in a non-U.S. context. In Winter 2027, the course will focus on cross-national challenges in Europe and culminate in a study tour to Brussels, Belgium.
As part of the University of Michigan's Democracy Week, join the Ford School for a bipartisan conversation with the Michigan leadership team of the Democracy Defense Foundation on election security, public trust, and democratic participation.
Join us on the Diag for democracy centered film features this week! Selma is a 2014 historical drama directed by Ava DuVernay that chronicles Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s dangerous 1965 campaign for equal voting rights, culminating in the historic marches from Selma to Montgomery and the signing of the Voting Rights Act.
Scholars, curators, writers, and civic leaders from Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico discuss how communities excluded from full democratic representation are reshaping political narratives and imagining new political futures.
A lunch-and-learn conversation exploring how territorial status shapes daily life for the millions of U.S. citizens and nationals living in Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and other U.S. territories.
As part of the University of Michigan's Democracy Week, the Ford School will host Democracy in Global-Historical Perspective, a public-facing discussion examining democratization, democratic backsliding, and the resilience of democratic institutions across time and place.
The right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness begins with good health for all. Since George Washington ordered mass smallpox inoculation for soldiers during the Revolutionary War, public health has quietly protected our unalienable rights over the past 250 years.
National Treasure (2004) follows historian and cryptologist Benjamin Franklin Gates as he races to find a legendary Templar treasure, steals the Declaration of Independence, and evades a rival team of mercenaries.
Disagree Better, in partnership with the University of Michigan, will bring together Governors from across the political spectrum for a panel discussion on reviving America's democracy through healthy conflict and constructive dialogue.
Dr. Nicholas Longo, Director, Rutgers Democracy Lab, Eagleton Institute of Politics, discusses his book Deliberative Pedagogy: Teaching and Learning for Democratic Engagement
As part of U-M Democracy Week Programming, join us at Michigan Theatre for a viewing and discussion of the documentary Reclaiming Ground Zero, which follows New Yorkers in the aftermath of 9/11 as they struggled to decide what to do with the site of the attacks.
Join Dr. Amy Beck Harris for an information session about International Policy in Practice (IPiP): International Development in Colombia (PubPol 674), formerly known as the International Economic Development Program (IEDP).
Undergraduate and graduate students who have just completed internships will deliver 3-minute pitches highlighting their internship experience, policy impact, key deliverables, and compete for student prizes.
Marsal Family School of Education, Prechter Lab, Room 2202
Join the Life-Changing Education team for a watch party featuring an American Enterprise Institute (AEI) debate on the motion, "We should close the U.S. Department of Education." Hear expert perspectives on both sides of the issue and connect with members of the Marsal community through thoughtful conversation about the future of education policy.
Absentee ballots are available beginning 40 days before every election. 5 p.m. Friday, July 31: deadline to request an absentee ballot by mail for the statewide primary election
