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Cost is leading factor in Detroit's higher-than-average rate of uninsured homeowners

Jul 14, 2025

About 38% of Detroit homeowners without mortgages report being uninsured, nearly twice as high as the national average of 19.5%, a new University of Michigan survey shows.Cost was the most frequently cited reason for Detroit homeowners to forgo...

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U-M and Wayne State University collaborate to study assisting Michigan college students to achieve graduation

Jul 14, 2025

In Michigan, 18% of all community college students have completed some college but are still enrolled well beyond the expected time to a degree. Despite their substantial progress, about 36% of all “long-term persisting” students do not complete any...

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Wolfers profiled in German newspaper: "Behind his mockery lies a serious message"

Jul 11, 2025

Ford School economics professor Justin Wolfers makes regular appearances in the media discussing the economic implications of the Trump administration's actions, among other be seen on MSNBC and CNN, among others, and in print in The New York...

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Michigan's local leaders support database tracking police misconduct, far fewer favor public access to it

Jul 8, 2025

Michigan's local leaders strongly support a law enforcement database for keeping track of officer misconduct, though far fewer are in favor of that database being accessible to the public.That's a key finding from the latest installment of the...

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Herd and Moynihan: Administrative burdens will cause low-income Americans to lose benefits

Jul 7, 2025

The "Big Beautiful Bill" passed by Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump will cause low-income Americans to lose health coverage and government food assistance, mostly because of new administrative burdens put in place. Ford School...

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Bagenstos: HHS sends chilling message on gender-affirming care

Jul 7, 2025 KFF Health News

Opening investigations into gender-affirming care sends a message that this administration will "investigate or otherwise harass providers of gender-affirming care, even when that provision is legal in the states where they operate," said Sam...

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Potential cause of slow job market hard to assess - Stevenson

Jul 7, 2025 The New York Times

“The Fed is in a challenging position,” said Betsey Stevenson, a former chief economist at the Labor Department who is now a professor at the University of Michigan. “They need to be really careful that what they’re seeing is actually weak labor...

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Ali says Syria plays a key role in Trump middle east peace plans

Jul 7, 2025 Fox News

Javed Ali, former senior official at the National Security Council and professor at the University of Michigan, told Fox News Digital, "It’s a strategic calculation. A Syria that no longer hosts Iranian proxies, cooperates on counterterrorism, and...

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White House debt figures don't add up - Wolfers

Jul 7, 2025 MSNBC

Ford School economics professor Justin Wolfers told MSNBC, "Center-right and center-left economics all agree that this is going to have a massive effect blowing up the national debt. The White House Council of Economic Advisors... has put out a...

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Bednar: Musk's third party unlikely to rival established parties

Jul 7, 2025 The Times of India

Jenna Bednar, a political scientist at the University of Michigan, echoed these concerns in an interview with The TimesofIndia.com: "“In the United States' electoral system, third parties face nearly insurmountable organizational, institutional, and...

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Kleinman shares AI expertise with local policymakers

Jul 7, 2025

Molly Kleinman provided the Ypsilanti City Council with an overview of the common types of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in use today, how it can be useful to local governments, and common concerns about its use. She also offered to be a resource as...

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The Ford School mourns the loss of Richard Boucher

Jul 3, 2025

The Ford School mourns the loss of Ambassador (ret.) Richard A. Boucher, who was a frequent presence at Weill Hall Ann Arbor for many years. He died on June 27 at his home in Arlington, Va. During his thirty-two years career in U.S. diplomacy, he...

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Fear, trust and other human factors are vital yet overlooked piece of solar geoengineering research

Jul 1, 2025

Human perceptions hold the key to the future of solar geoengineering and other approaches to cool our warming planet.A new study from the University of Michigan urges the scientific community to move beyond solely focusing on the physical aspects of...

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Making the grade: Targeted help, not being held back, offers leg up to students struggling with reading

Jun 26, 2025

Policies calling for holding children back a grade in elementary school to improve their reading skills are widespread—if unpopular—across the United States. However, the benefits to students appear to come from the support services put in place...

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Reframing civil rights advocacy to tackle 21st century issues

Jun 26, 2025

Civil rights appeals have historically been instrumental in driving social change and safeguarding human rights in the United States. But invoking civil rights to garner public support for addressing present-day social problems may actually...

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U-M report exposes the hidden labor of families supporting formerly incarcerated women

Jun 19, 2025

A new report from the University of Michigan’s Center for Racial Justice at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy sheds light on the essential and largely overlooked role family members play in supporting women after incarceration....

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Potential health impacts of the ‘big beautiful bill’

Jun 17, 2025

As the U.S. Senate debates the One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025, University of Michigan experts are available to discuss elements of the proposed spending plan that stand to leave a mark on health, health care and public...

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Jasdeep Kler wins the 2025 Ali Family Memorial Writing Prize

Jun 17, 2025

Jasdeep Kler (MPP ‘26) has won the Ford School’s Ali Family Memorial Writing Prize for his work, “Michigan’s Re-entry Healthcare Waiver is a Start, Now it Needs Real Reform.” The student writing prize recognizes written work that researches,...

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Katherine Richard wins the 2025 Peter Eckstein Prize

Jun 17, 2025

Katherine Richard, who holds a PhD in Economics and Public Policy from the University of Michigan, is the 2025 winner of the Peter Eckstein Prize for Interdisciplinary Research. She is recognized for her study on a policy reform that increased...

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Ali Q&A on Israeli attack on Iran

Jun 13, 2025

Ford School Professor of Practice Javed Ali gave the following Q&A to The Conversation one day after the Israeli attacks on Iran: Israel’s strike on Iranian nuclear and military facilities has pushed the Middle East one step closer to a far wider,...

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Greetings from the Dean - The Briefing, June 2025

Jun 10, 2025

Dear friends,As we close another academic year, it's a good time to reflect on our shared experiences and celebrate the strength of our community. Last month, we joyously celebrated our graduates at Hill Auditorium—a day filled with optimism and...

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Hanson: Federal travel ban ignites racial bias debate

Jun 9, 2025

President Trump’s long-anticipated travel ban takes effect today, marking a significant shift in U.S. immigration policy. University of Michigan expert Jonathan Hanson, a lecturer in public policy at the Ford School, said the implications of this...

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Ford School welcomes 2025 PPIA Junior Summer Institute fellows

Jun 9, 2025

The Public Policy and International Affairs (PPIA) Junior Summer Institute (JSI) welcomes 24 undergraduate students from 15 U.S. states and Puerto Rico. Chosen from a highly competitive pool of applicants, the students will spend seven weeks taking...

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Remembering Ambassador Melvyn Levitsky

Jun 6, 2025

The Ford School is deeply saddened to announce the passing of Ambassador Melvyn ‘Mel’ Levitsky, esteemed professor of international policy and practice. He passed away on May 17, 2025 at the age of...

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Propelling global social science innovations: U-M launches International Research Hub

Jun 5, 2025

The Institute for Social Research’s Survey Research Center and the Population Studies Center are teaming up to launch the International Research Hub.This new resource will support and expand social research worldwide.Located at PSC, the hub will...

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New U-M endowment aims to enhance socioeconomic and geographic diversity at the Ford School

Jun 4, 2025

With a generous $500,000 commitment from Menakka and Essel Bailey, the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan will establish the Menakka and Essel Bailey Public Policy Fund. Through supporting student programs and...

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Brain drain or brain gain? New evidence points to benefits of skilled migration

Jun 4, 2025

A new review from Dean Yang published in Science reveals evidence that high-skilled migration opportunities can also lead to “brain gain,” increasing, rather than decreasing, a country’s overall stock of educated...

Young Team of South Asian Specialists Working on Desktop Computers at a Modern Workplace. Indian Software Developer Discussing a Financial Software Project with a Female Team Lead

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New U-M professorship to support environmental policy

Jun 2, 2025

The University of Michigan will establish the Lenore K. and Robert Damrauer Professorship of Social Policy at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy to contribute to policies and actions that advance sound U.S. environmental policies....

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Youth Policy Lab welcomes Morehouse and Spelman students to 2025 ASPIRE summer program

Jun 2, 2025

The Youth Policy Lab (YPL) at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy and the Institute for Social Research is proud to announce the 2025 Applied Social Policy Internship and Research Experience (ASPIRE) cohort. This summer, Spelman students...

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State data initiatives inform education policy amid federal withdrawal

May 30, 2025

As the federal government appears poised to pull back on collecting and disseminating educational data, it’s increasingly critical that information collected and maintained by states and local districts is available to inform policy, according to a...

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