Longtime advocate for social and political change, Sister Simone will speak about poverty in America, the effect on women and children, and the path for progressive change. Presented by the Institute for Research on Women & Gender and St. Mary Student Parish with cosponsorship from the Institute for Research on Women & Gender, Ford School of Public Policy, Ross School of Business, School of Social Work, and the Women's Studies Department.
Josh Rosenthal Education Fund Lecture,
Policy Talks @ the Ford School
Last semester we had an informative student planning meeting and we'd like to continue the discussion as well as share with you what has been accomplished and what's new for this coming year.
From the speaker's bio:
William Inboden is a Distinguished Scholar at the Strauss Center for International Security and Law and an Assistant Professor at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas-Austin. He is a Non-Resident Fellow with the German Marshall Fund of the United States, and will also serve as Executive Director of the William P. Clements Jr. Center on History, Strategy and Statecraft at the University of Texas at Austin.
This symposium honors the scholarly legacy of Michael D. Cohen, who was the William D. Hamilton Collegiate Professor of Complex Systems, Information, and Public Policy at The University of Michigan. Michael taught at University of Michigan from 1973 until his retirement in 2012 and was a founding faculty member of the Ford School of Public Policy and the School of Information as well as the long-time co-director of ICOS (the Interdisciplinary Committee on Organization Studies).
Welcome new students!
The official start of the school year, Welcome Week and Orientation (August 26–August 30) at the Ford School gives new students the opportunity to meet and engage with peers, faculty, and staff, and begin the process of preparing for the academic year.
MPP/MPA Orientation
Welcome Week helps students consider what it means to join a community like the Ford School and embark on a rigorous, professional degree path.
The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy is proud to honor President Ford's centennial in 2013. This event brings together two distinguished members of his administration for an evening of reflection on their work and friendship with President Ford, and a discussion of today's current events.
The Center for the Study of Complex Systems, The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, and the Department of Political Science will be hosting a two day conference on the Evolution of Cooperation and The Framing of Peace. This conference will focus on the past and current research of Robert Axelrod, who has made substantial contributions to all three units.
This year marks the 100th Anniversary of President Gerald R. Ford's birth. To honor President Ford's legacy, the Charge to the Class will be delivered by Paul H. O'Neill, 72nd U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and deputy director of the U.S. Office of Management and Budget under President Ford. Join the conversation on Twitter: #fordlegacy From the speaker's bio Paul H. O'Neill was the 72nd Secretary of the U.S. Treasury, serving from 2001-2002.
Students, family, and friends are invited to meet the faculty and staff of the Ford School and tour the classrooms, public spaces, and suites of Weill Hall, which opened its doors in 2006!
Free and open to the public. About the Presentation: Improving students' access to information about college attendance and affordability is a simple, inexpensive intervention which has received much attention in policy circles. The hope is that providing accurate information to potential college students may dramatically improve their ability to calibrate the costs and benefits of college. Many have argued that providing information early in their high school years might build more expectations about college attendance.
Free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served. The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan is proud to celebrate the centenary of President Ford's birth throughout 2013. Please join us for a public reception on April 16th, when we welcome General Brent Scowcroft (ret.) to deliver remarks at the installation of a scale model of the statue of President Ford from the U.S.
Presenting Rip Rapson, President & CEO of the Kresge Foundation Free and open to the public. A reception will immediately follow in the hallway outside of room 250. About the speaker: Rip Rapson is president and CEO of The Kresge Foundation, a $3.1 billion private foundation based in metropolitan Detroit and founded by S.S. Kresge in 1924.
Update: The Ford School Charity Auction has been selected to receive the Forever Go Blue Award for Excellence in Philanthropy Beyond the University of Michigan! Flapper style, the Charleston dance, and jazz music will be all the rage on Saturday, April 6th when the Ford School hosts its annual Charity Auction Event. The annual charity auction, in its 15th year, is an entirely student run organization that raises money from either a local, national, or international non-profit organization each year. The entire school votes to select a recipient each year.
Free and open to public.
The Conference is an event initiated in 2010 to create an avenue and forum for policymakers, academics, the Pakistani community, and students interested in the country to come together and discuss the pressing events of the day, as well as to clear misconceptions surrounding Pakistan.
This year's guests include Professor Ayesha Jalal (Tufts University), Mr. Arif Hasan (Hilal-i-Imtiaz and Pakistan's preeminent urban planning expert), Prof. Anjum Altaf (Dean, School of Humanities, Lahore University of Management Sciences), Dr.
Join us for this unique opportunity to present and discuss current issues in science and technology policy with fellow graduate students from a variety of backgrounds, including health, life science, physical science, law, business, engineering and more. You can RSVP HERE. The poster symposium will be followed by a keynote address delivered by Representative John Dingell, who is representing the 12th district of Michigan.
Free and open to the public. From the speaker's abstract: The federal Pell Grant Program provides billions of dollars in subsidies to low-income college students to increase affordability and access to higher education. In her recent research, Lesley Turner tests whether colleges respond to the Pell Grant program by altering institutional aid provided to Pell Grant recipients. Turner's findings show that, overall, 16 percent of all Pell Grant aid is passed-through to schools in the form of higher effective prices.
Annenberg Auditorium
Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
Free and Open to the Public. Presenting: Mark Funkhouser, Director, Governing Institute, Former Mayor of Kansas City, MO Abstract "The legitimate object of government is to do for a community of people whatever they need to have done, but cannot do at all, or cannot so well do, for themselves in their separate and individual capacities." - Abraham Lincoln Government exists to produce positive outcomes in the community and those outcomes are "co-produced" by government and citizens working together. Every citizen has p
Light reception to follow. Free and open to the public, but seating is limited. Please RSVP at 616-254-0384 or [email protected]. Join the conversation on Twitter: #fordschoolgrandrapids About the event The Ford School's Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP) will discuss findings from the Michigan Public Policy Survey, which asked leaders from 1,329 of Michigan's local governments to report on the future of public services in their jurisdictions in the a
An independent study on artisans in India. A report for Flint City officials on the use of liquor licensing as a tool to mitigate crime. A case study using the Michigan Daily to evaluate diversity in the newsroom.
Free and open to the public. About the lecture: The presentation will address four topics: (1) why it is important to step up our use of evidence if we are to improve education outcomes; (2) strategies for engaging stakeholders in using and generating credible evidence; (3) the importance of adopting common standards for design and evidence standards; and (4) a proposal for a common evidence platform. About the speaker: Rebecca Maynard is a leading expert in program evaluation, including the design and conduct
Open to the Public
The U.S.-Canada Conference 2013 is the fourth annual conference jointly organized by the students at the University of Toronto's School of Public Policy and Governance and the University of Michigan's Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy. During the conference, Ford School and University of Toronto public policy students will discuss coordinating Canada-U.S.
Open to the Public Dr. Henry Pollack, Professor Emeritus of Geophysics at the University of Michigan, and Tom Clynes, contributing editor at Popular Science, will deliver the keynote speech for the Fourth Annual U.S.-Canada Policy Conference, hosted by the Domestic Policy Corps and the International Policy Students Association. The 2013 conference, entitled "Planning for 2050: North American Policy for the Future of the Arctic," will focus on U.S. and Canadian Arctic policy, including issues related to the environment, national security, energy, and commerce.
Free and open to the public. Race and gender discrimination play an enormous role in all of our institutions, including media. This lecture will provide concepts, tools, and stories that help us close gaps and generate unity. A leading figure in the racial justice movement, Rinku Sen has positioned the Applied Research Center as a national home for media, research and activism for social change.
Citi Foundation Lecture,
Policy Talks @ the Ford School
Please join us for a conversation with President and CEO of CARE USA Helene D. Gayle and Ford School faculty Marina Whitman and Sharon Maccini on current trends in international development aid, microfinance, and global health initiatives.
About James S. House:
The Ford School's James S. House will deliver the 13th Henry Russel Lecture, titled: "Beyond Obamacare: Social Determinants and Disparities in Health and America's Paradoxical Crisis of Health Care and Health."
James S. House is the Angus Campbell Distinguished University Professor of Survey Research, Public Policy and Sociology.
Special screening of State of Emergency, a new documentary play inspired by Michigan's controversial Emergency Manager Law. On Saturday, February 23 at 7:00 pm, we will live-stream the performance (taking place in Flint) in Rackham's 4th floor amphitheatre.
Free and open to the public. Preceded by a reception in the Great Hall at the Ford School at 5:00 PM. Join the conversation on Twitter: #FordPolicyUnion. About the event This Ford Policy Union event will feature a debate on the effectiveness of international agreements on cyber security. Professor John Steinbruner, a noted international security scholar, will argue that the U.S.
