Two elected leaders and a roundtable of U-M researchers will convene to mark the 50th anniversary of the legislation that created the Medicare system and the 80th anniversary of Social Security's creation.
Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)
Plan to attend the fifth annual Worldwide Ford School Spirit Day!
Worldwide Ford School Spirit Day is a series of alumni-led festivities, in cities near and far, that let you meet and mingle with Ford School friends.
Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)
Network, socialize, and connect with students, alumni, and friends in Chicago from both the Ford School and the Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota.
Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)
This program features some of the best scholars of interest groups, policy advocacy, and social movements in the country. The papers presented span three disciplines (Political Science, Economics, Sociology) and include work that is experimental, formal, historical, comparative, qualitative, and quantitative. They deal with a number of topics, including corporate and nonprofit advocacy, health and environmental policy, and campaign finance.
The Ford School is proud to celebrate the acheivements of the graduating classes of 2015. The Charge to the Class will be delivered by U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI).
In recognition of Earth Day, please join us for a very special lecture about what it takes to pass historic air quality legislation. Margo Oge served at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for 32 years, the last 18 of which she directed the Office of Transportation Air Quality. Ms. Oge led the Obama Administration’s landmark 2012 Clean Air Act deal with automakers, the nation’s first action targeting greenhouse gases. This regulation will double the fuel efficiency of automakers’ fleets to 54.5 mpg and cut greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2025.
Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)
Carl Simon, director of the University of Michigan Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program, moderates this panel on transportation policy featuring Peter Sweatman, UM's Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI); Matthew Naud, City of Ann Arbor; and Shannon Bouton, McKinsey Center for Business & Development.
Ford Security Seminar brings together University of Michigan faculty and graduate students with outside scholars to discuss key developments in the theory and practice of international politics. Participants present original research on topics including international security, international law and institutions, and foreign policy analysis.
Libby Nelson moderates panelists Ajita Talwalker Menon, Kevin Stange, and Susan Dynarski in a discussion about a policy change proposal that could increase low-income student access/attainment in higher education.
