This webinar will provide an overview of the various migration-related measures across CVFS datasets, including measures of timing and destination of migration spells.
Gilbert S. Omenn and Martha A. Darling Health Policy Fund
World-renowned gynecologist, human rights activist, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Dr. Denis Mukwege will address the use of sexual violence in war, and also a new campaign focused on critical minerals and the role of responsible business in the peace process in Democratic Republic of Congo.
Please join Baktygul Chynybaeva (Kyrgyzstan), Kunāl Majumder (India), and Zahra Nader (Afghanistan), three of this year's Knight-Wallace Fellows, as they discuss the challenges of reporting on human rights abuses by governments and other actors.
Joan and Sanford Weill Hall
Annenberg Auditorium (1210)
Join Boston Fed President & CEO Susan M. Collins, our former Ford School dean, for a conversation about monetary policy, the breadth of the Federal Reserve's work, and her career path.
In this presentation, Dr. Wright will share findings from three studies focused on the implementation of Michigan’s Read by Grade Three Law. The first study examines the implementation of literacy coaching in Michigan, the second study focuses on literacy curriculum materials used in elementary classrooms, and the third study examines literacy instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic. Together these studies help us to understand the implementation of a state-wide literacy policy and to consider some of the unforeseen challenges associated with its implementation.
University of Michigan’s African Studies Center (ASC) is holding a symposium titled “Sudan: In The Eye of the Storm” to encourage dialogues on the multifaceted challenges and opportunities facing the country of Sudan. The event is co-sponsored with the Weiser Diplomacy Center and the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies
Join the Faculty Senate, the Center for the Education of Women+ (CEW+), and the Ford School's Center for Racial Justice for a book talk and panel discussion with philosopher, gender theorist, and Distinguished Professor in the Graduate School at the University of California, Berkeley, Judith Butler, about their latest book, Who's Afraid of Gender?
In this presentation, the Rating Group’s Deputy Director, Tetiana Skrypchenko, will explore her team's work through a health lens, focusing on wartime surveys to plan health-related interventions and policies for families and children.
This roundtable is tailored to inspire and equip future policymakers with real-world insights into peacebuilding, resilience, and the practicalities of diplomatic work amidst conflict.
Real World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions introduces key issues regarding the causes and consequences of poverty through an in-person lecture series featuring experts in policy and practice from across the nation.
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.
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.
Real World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions introduces key issues regarding the causes and consequences of poverty through an in-person lecture series featuring experts in policy and practice from across the nation.
Joan and Sanford Weill Hall
Annenberg Auditorium (1120)
In the year since the Hamas attack on Israel, the deadly conflict has widened into crises beyond Gaza -- in the West Bank, Lebanon, and Yemen. Two experts with long experience in Middle East policymaking return to the Ford School for a substantive policy conversation about the conflict and the broader implications for the region, and the ways in which U.S. policy and policymakers are acting and reacting to the crises. This event is open to Ford School students, faculty, and staff, and will be streamed live and on-demand.
Join us for "International & Domestic Implications of Government Accountability: A Conversation with Inspector General Jay Lerner," where Lerner will discuss his career in government oversight and the vital role of Inspectors General in ensuring transparency and integrity in both domestic and international contexts.
