The faculty and staff of the Ford School are back at work after the holiday break, looking forward to welcoming our students back and getting started on the winter 2021 semester.
Professor Linda Tesar will review some recent evidence on the impact of COVID-19 on economic activity in the US and abroad and will discuss some of the ways that macroeconomists have begun to model the "COVID shock" and its economic effects.
Mitch Landrieu, Earl Lewis, and Kristin Hass will discuss the crucial role practice and policy play today in shaping our nation’s legacies, in a conversation moderated by Christina Olsen.
Join us for a special session with Dean Barr. Hear about his priorities for the school and what he’s most excited about for the upcoming year. Student Academic Services will also be on hand to answer any last minute application questions.
With professional, personalized career services and a powerful, deeply committed alumni network, the Ford School helps students achieve their career goals.
Join your fellow Fordies on Monday, December 14th to break down the December 12th, U-M v. OSU game's plays. Open to all Ford School staff, faculty, and students: check your email for Zoom link.
In this session, learn about the wide range of opportunities for students to engage with real-world policy issues in the classroom and through research, activities, and workshops.
Join us for a conversation between Professor Barry Rabe and Dr. Joshua Basseches about Rabe's newest book, Trump, the Administrative Presidency, and Federalism, as well as Basseches' ongoing research on the politics of U.S. state-level climate and energy policy.
Erin Simpson, Associate Director of Technology Policy at the Center for American Progress, will join STPP for a conversation about digital contact tracing and privacy during the COVID-19 pandemic.
This event will feature Dr. Vivian S. Walker, Executive Director of the United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy, in conversation with Professor John Ciorciari, Director of the Weiser Diplomacy Center at the University of Michigan, with a welcome address by Rejaul Karim Laskar, representing the Global Forum for Scholars & Practitioners of Diplomacy.
Join your fellow Fordies on Monday, December 7th to break down the December 5th, U-M v. Maryland game's plays. Open to all Ford School staff, faculty, and students: check your email for Zoom link.
Learn about opportunities to practice social science research and quantitative analysis skills in and out of the classroom and how they provide a toolbox of research, analytical, and management skills that are highly transferable across sectors and issue areas.
Join Casey Sullens and selected members of the staff wellness committee, as well as your fellow Fordies to discuss your favorite winter activities/holiday traditions, the concept of cozy, and ways to beat those winter blues. Check your email for the Zoom link.
In this talk Associate Dean Shaefer will chart the journey of recent calls to expand the child tax credit and the rising popularity of the child allowance among poverty scholars, in Congress, and in the Biden Administration.
The Weiser Diplomacy Center is partnering with the American Academy of Diplomacy to bring seasoned U.S. diplomats to Ford School and discuss the future of U.S. foreign policy after presidential election 2020.
The Ford School Community Building Committee welcomes you and your fellow Fordies on Monday, November 30th to break down the November 28th, U-M v. Penn State game's plays. Open to all Ford School staff, faculty, and students: check your email for Zoom link.
Osagie K. Obasogie is the Haas Distinguished Chair and Professor of Bioethics at the University of California, Berkeley, in the Joint Medical Program and School of Public Health.
Join your fellow Fordies on Monday, November 23rd to break down the November 21st, U-M v. Rutgers game's plays. Open to all Ford School staff, faculty, and students: check your email for Zoom link.
This panel discussion brings together an interdisciplinary group of scholars to analyze the different channels in which the COVID-19 pandemic might accentuate criminal violence and other pre-existing public security challenges in the Latin American & Caribbean region.
Associate Dean Luke Shaefer will moderate a conversation with Ford School faculty members Shobita Parthasarathy, John Ciorciari, and Justin Wolfers about the 2020 Presidential election and policy priorities of the next presidential term.
Come learn from four stakeholders renowned for their experience and expertise in improving children's literacy; two professors of education, an education reporter, and the head of one of Michigan's school administrator associations.
Are you interested in the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy? Applications are now open and must be submitted through the Rackham School of Graduate Studies by the January 15th deadline. For more information about the admissions process, go to http://fordschool.umich.edu/mpp-mpa/admissions.
Join us at Public Partnership for Policy and International Affairs Education (University of Pittsburgh).
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.
