The purpose of the conference is to explore a number of regulatory issues involving trade and related policies that cut across the economies of the United States and European Union and that have wider ramifications for the global trading system as a whole. An indication of the scope of the conference and the papers being commissioned is available via the links in the agenda, below. Attendance: Open to interested faculty, students, and the public.
The goal of this conference is to contribute to building a community focused on education policy research that brings together researchers from different departments and schools who are studying education policy from a variety of perspectives. We hope that this conference will stimulate new discussions and collaborations, which will ultimately foster even more high quality education policy research at UM. The conference will take place on Monday, April 28th from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm in the Tribute Room in the the School of Education.
The Charge to the Class will be delivered by Cecilia Munoz, senior vice president for the Office of Research, Advocacy and Legislation at the National Council of La Raza (NCLR), 'the largest constituency-based Hispanic civil rights and advocacy group in the United States.' During Winter 2007, Cecilia taught a class at the Ford School and delivered a public lecture as the Towsley Foundation Policymaker in Residence. Her duties at the NCLR include oversight of all legislative activities pertaining to the policy staff.
Susan CozzensProfessor of Public Policy, Director of the Technology Policy and Assessment Center, and Associate Dean for Research of the Ivan Allen College Georgia Institute of Technology
Commentator: Ted London, Senior Research Fellow, The William Davidson Institute, and Director, Base of the Pyramid Initiative, University of Michigan
Co-Sponsored by the University of Michigan International Policy Center, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
4:00-5:30pm in the Betty Ford Classroom (1110 Weill Hall) at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy.
Sponsored by Ford School Queers & Allies and the Ford School.
Often groups working for social change feel conflicted about the best strategy for doing so. Often, when the legislative process is involved, compromises must be made that can often feel like 'selling out' or sacrificing a core value. Is this necessary?
Students in different schools learn different theories about social change. How can we better work together for positive change?
Recent history is full of examples - hate crimes legislation, the Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2007, community revitalization.
Naomi OreskesProfessor of History and Science Studies at the University of California, San Diego Co-Sponsored by the University of Michigan Science, Technology & Society Program and School of Natural Resources and Environment 4:00-5:30pm in the Betty Ford Classroom (1110 Weill Hall) at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy.
Spring Preview is designed to help you make the most informed decision about our school. With this in mind, we have organized a program that will allow you structured time with our faculty, staff, and students.
Abstract: Teacher Preparation and Student Achievement: This research project describes the recent changes in the routes into teaching in New York City. It assesses the effects of these changes on the distribution of teachers across schools and the academic achievement of students. It then looks more closely at the preparation of teachers in the district and estimates the effects of characteristics of this preparation on teachers' value-added to student achievement in their first two years of teaching.
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.
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.
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).
Harry A. and Margaret D. Towsley Foundation Lecture Series
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.
