Past events

Frank LairdAssociate Professor of Technology and Public Policy at the Graduate School of International Studies, University of Denver Commentator: Andrew Hoffman, Holcim (US) Professor of Sustainable Enterprise, Associate Professor of Management & Organizations, Associate Professor of Natural Resources & Environment, Associate Director of the Erb Institute, University of Michigan Co-Sponsored by the Michigan Memorial Phoenix Energy Institute 4:00-5:30pm in the Betty Ford Classroom (1110 Weill Hall) at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy.

Professor Louise Shelley, School of Public Policy at George Mason University. Co-sponsored with CMENAS and CREES. Free and open to the public.

Abstract: The challenges facing K-12 public education systems in Michigan and throughout the U.S. are formidable, and seem to grow more complex by the day. Issues related to globalization, federal oversight through the No Child Left Behind law, unfunded state mandates, aging infrastructure, and many more, are putting pressure on K-12 public school systems even while calls to improve student achievement and public education accountability grow from all quarters.

Remarks by Marc Spitzer, Federal Energy Regulatory Commissioner Panel discussion to follow.

An informal conversation with Jan Svejnar, who was narrowly defeated by the incumbent, Victor Klaus, in the recent election for the presidency of the Czech Republic.

Refreshments served. Join us as we highlight and celebrate the intellectual achievements of graduate and undergraduate students at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy. The thirty-four posters on display were nominated for inclusion by Ford School faculty, and they will represent a wide range of student work: from local issues to foreign policy, from social welfare policy to health care reform, from undergraduate work to dissertation research.

Paul EricksonPostdoctoral Fellow, University of Michigan Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program Commentator: Carl Simon, Director of the Center for the Study of Complex Systems and Professor of Mathematics, Economics, and Public Policy, University of Michigan Co-Sponsored by the University of Michigan Science, Technology, & Society Program 4:00-5:30pm in the Betty Ford Classroom (1110 Weill Hall) at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy.

Nina Totenberg, Legal Correspondent at NPR. Totenberg will discuss the current U.S. Supreme Court and its impact on women in the U.S. Nina Totenberg is widely recognized for her coverage of legal affairs and the Supreme Court and she is also a regular panelist on 'Inside Washington,' a weekly syndicated public affairs television program. This event is co-sponsored by Center for the Education of Women Frances and Sydney Lewis Visiting Leaders Fund, Gerald R.

Stephen R. Lewis, Jr. Chairman of the Boards of RiverSource Funds, President Emeritus and Professor of Economics, Carleton College. Professor Lewis was elected Chairman of the Boards of RiverSource Funds, the Minneapolis-based mutual fund group, effective January 2007. He served as president of Carleton College from 1987 to 2002.

Peggy McIntosh, Senior Research Scientist and Associate Director, Wellesley Centers for Women. Attendance at this event is limited to the Ford School community. For more information, please contact Tresa Kappil: [email protected]. Brought to you by Students of Color in Public Policy (SCPP) & Ford School Student Affairs Committee (SAC).

Mr. Palouš was Ambassador of the Czech Republic to the United States for 5 years and is now the Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Czech Republic to the United Nations. In October 1998, he became Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic. Mr. Palouš was also active in various non-governmental organizations and served as chairman of the Czech Helsinki Committee until 1998.

Dr. Gail Wilensky, an economist and a Senior Fellow at Project HOPE (an international health education foundation) analyzes and develops policies relating to health care reform and to ongoing changes in the health care environment. Dr.

Katherine Newman, Director of the Institute for International and Regional Studies; Director of Joint Doctoral Programs in Sociology, Politics, Psychology and Social Policy; and Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs at Princeton University. Professor Newman is the author, with Victor Tan Chen, of The Missing Class: Portraits of the Near Poor in America (Beacon Press) From the publisher: 'The Missing Class gives voice to the 57 million Americans-including 21

Susan Waltz is a Professor of Public Policy. She is a specialist in human rights and international affairs. Susan is the author of Human Rights and Reform: Changing the Face of North African Politics (1995), and she has recently published a series of articles on the historical origins of international human rights instruments and the political processes that produced them.

Rev. J. Bryan Hehir is the Secretary for Social Services and the President of Catholic Charities in the Archdiocese of Boston. He is also the Parker Gilbert Montgomery Professor of the Practice of Religion and Public Life at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. Father Hehir served as President and CEO of Catholic Charities USA from 2001 through 2003. From 1998-2001 he served as Interim Dean and Dean of the Divinity School.

Tind Shepper RyenProfessional Staff, Committee on Science and Technology, U.S. House of Representatives Commentator: Richard Hall, Professor of Public Policy and Professor of Political Science, University of Michigan Co-Sponsored by the University of Michigan Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Space Sciences 4:00-5:30pm in the Betty Ford Classroom (1110 Weill Hall) at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy.

Scott Atran is Adjunct Research Scientist, Research Center for Group Dynamics; Associate Research Scientist, Anthropology Department; Adjunct Professor, Psychology Department; Visiting Professor, Ford School of Public Policy; Presidential Scholar in Sociology, John Jay School of Criminal Justice, New York City; and Directeur de Recherche, Anthropologie, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris. Atran has written many papers and 5 books covering topics in anthropology, psychology and sociology.

Abstract: Community colleges today enroll over one-half of all college students nationwide or nearly 12 million students. And yet, fewer than 40% of those who start at a public two-year college earn any type of degree within six years. Even among those students who intend to complete a degree, only about one-third do so within six years.

Hosted as part of the University of Michigan's 2008 Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr. Symposium. Mary Pattillo is a Professor of Sociology and African American Studies at Northwestern University.

Hosted as part of the University of Michigan's 2008 Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr. Symposium. Speakers include Mary Pattillo, Sandra S. Smith, and David Harding. Event is co-sponsored by the Gerald R.

John Cawley, Cornell University. Read the paper

Rachel Dunifon, Cornell University. Read the paper here.

Sponsors and OrganizersThis workshop was sponsored by the National Poverty Center at the University of Michigan's Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy. This event was coordinated by Bob Schoeni at the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan, Rucker Johnson at University of California at Berkeley, and Ariel Kalil at the Harris School at the University of Chicago. BackgroundThere is growing awareness of the impact of early childhood events on a wide range of long run outcomes.

Dan PlafcanPostdoctoral Fellow in Science, Technology, and Public Policy, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan Commentary by Steven Jackson, Assistant Professor of Information, University of Michigan School of Information Co-sponsored by the University of Michigan Science, Technology & Society Program 4:00-5:30pm in the Betty Ford Classroom (1110 Weill Hall) at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy.

David Goldston is a Visiting Lecturer in the Science, Technology and Environment Program at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, and he writes the monthly column 'Party of One' on Congress and science policy for the journal Nature. From 2001 through 2006, Goldston was the Chief of Staff of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science, which has jurisdiction over much of the federal research and development budget.

OverviewThe goal of this conference is to provide school district leaders and EPIresearchers an opportunity to exchange ideas and to brainstorm about potential collaborations. Researchers will present case studies of academic studies that have been conducted in collaboration with school districts, with a special focus on the research process.

Sanford Schram, Bryn Mawr College.

Abstract: We analyze all but a few of the 47 charter schools operating in New York City in 2005-06. The schools tend to locate in disadvantaged neighborhoods and serve students who are substantially poorer than the average public school student in New York City. The schools also attract black applicants to an unusual degree, not only relative to New York City but also relative to the traditional public schools from which they draw.

Details Caroline Hoxby, Stanford University. Jointly sponsored by the Center for State, Local and Urban Policy.

Ambassador Lawrence Butler is charged with overseeing U.S. policy creation and implementation efforts in Iraq, as well as staffing, financing, and management issues related to the U.S. Secretary of State Department's presence in Iraq. Lecture is free and open to the public. Co-sponsored by CMENAS.