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CLOSUP Lecture Series, EPI Speaker Series

Opportunity in Michigan: Lessons from leading education states

Nov 9, 2016, 11:30 am-1:00 pm EST
Weill Hall, Betty Ford Classroom (1110)
Free and open to the public.Pizza lunch provided at 11:25am to the first 100 guests.Sponsored by: The Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP)Co-sponsored by: The Education Policy Initiative (EPI) and the University of Michigan School of EducationFor more information visit www.closup.umich.edu or call 734-647-4091.  Follow on Twitter @closup
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Bring It to the Table

Nov 3, 2016, 6:30-8:30 pm EDT
Weill Hall, Annenberg Auditorium
Join us for an evening screening of the documentary, Bring It to the Table, a project aimed at breaking down partisanship and opening up lines of communication across political divides. 
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CLOSUP Lecture Series

Energy, climate change, and the 2016 elections

Nov 2, 2016, 4:00-5:30 pm EDT
Weill Hall, Annenberg Auditorium (1120)
The 2016 general election will have enormous implications for energy and climate policy in the United States. While much attention will be paid to the positions of presidential candidates, congressional and state elections will also have major implications for how federal and state governments address a variety of crucial issues such as implementing greenhouse gas reduction policies, regulating fracking, crafting subsidies for renewable energy, and much more. Experts with a variety of perspectives will discuss which elections they’re most closely watching, and what different results might mean for energy and climate policy in Michigan, Washington, and beyond.    
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CLOSUP Lecture Series

Detroit's fiscal issues - now, and into the future

Oct 31, 2016, 11:30 am-1:00 pm EDT
Weill Hall, Betty Ford Classroom (1110)
Carol O'Cleireacain became Deputy Mayor for Economic Policy, Planning & Strategy in October 2014. She is a nationally recognized expert on fiscally troubled states and local governments.
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Gender and Sexuality in the Islamic Culture

Oct 26, 2016, 7:00-8:30 pm EDT
Rackham Amphitheatre
Shirin Ebadi is an Iranian lawyer, former judge, and human rights activist. Ebadi will be introduced by Bridgette Carr, clinical professor of law at the University of Michigan.

Michigan v. Illinois

Oct 22, 2016, 12:00-3:00 pm EDT
Oosterbaan Fieldhouse and Michigan Stadium
Homecoming tailgate at Oosterbaan Fieldhouse and football game at Michigan Stadium
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"Teaching Detroit": Practical Strategies and Ethical Reflections for Teaching about Detroit

Oct 21, 2016, 4:30-6:15 pm EDT
Weill Hall, Room 1100 (Betty Ford Classroom)
At the kickoff event of the 2016-2017 RIW Detroit School series, panelists will discuss their different approaches to the challenge of teaching Detroit: how they bring Detroit into their classrooms, how Detroit shapes their pedagogy, and how they introduce and contextualize Detroit as a case in relation to other urban spaces and train developing minds.
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Industrial Upgrading and Economic Growth in China

Oct 21-22, 2016, 12:00-12:30 pm EDT
University of Michigan Ross School of Business Colloquium (6th Floor)
This conference will examine China’s changing development model and the role of industrial upgrading in promoting new sources of growth and development. Presented by Ross China Initiatives, LSA Department of Economics, and the Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies, and co-sponsored by the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy and Ross Executive Education.

We are the 20%: Women in Government

Oct 11, 2016, 5:30 pm EDT
Rackham Amphitheatre
Women constitute a powerful force in the electorate and inform policymaking at all levels of government. Although women continue to be underrepresented as political officeholders, there is a growing contingent of dedicated women serving their communities and challenging the status quo in local and state government. In this historic election season, with the first woman nominated by a major party as a presidential candidate, our panel will explore what it is to be among the 20% -- from the campaign trail to the daily work of governing.
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Humanists in the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy Writing for the Public

Oct 10, 2016, 12:30 pm EDT
Institute for the Humanities
As part of the Institute for the Humanities' Year of Humanities & Public Policy, join us for a conversation with U-M Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy professors Shobita Parthasarathy, Paul Courant, Joy Rohde, moderated by Institute for the Humanities director Sidonie Smith.

LIVE! RADIO BROADCAST: Redline with Bankole Thompson, 910 AM Superstation

Oct 7, 2016, 12:00-2:00 pm EDT
Great Hall, first floor of Weill Hall
Come by the Ford School's Great Hall to watch journalist Bankole Thompson host a live broadcast of his radio program. Redline with Bankole Thompson is a public affairs program that airs weekdays 12-2pm ET on 910AM Super Station-Detroit hosted by journalist and Detroit News columnist Bankole Thompson.
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Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

Advanced math course-taking in Michigan

Oct 5, 2016, 8:30-10:00 am EDT
Weill Hall, Room 3240
A presentation by Sarah Cannon, postdoctoral fellow at Education Policy Initiative
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CLOSUP Lecture Series

Reclaiming the atmospheric commons: a new strategy for climate policy success?

Oct 3, 2016, 11:30 am-1:00 pm EDT
Weill Hall, Betty Ford Classroom (1110)
This talk explores a surprising new strategy for climate change policy that has emerged in the last 10 years: “reclaiming the atmospheric commons.”  The strategy combines the idea of making polluters pay for their greenhouse gas emissions with the additional idea of using those revenues to generate tangible, broadly distributed public benefits. 
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History and Philosophy of the Social Sciences Symposium

Sep 29, 2016, 2:00-5:30 pm EDT
1014 Tisch Hall
The symposium will examine the history and philosophy of the social sciences, bringing together lines of inquiry that often exist separately. Symposium participants will include philosophers, historians, and sociologists.
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