Last year, the Ford School developed new undergraduate and graduate student recruitment procedures--objectives that were outlined in the school's five-year plan for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I).
The goal of the expanded recruitment...
Wrapping up the year for Public Policy seniors was U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D–Mich.) and distinguished professors of the University of Michigan to deliver what is traditionally called the Last Lecture.The event, as part of the third annual Public...
As Congress and the Trump Administration prepare to revisit U.S. immigration policy, 1,470 economists—including Susan M. Collins, dean of the Ford School—have signed an open letter to state and federal leaders describing the broad economic value of...
Nadine Jawad (BA ’18) has been selected as a 2017 Truman Scholar by the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation.Created by Congress in 1975, the foundation's mission is to identify and support the next generation of public service leaders. The Truman...
On April 10, the Ford School hosted Janet Yellen, chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve, for a conversation with Susan M. Collins, Joan and Sanford Weill Dean of Public Policy.
Some 1,000 guests attended the talk, which filled Rackham Auditorium, and...
Justin Wolfers’ April 7 column for The New York Times "Upshot" argues: “The economy may be stuck in a near-zero world.”
Wolfers cites a new study claiming near-zero interest rates will become commonplace in the United States, impeding the Federal...
The Ford School is delighted to announce that Sam Geller (MPP ’17) is serving as the 2017 Margaret Ann (Ranny) Riecker Michigan Delegation Fellow in the Washington, DC office of U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), ranking member of the Senate...
The Social Science Bites podcast describes Scott Atran's research as sitting “at the intersection of violent acts and cognitive science.” Atran, an adjunct research professor at the Ford School, seeks to understand what motivates ‘devoted actors’ to...
Two PhD candidates were recently awarded competitive fellowships for their outstanding academic achievements.Christina Cross wins Ford Foundation's 2017 Dissertation FellowshipChristina Cross, a PhD candidate in public policy and sociology, received...
As winter term wraps up and students find themselves tangled up in internship and job searches, “Mock Interview March” helps to alleviate anxieties.Mock interviews allow students to practice sharing their stories and experiences with prospective...
Justin Wolfers' April 4, 2017 article for The New York Times' "The Upshot," "How Gorsuch could pull the eight other justices rightward," examines recently published research on the effects of peer-judge ideology on the U.S. Supreme Court.According...
The AEI-Brookings Project on Paid Family Leave has featured contributions from a number of experts, including Ford School professor Betsey Stevenson, who wrote "Why America needs a paid family leave policy," on April 3, 2017. In her piece, Stevenson...
The Ford School is delighted to announce that Tamar Mitts and Fabiana Silva will join us as assistant professors this fall.Tamar MittsTamar Mitts will earn her PhD in political science from Columbia University in May. She specializes in comparative...
Elisabeth Gerber, associate dean for research and policy engagement, has teamed up with Steve Tobocman (MPP/JD '97), executive director of Global Detroit, to lead an applied research course of 13 graduate students this semester.In December 2016,...
On March 10, the Ford School student group Association of Public Policy for Learning and Education (APPLE) welcomed 29 high school students from the Detroit Leadership Academy (DLA) and Washtenaw International High School (WIHI) for this year’s...
In a March 23 piece for Brookings’ Evidence Speaks series, Brian Jacob outlines recent research that aims to answer key questions about the effectiveness of U.S. charter schools.
Jacob’s article, “The evolution of the charter school market and...
On March 29, Cortney Sanders (MPP ’17) won the Michigan Difference Student Leadership Award for “Graduate Student of the Year” in recognition of her outstanding achievements in academics, leadership, and service.Sanders is a second-year MPP student...
During spring commencement, the University of Michigan will forego its traditional honorary degrees to recognize ten young alumni with a special Bicentennial Alumni Award.
Among the bicentennial honorees is Ford School alumna Annie Maxwell (AB...
"Trump Wants Deep Cuts in Environmental Monitoring," an article published by Scientific American on March 24, 2017, takes reactions from environmental policy experts, including Barry Rabe of the Ford School of Public Policy, to the Trump...
According to "Moving the needle on American support for a carbon tax," a Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP) report by Daniel Puskin (American University) and Sarah Mills (Ford School), Americans are 'increasingly warming' to the idea...
Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers were interviewed by NPR’s Planet Money about the implications of inflation on parenting. In the March 17 program, they talk about the rising cost of parenting through the lens of the tooth fairy.
According to...
