Past events

Ford Security Seminar will host William G. Rich to discuss about how the changing economic trends and politics of the GCC are Affecting U.S. Security Interests.

Communication Frictions and Knowledge Transfers: Evidence from FDI by Louise Guillouet, Rocco Macchiavello, Amit Khandelwal, Matthieu Teachout

Professor Tuohy will speak about her new book, Remaking Policy: Scale, Pace and Political Strategy in Health Care Reform (University of Toronto Press 2018). The book presents a new theoretical framework for addressing perennial questions about the drivers of policy change. It argues that the scale and pace of major policy change - change that alters the balance of power, the methods of control or the organizing principles of a policy arena – are fundamentally driven by political calculations at the centre of government, as political actors assess their ability to overcome vetoes not only in the present but also over time. The book develops this argument by drawing on ten cases of health policy change across seven decades (1945-2017) and four nations (the United States, Britain, the Netherlands and Canada). In her talk Prof. Tuohy will pay particular attention to the American cases, showing why the US is especially prone to “mosaic” bursts of simultaneous small-scale changes, and why both “big-bang” (large scale, fast paced) and “blueprint” (large scale, slow paced) strategies have proved elusive.

Meet the force of women leading communities in Michigan, engage with municipal issues, and learn more about the management profession in this interactive panel session. This session is for graduate and professional students - registration is free, but required.

In this panel discussion, Michigan Engineering Professor J. Alex Halderman and LSA Professor Walter Mebane, an expert on detecting electoral fraud, address election security.

Can Digital Loans Deliver? Take Up and Impacts of Digital Loans in Kenya by Prashant Bharadwaj, William Jack, Tavneet Suri

Sara Lowes, Bocconi University on "Matrilineal Kinship and Spousal Cooperation: Evidence from the Matrilineal Belt". 

Join former Solicitors General officials for a moderated discussion about the importance of diversity of thought.

Featuring a presentation by Ms. Nu on her advocacy work with Rohingya women.

María Elena Salinas with journalists Ginger Thompson and Aaron Nelsen, and policy expert Ann Lin

The panel will look at two initiatives on the November 2018 ballot: the Voters Not Politicians initiative to reform redistricting (Proposal 2), and the Promote the Vote initiative to expand voting and registration opportunities (Proposal 3).

Richard Nielsen, MIT on What Makes a Jihadist Text Popular?  

The Critical Race Theory (CRT) Discussion Series is co-sponsored by the Ford School and the University of Michigan Law School. Graduate and professional students are invited to join us for our second session, "Activism and Sports." Lunch will be provided.

Vybhavi Balasundharam, PhD Talk Production bottleneck effects and the role of market power: Evidence from India's dereservation reform

Historically, public infrastructure systems such as roads, water utilities, and schools are financed using a combination of tax revenue, government and revenue-backed bonds. This system has repeatedly fallen short due to insufficient tax revenue and political aversion towards funding “social infrastructure”. Especially for schools, the access to quality infrastructure is highly correlated (in the US) to poverty, stemming from property values, credit worthiness and other factors. A recent bill (not passed) required a 1:6 leverage of federal with state and private finance, compared to 1:12 in Europe and 1:30 proposed under the Climate accords. Either infrastructure has not been built or upgraded, or private capital has stepped in the breach. At the Center for Smart Infrastructure Finance, we're asking whether data-driven models can close the gap by taking advantage of the internet of things (IoT): smart sensors that deliver information which can be monetized. This seminar will explore how private financing models that leverage digital data supply chains to attract 'efficient capital' (e.g. insurance, options trades, debt securities, variable interest rate bonds) can be adapted to financing public infrastructure while limiting recourse to the citizens that use it, and leveling the economic disparities of access.

Towsley Policymaker in Residence Javed Ali will moderate a panel discussion with three leading counterterrorism experts--Peter Bergen, Barbara McQuade, and Chris Costa.

Friends, colleagues, students, and collaborators of John Enrico DiNardo are invited to attend a special conference at the University of Michigan that will celebrate his life and career.

The Ford School celebrates the conclusion of Mary Corcoran's 40+ years as an active faculty member here at the University of Michigan.

The Ford School Alumni Board will be meeting for its bi-annual meeting. 

Meera Mahadevan, EDS PhD Talk on Welfare Implications of Political Patronage in Electricity

Ford School students workshop lunch with Q&A. Limitation of human rights enjoyment under the new regime of illiberal democracy in Poland

The Critical Race Theory (CRT) Discussion Series is co-sponsored by the Ford School and the University of Michigan Law School. Graduate and professional students are invited to join us for our first session, "A primer: Critical Race Theory and Public Policy." Lunch will be provided.