Past events

4:00pm. A Tribute to President Ford.

The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy will host an afternoon of activities celebrating the life and legacy of the University of Michigan's most famous alumnus. 1:00pm – 2:15pm. Whipping Inflation Then and Now: Managing the Macroeconomy. Speakers: Paul O'Neill, former United States Secretary of the Treasury and Allen Sinai, Chief Global Economist and President of Decision Economics, Inc. Moderator: Susan M. Collins, Joan and Sanford Weill Dean of Public Policy. 2:30pm – 3:45pm.

Zaki Laïdi, senior research fellow, Centre d'Etudes et de Recherches Internationales (CERI); professor, Sciences Po and the College of Europe (Bruges); and special advisor to former EU Trade Commissioner for Trade. What does Europe really want? What worldview does it hold? What preferences does it defend?

Larry Cox, Executive Director of Amnesty International USA. The war in Iraq and the fight against Al-Qaeda have posed major challenges to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the foundation for the global movement for human rights. Increasingly, to many critics the war on terror has become a war on human rights, providing cover and sanction for repressive governments around the world, undermining human rights globally and compromising US national security.

OverviewOn June 7, 2007 the National Poverty Center at the University of Michigan will host a conference entitled The Impact of Religion and Faith-Based Organizations on the Lives of Low Income Families.  PurposeThe project features nine papers by leading researchers, policy analysts, and practitioners who are interested in better understanding the role that religion and religious organizations play in assisting low-income families and affecting their behavior.  Such impacts can occur through a wide variety of mechanisms, including i

The conference discussed theoretical, empirical and policy papers. The suggested topics included, but were not limited to, the following: Formality and Informality (Competition or Market Power) Gender and Other Discrimination Labor Market Flexibility Globalization, Foreign Investment, and Labor Standards Structuring Safety Nets Demographic Issues

Alumni living and working in Lansing met for lunch and to hear about the Ford School\'s new undergraduate program which is starting this fall. Professor John Chamberlin, director of the undergraduate program, was at lunch and provided an overview of the incoming class (of approximately 50 students), courses, and objectives for the program.

The Charge to the Class will be delivered by Dan Glickman, President and CEO of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA). Glickman served as President Clinton's Secretary of Agriculture for six years and before that, as a member of the House of Representatives for 18 years (D-KS). During his years in the House, he worked on issues of agricultural, aviation, and technology policy and chaired the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.

Shobita Parthasarathy is Assistant Professor and Codirector of the Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan. Professor Parthasarathy will be speaking from her forthcoming book, to be published by MIT press in April, 2007.

Sponsored by the Institute for Research on Women and Gender (IRWG) Suzanne Bergeron, UM Dearborn and IRWG. Amy Lind, University of Cincinnati. Andil Gosine, University of Toronto. Alexandra Texeira, Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice. Ara Wilson, Duke University. Co-sponsored by the U-M Dearborn Womens Studies Department and the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy.

Alison Jacknowitz, Assistant Professor of Public Administration and Policy, American University and NPC Visiting Scholar.

Yazier Henry, Director, Direct Action Centre for Peace and Memory, Capetown, South Africa; Harry A. and Margaret D. Towsley Foundation Policymaker in Residence, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy. Yazier Henry is a former anti-Apartheid activist who, as a teenager, became an officer in Umkhonto We Sizwe, the military wing of the African National Congress. He is a poet, writer, and peace activist.

Sara McLanahan, Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs, Princeton University. Co-sponsored with the Population Studies Center.

Edward S. Walker, former U.S. Ambassador to Israel, Egypt, and the United Arab Emirates. Edward S. Walker is one of the foremost U.S. experts on the politics of the Middle East. He served as Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs under both Madeleine Albright and Colin Powell (2000-2001), US Ambassador to Israel (1997-1999), US Ambassador to the Arab Republic of Egypt (1994-1997), U.S.

Edward S. Walker is one of the foremost U.S. experts on the politics of the Middle East. He served as Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs under both Madeleine Albright and Colin Powell (2000-2001), US Ambassador to Israel (1997-1999), US Ambassador to the Arab Republic of Egypt (1994-1997), U.S. Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (1989-1992) and as Deputy Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations (1992-1993).  Upon retirement from the U.S.

Cecilia Muñoz, Vice President, Office of Research, Advocacy, and Legislation, National Council of La Raza; Harry A. and Margaret D. Towsley Foundation Policymaker in Residence, Gerald R.

Steve Rayner, James Martin Professor of Science & Civilization, and the Director of the James Martin Institute, Said Business School, University of Oxford Panel Discussion with Barry Rabe, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy/School of Natural Resources and Environment and Edward Parson, Law School, University of Michigan Co-sponsored by the International Policy Center at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy and the Michigan Memorial Phoenix Energy Institute

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Lucie Schmidt, Assistant Professor of Economics, Williams College and NPC Visiting Scholar.

Greg Duncan, Edwina S. Tarry Professor, School of Education and Social Policy, Faculty Fellow, Institute for Policy Research, Northwestern University. Co-sponsored by the Population Studies Center.

The Center for the Education of Women 2007 Twink Frey Visiting Social Activist - Anne Ladky Despite women's progress, approximately one-third of all full time working women earn less than $25,000 per year; over 15 million earn less than $9/hour. When millions of workers earn too little to support their families, they are cut off from the American dream– the chance to build a better life for themselves and their children. With lesser incomes, they consume less, which threatens economic growth. Ms.

Roopali Phadke, Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Policy & Politics, Macalester College Monday, 4:00-5:30 pm in the Betty Ford Classroom (1110 Weill Hall) at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy 12 February 2007. Commentator: Beth Diamond, School of Natural Resources and the Environment Co-sponsorship: Center for Local, State and Urban Policy (CLOSUP). For more details, contact Paul Erickson at [email protected].

Abstract: New investments in 'green' power are essential for mitigating the impacts of global climate change. While wind power is now considered both technologically mature and economically feasible, it faces bitter opposition from local communities on the grounds that wind turbines amount to visual pollution. This presentation will examine the role that visual imagery is playing in policy debates about the siting of new wind farms.

The Social and Political Implications of Hurricane Katrina: Looking Back and Looking Ahead University of Michigan. February 9, 2007. 1-3 p.m. Kuenzel Room, Michigan Union.

Catherine Bertini's career spans public service at international, national, state, and local levels and includes private sector leadership and university teaching.

Alumni in the Bay Area gathered for lunch in February to mingle and have a discussion about Professor Tony Chen's recent research on the advent of affirmative action policies in higher education.

Ron Haskins, The Brookings Institution.

Dr. Kathleen M. Vogel is Assistant Professor of Peace Studies/Science & Technology Studies at Cornell University's Einaudi Center for International Studies. Prior to taking her current position, she was a William C. Foster Fellow with the Bureau of Nonproliferation in the Office of Proliferation Threat Reduction at the U.S. State Department. She has also served as Ed A.

The Knight-Wallace Fellows at Michigan invite you to join nationally recognized journalists and experts as they examine restricted access to public information in an age of terrorism. Keynote Speaker: Bob Woodward, The Washington Post will be joined by journalists Jill Abramson, Managing Editor, The New York Times Jackie Northam, National Security Correspondent, NPR Robert Pollock, Editorial Board Member, The Wall Street Journal Tom Rosenstiel, Director, Project for Excellence in Journalism Greta Van Susteren, Host, 'On the Record,' Fox News Keynote

Overview The National Poverty Center (NPC), Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan and the Economic Research Service (ERS), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), sponsored a research conference to be held in Washington, DC, on November 16-17, 2006. The program, organized by Rebecca Blank and Sheldon Danziger on behalf of the NPC, and Dean Jolliffe and David Smallwood on behalf of ERS, consisted of eight to ten papers, with one discussant per paper.