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Greetings from the Dean, May 2015

May 28, 2015

Dear friends,We wrapped up another fine academic year in style, with Debbie Stabenow—the state of Michigan's senior United States Senator—providing the keynote address for our 2015 Commencement celebrations.The Ford School had an extraordinary year...

Susan M. Collins concludes term as president of the Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs

May 28, 2015

On May 30, Susan M. Collins will conclude a two-year term as president of the Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs (APSIA). Dedicated to the improvement of professional education in international affairs, APSIA seeks to...

2015 Ford School BA yearbook released, celebrates undergraduate students and alumni

May 27, 2015

The Ford School’s 2015 BA yearbook, which celebrates the undergraduate students who have enriched the Ford School community over the past year, was sent to returning undergraduate students, parents, and freshly-minted alums last week.The digital...

Students explore Windy City careers and network with Chicago-based alumni

May 27, 2015

For the second year in a row, the Ford School joined with the University of Minnesota’s Humphrey School of Public Affairs to host a student career exploration trip in Chicago, May 19-21, 2015. MPP students from both schools had the opportunity to...

Dean Yang promoted to full professor of public policy and economics, September 2015

May 26, 2015

The University of Michigan Board of Regents approved Dean Yang’s promotion to full professor of public policy and economics last week. His appointment is effective September 1.Yang, an applied development economist, has held appointments with the...

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Seefeldt cited in WaPo analysis of Kansas law limiting welfare recipient ATM withdrawals

May 26, 2015

In a Washington Post “Wonkblog” posting published last Thursday, Kristin Seefeldt provided insight into the impact a new provision passed by the Kansas legislature could have on poor families. The provision limits the amount of cash welfare...

U-M researchers share Department of Ed grant to study online learning, virtual schooling

May 26, 2015

By Greta Guest, Michigan NewsUniversity of Michigan researchers will share in a $1.6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences to launch a three-year study of virtual schooling in Florida.The study will...

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Save the date for the fifth annual Worldwide Ford School Spirit Day at a city near you

May 26, 2015

The fifth annual Worldwide Ford School Spirit Day will be held on Thursday, July 9 in a dozen domestic and international cities. We’ll send out invitations with more details soon, but for now, we’re happy to announce that alumni-led Spirit Day...

Elena Delbanco’s debut novel, The Silver Swan, published to rave reviews

May 26, 2015

“An enthralling tale about music and the passions it inspires,” writes Eugenia Zukerman of Elena Delbanco’s debut novel, The Silver Swan.“Writing fiction about the world of classical musicians risks hitting wrong notes and making toes curl,” writes...

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Detroit 2016, welcome our next David Bohnett Leadership and Public Service Fellows

May 26, 2015

The David Bohnett Foundation Leadership and Public Service Fellowship, launched in 2010 with a gift from the foundation of U-M alumnus David Bohnett (MBA ’80), is a competitive award that enables Ford School students to apply their policy training...

Robin Jacob quoted in Boston Globe story on executive function coaching

May 24, 2015

In a story in the Boston Globe, “Executive function not a panacea for education ills,” the author discusses the prospective benefits of programs designed to strengthen students’ executive function cognitive skills, the popularity of and rapid...

In the Media

The Debt Divide: The Racial and Class Bias Behind the "New Normal" of Student Borrowing

May 19, 2015 Demos

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In the Media

Stephen Harper Hoping To Silence Critics With New Greenhouse Gas Emission Targets

May 19, 2015 The Huffington Post

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University Record on the making of "Walking the Line of Blackness"

May 19, 2015

By Deborah Meyers Greene, Public Affairs "Walking the Line of Blackness," a 20-minute video created by and featuring graduate students from the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, puts their direct, personal experiences with racism in...

To drill or not to drill: Barry Rabe discusses growing state-local conflicts over fracking

May 19, 2015

In Barney Jopson’s “US states seek to block city fracking bans,” an article that appeared in yesterday’s Financial Times, Barry Rabe explains that “the US is still in the early stages of discovering and managing the upsides and downsides of shale...

In memoriam: Robert M. Stern, internationally renowned economist and trade economist

May 18, 2015

We are deeply saddened to report that Robert M. Stern, professor emeritus of economics and public policy, passed away yesterday after a week-long hospital stay for heart trouble.Bob joined the faculty of the University of Michigan in 1961 and the...

Education Policy Initiative releases timely brief as Congress debates bipartisan FAST Act

May 15, 2015

As Congress debates reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, and with it the bipartisan FAST Act bill introduced by Senators Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and Michael Bennet (D-CO), the Ford School’s Education Policy Initiative releases a timely new...

Read China trip blog for student insight on LGBT policy, Trans-Pacific Partnership, & more

May 13, 2015

China trip students blog about their experiences, covering LGBT policy challenges, the Trans-Pacific Partnership, and moreEach year, 15 Ford School graduate students travel to China for two weeks to study the nation’s policy environment. In country,...

Dr. Matthew Davis appointed deputy director of Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation

May 11, 2015

By Christina Camilli-WhisenhuntOn May 1, 2015, Dr. Matthew Davis began his appointment as deputy director of the University of Michigan's Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation (IHPI). In this newly created role, Davis will help lead the...

Students win grant to identify sustainable slum redevelopment challenges in India

May 11, 2015

Michelle Hindman and Sneha Rao, master’s of public policy students and 2015 Dow Sustainability Fellows, have won a $5,000 seed grant from the Dow Distinguished Awards competition to explore sustainability challenges in slum redevelopment in...

Susan Dynarski cited by Senator Elizabeth Warren at hearing on reauthorization of higher education act

May 7, 2015

Susan Dynarski’s New York Times article, “We’re frighteningly in the dark about student debt,” was cited by Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) during the May 6 committee hearing, “Reauthorizing the Higher Education Act: The Role of Consumer Information...

John Dingell to facilitate leadership conversations for aspiring public servants fall 2015

May 7, 2015

The longest-serving U.S. Congressman in history—John D. Dingell Jr. (HLLD ’15) has donated collected materials from his 59 years in office to the Bentley Historical Library at the University of Michigan.To enhance their readings of this...

Nepal earthquake relief with Andrew Schroeder (MPP '07) of Direct Relief International

May 7, 2015

Andrew Schroeder (MPP ’07) knows disaster relief. As director of research and analysis for Direct Relief International, Schroeder has helped shape responses to dozens of calamities. He recites the biggies. Haiti, Sandy, Nargis, Tohoku, Haiyan, and...

State & Hill

Energy and environmental policy impact stories, advancing sustainable food systems

May 6, 2015

Beehives in a Michigan cherry orchard Betsy Riley (MPP/SNRE ’14), 2013 Dow Sustainability Fellow Created a resource guide for farmers and beekeepers trying to cope with the negative effects of honey bee colony collapse disorder....

In the Media

North Dakota Streamlines Industry Taxes Amid Low Oil Prices

May 5, 2015 KUNC Radio

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Enjoy this Storify of photos, videos, quotes, and tweets from Commencement 2015

May 5, 2015

On Saturday, May 2, Ford School commencement honored the accomplishments of 184 new graduates, including 9 doctors of philosophy, 104 masters of public policy, 10 masters of public administration, and 61 bachelors of public policy. Faculty...

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Barry Rabe talks to Inside Energy as North Dakota seeks to lower oil severance taxes

May 4, 2015

Barry Rabe, who was traveling through North Dakota for ongoing research on state energy taxes in the shale era, was interviewed by Emily Guerin for “Inside Energy: North Dakota oil taxes.” The story, which aired on Prairie Public Radio on May 4,...

Comparative Economic Studies publishes Applied Policy Seminar report, policy recommendations

May 4, 2015

The Applied Policy Seminar, now called Strategic Public Policy Consulting or SPPC, puts Ford School master’s students to work completing commissioned policy research projects for public-sector clients. Not only is the experience beneficial for...

State & Hill

The Last Word with CLOSUP director Barry Rabe on carbon pricing, frackademics, and more

May 1, 2015

Republicans support a carbon tax? Yes they do. Barry Rabe, director of the Ford School’s Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy, explains. S&H: You'll spend your sabbatical year working on a book about carbon pricing. Why that...

State & Hill

Restoring ecosystem health and protecting biodiversity, Ford School impact stories

May 1, 2015

Brendan Moriarty (MPP/MUP ’09), Bay Area Program Manager, The Trust for Public Land Acquiring a 688-acre tract of coastal Redwood forest—about a mile of the California coastland—to return to the Kashia Band of Pomo Indians, who lost...

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