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Post Election Analysis with U-M Faculty Experts

Nov 8, 2024, 11:30 am-1:00 pm EST
Joan and Sanford Weill Hall Annenberg Auditorium (1120)
The Ford School invites the U-M community -- students, faculty, and staff -- for an election debrief, analysis, and discussion with faculty experts Javed Ali, J. Alex Halderman, Rusty Hills, Vincent Hutchings, Barbara L. McQuade and Mara Ostfeld.  
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Post-election community gathering

Nov 6, 2024, 11:30 am-12:50 pm EST
Rebecca Blank Great Hall and Betty Ford Classroom
On the day after the elections, the Ford School, in conjunction with SAC and UGC, will host a lunch buffet for the Ford School community to get together, eat, and relax after a long election season. 
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CommuniTea with Women & Gender in Public Policy

Oct 24, 2024, 5:00-6:00 pm EDT
Weill Hall, Room 5240
Join Women and Gender in Public Policy and the Health Policy Student Association for an open discussion on reproductive rights and access to care as we approach the 2024 election. 
Election issues

One Nation, Divergent Views

Oct 23, 2024, 6:00-7:30 pm EDT
Rackham Auditorium
The Ford School is proud to co-sponsor an event with Wallace House Presents, featuring New York Times columnists Bret Stephens and Lydia Polgreen, alongside ABC News’s María Elena Salinas, in conversation with Stephen Henderson of Detroit PBS.  
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Voting priorities of the AAPI community

Oct 22, 2024, 6:00-8:00 pm EDT
Trotter House Multipurpose Room
This panel will discuss a diverse range of priorities and voting patterns of Asian American & Pacific Islander voters and communities.
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Election Insights: Impact on LGBTQIA2S+ Communities

Oct 17, 2024, 11:30 am-1:00 pm EDT
Michigan Union Pond Room
Join the Spectrum Center for a lunch and learn with Naomi Goldberg (MPP '08), executive director of the Movement Advancement Project. Explore the political landscape and current state of LGBTQIA2S+ civil rights, understand the stakes for queer and trans people in the upcoming election, and learn about safety at the polls. Empower yourself with knowledge, connect with others, and enjoy lunch (on us!) as you look ahead to making your own informed decisions.
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A Look at Latinx Voters and Voting

Oct 15, 2024, 4:00-5:30 pm EDT
Joan and Sanford Weill Hall, Betty Ford Classroom (1110)
A panel looking at the diverse range of voices, priorities, and voting patterns of Latinx voters and communities.
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War Game: Film Screening & Conversation

Oct 8, 2024, 7:00-9:30 pm EDT
Michigan Theater
Please join us for a special film screening and post-film conversation on the 2024 documentary War Game. 
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Jonathan Van Ness Gets Curious About Voting

Oct 4, 2024, 6:30-8:00 pm EDT
Michigan Theater
Join Jonathan Van Ness for a live recording of his "Getting Curious" podcast, themed on Getting Out the Vote, which will feature U-M scholars and students. 
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The White House and American Democracy

Sep 30, 2024, 4:00-5:30 pm EDT
Weill Hall Annenberg Auditorium (1120)
The White House is arguably the most important single organization in U.S. democracy. Why, then, is it often disorganized, inefficient, and scandal-prone? What can be done to make it more effective?  
Conversations Across Differences, Election issues

Two Dads Defending Democracy

Sep 27, 2024, 4:00-5:30 pm EDT
Joan and Sanford Weill Hall Annenberg Auditorium (1120)
Have a question for our panel? Submit your question at: https://myumi.ch/4rPZ4Two high-profile advocates from opposite ends of the political spectrum seek ways to connect and communicate about the most important issues facing the country. 
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Special Ford School Community event at UMS presentation of "Fight Night"

Sep 26, 2024, 7:30 pm EDT
Power Center
The Ford School community will have access to tickets of the UMS production of Fight Night, an interactive drama experience that gives a new perspective about the democratic process. An exclusive discussion with the show's director and cast members will follow the performance.  On the brink of a presidential election that people on both sides have called the most consequential in history, Belgium’s extraordinary Ontroerend Goed offers a fun and thought-provoking, examination of free will and politics that puts electronic voting devices — and the candidates’ fates — directly into the hands of audience members.
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FBI Perspectives on Election Security

Sep 24, 2024, 4:00-5:00 pm EDT
Annenberg Auditorium (Room 1120)
Join us for an inside look at how the FBI is tackling the evolving threats to U.S. elections, from cyberattacks to terrorism. Deputy Director Abate will discuss the FBI's latest strategies and hard-earned lessons in defending democracy.
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Ballots and Battlegrounds

Sep 19, 2024, 6:00 pm EDT
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
Registration required. Photo ID required for entry. At the Ford Library, state and county election officials from six battleground states will convene for a first-of-its-kind forum on safeguards in the election process. The “Ballots and Battlegrounds” town hall will be an excellent opportunity in this historic election year to learn directly from election officials as they gather together. Secretaries, chief election officials, and county leaders will go through each stage of the election process and describe in detail the systems’ safeguards.
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An assessment of the Nixon pardon

Sep 13, 2024, 4:30 pm EDT
Joan and Sanford Weill Hall Annenberg Auditorium (1120)
On the 50th anniversary of Gerald R. Ford's pardon of Richard Nixon, a re-assessment of the relevance of that action in today's political landscape. After being vilified, and then lionized as a great act of patriotism, in this era of seeming impunity, what is the significance of that unique, historical pardon? 
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Six Panels to Cover the Election Process

Sep 12, 2024, 8:30 am-2:45 pm EDT
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
A day-long "Conference on Electoral Mechanics, Processes, and Expectations for Fair and Credible Elections" presented by the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation, the Ford School of Public Policy, the Carter Center, and More Perfect.
Conversations Across Differences, Election issues

Mike Ford & Jason Carter to Speak: How DO we Run Fair, Safe Elections?

Sep 11, 2024, 5:30 pm EDT
Joan and Sanford Weill Hall, Annenberg Auditorium (Room 1120)
In recent years, the process for securing elections has been called into question. So how do elections really work? What systems are in place to ensure open, fair voting for all?
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Addressing the Nixon Pardon

Sep 10, 2024, 6:30 pm EDT
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
Presidential historian, acclaimed author and president of Duquesne University, Ken Gormley, will discuss President Ford’s controversial pardon of Richard M. Nixon in 1974, 50 years ago.
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Immigration on the Ballot

Sep 9, 2024, 11:30 am-12:50 pm EDT
Weill Hall, Betty Ford Classroom (Room 1110)
Join the Ford School's Center for Racial Justice for a panelist discussion about the current immigration policy landscape and the implications for the upcoming election.
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A President Resigns: 50 Years Later

Aug 8, 2024, 3:00 pm EDT
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
The Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum presents A President Resigns: 50 Years Later, a virtual panel discussion on the resignation. 
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Michigan Primary

Aug 6, 2024, 7:00 am-8:00 pm EDT
Please see the following resources to find out about voting in Michigan.
Food for Thought, Election issues

Food for Thought: The Vital Role of Students in the Presidential Election

Jan 31, 2024, 11:30 am-1:00 pm EST
Weill Hall, Annenberg Auditorium (1120)
Our Food for Thought series is returning this Wednesday, January 31 from 11:30-12:50 in the Annenberg Auditorium. Our discussion topic will be “The Vital Role of Students in the Presidential Election,” and we will be joined by a panel that includes Abdul El-Sayed, Rusty Hills, Landon Myers, Erica Reilly, and Naomi Garcia. Food for thought attendance is limited to Ford School students, faculty, and staff. Pizza will be provided on a first-come first-serve basis.