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Dean's Symposium - The State of Democracy around the World

Apr 12, 2024, 1:00 pm EDT
Betty Ford Classroom (1110)
Democracy around the world is both robust -- two billion people will be able to cast a ballot in 2924 -- and fragile, as threats to the voting process, to the structures of democratic society, and to the voters themselves afflict many nations. 
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Selling the China model abroad

Nov 16, 2023, 4:00-5:30 pm EST
Weill Hall 3240
Join Dr. Daniel Mattingly for the third installment of the International Policy Research Seminar (IPRS), hosted by the Ford School's International Policy Center (IPC).
Aid & Development

The Local Systems Framework as a tool for locally driven development

Nov 8, 2023, 11:30 am-12:50 pm EST
Weill Hall 1220
The International Policy Center (IPC) is hosting this workshop as part of its Aid & Development series. At Aid & Development events, students build practical skills for future international development careers.
Aid & Development

Evaluating democracy & governance-focused development programs

Oct 9, 2023, 11:30 am-12:50 pm EDT
Weill Hall 1220
The International Policy Center (IPC) is hosting this workshop as part of its Aid & Development series. At Aid & Development events, students build practical skills for future international development careers.
Aid & Development

Student conversation with Ms. Tina Byenkya (USAID/Somalia)

Oct 9, 2023, 9:00-10:00 am EDT
Weill Hall 3240
The International Policy Center (IPC) is hosting this breakfast talk as part of its Aid & Development series. At Aid & Development events, students build practical skills for future international development careers.
Aid & Development

Planning for development impact

Sep 11, 2023, 11:30 am-12:50 pm EDT
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Sep 13, 2023, 11:30 am-12:50 pm EDT
Weill Hall 1120 (Annenberg Auditorium)
During this Aid & Development workshop, students will develop and apply design, planning, and management skills using a U.S. foreign aid project in Nigeria as a case study.
Aid & Development

Planning for development impact

Sep 11, 2023, 11:30 am-12:50 pm EDT
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Sep 13, 2023, 11:30 am-12:50 pm EDT
Weill Hall 1120 (Annenberg Auditorium)
During this Aid & Development workshop, students will develop and apply design, planning, and management skills using a U.S. foreign aid project in Nigeria as a case study.

Info session: 2024 BA Global Engagement Seminar

Sep 8, 2023, 11:30 am-12:30 pm EDT
Weill Hall 5240
Learn more about PubPol 480, an advanced undergraduate seminar that challenges public policy majors to consider how policy issues are framed and addressed in a non-U.S. context.
Developing Future Leaders in U.S.-Russia Relations

Midwestern Symposium: Russia & the future of European security

Sep 30, 2022, 4:00-6:30 pm EDT
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Oct 1, 2022, 9:00 am-3:00 pm EDT
Weill Hall, Annenberg Auditorium (Friday sessions); Weill Hall, Betty Ford Classroom (Saturday sessions)
A two-day symposium during which students from U-M and other Midwestern universities will explore Russian and Eastern European security issues.
Developing Future Leaders in U.S.-Russia Relations

Midwestern Symposium: Russia & the future of European security

Sep 30, 2022, 4:00-6:30 pm EDT
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Oct 1, 2022, 9:00 am-3:00 pm EDT
Weill Hall, Annenberg Auditorium (Friday sessions); Weill Hall, Betty Ford Classroom (Saturday sessions)
A two-day symposium during which students from U-M and other Midwestern universities will explore Russian and Eastern European security issues.
Developing Future Leaders in U.S.-Russia Relations

Student conversation with Ambassador Mark Pekala

Sep 30, 2022, 11:30 am-12:45 pm EDT
Weill Hall, Room 5240
Ambassador Mark Pekala will reflect on his experience as U.S. Ambassador to Latvia (2012 – 2014) and the shared policy priorities between the U.S., Latvia, and Latvia’s Baltic neighbors.

Info session: 2023 BA Global Engagement Seminar

Sep 12, 2022, 4:00-4:30 pm EDT
Weill Hall, Room 3240
Learn more about PubPol 480, an advanced undergraduate seminar designed to challenge public policy majors to consider how policy issues are framed and addressed in a non-U.S. context.
North American Colloquium

North American electricity and energy security

Mar 23, 2022, 12:00-1:00 pm EDT
Join us for a conversation about the findings of three papers from 2020-21's North American Colloquium, on climate policy, with their authors.
Racial Foundations of Public Policy

Transnational advocacy and the BLM network

Mar 17, 2022, 4:00-5:30 pm EDT
Gay McDougall and Jamil Dakwar will join Professor John Ciorciari in conversation as part of a virtual series on the historical roots and impact of race shaping public policy in the global context.
Racial Foundations of Public Policy

Race and foreign policy professions

Feb 9, 2022, 4:00-5:30 pm EST
Harry K. Thomas, Jr.—served as U.S. Ambassador to Zimbabwe (2016-2018), the Philippines (2010-2013) and Bangladesh (2003-2005) and is a senior fellow at Yale University’s Jackson Institute for Global Affairs and a senior strategic engagement leader at Special Operations Command—will join Professor John Ciorciari in conversation as part of a virtual series on the historical roots and impact of race shaping public policy in the global context. 
Racial Foundations of Public Policy

America and the colonial project

Feb 3, 2022, 4:00-5:30 pm EST
Dr. Brenda Plummer will join Professor John Ciorciari in conversation as part of a virtual series on the historical roots and impact of race shaping public policy in the global context. 
Developing Future Leaders in U.S.-Russia Relations

Refugee protection issues in Central Europe and the Balkans

Jan 31, 2022, 11:30 am-12:45 pm EST
Students will break into groups to reconcile the various conflicting mandates of the state and international actors, seeking ways forward that respect international legal obligations.