The University of Michigan has launched a new initiative to address one of humanity's most critical and seemingly intractable problems: poverty.
Called Poverty Solutions at the University of Michigan, the initiative will explore and test models...
Natasha Pilkauskas has co-authored (with Irwin Garfinkel) two chapters featured in the Russell Sage Foundation's August 2016 e-book Children of the Great Recession, edited by Garfinkel, Sara McLanahan, and Christopher Wimer. The chapters are...
In an October 2 Detroit Free Press op-ed, Marina v.N. Whitman outlines how trade policies can work for all Americans.
Addressing polling data and the policy positions of both presidential candidates against free trade agreements, Professor...
Provost Martha E. Pollack has appointed an advisory committee to search for a new dean of the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy. The search process will begin in early October.
Elisabeth Gerber, associate dean for research and policy...
Brian Jacob's latest contribution to Brookings' Evidence Speaks focuses on “The wisdom of mandatory grade retention.”In the article, Jacob investigates whether it is sound public policy to require third graders who fall behind in grade-level reading...
Jack Stripling of The Chronicle of Higher Education tells the story of “Obama’s Legacy: An Unlikely Hawk on Higher Ed.” In doing so, he seeks input from the “foot soldiers of Obama,” including two Ford School faculty members, James Kvaal and Betsey...
In his most recent column for the New York Times’ Upshot, Justin Wolfers explains how and why political prediction markets may provide more unbiased assessments of presidential debate performances this fall than pundits. Wolfers writes about two...
Following the first presidential debate on Monday evening, Professor Alan Deardorff spoke with CNN Money writer Patrick Gillespie about Trump’s characterization of NAFTA.Trump has repeatedly called NAFTA a “terrible deal” that is responsible for the...
“How is incendiary rhetoric like [Philippine President Rodrigo] Duterte’s likely to affect a strong defense partnership and regional security more broadly?” John Ciorciari tackles this question in his September 21 piece in The Conversation, “Is...
Natasha Pilkauskas is one of several experts interviewed for the August 11 article “2016’s Best & Worst States for Underprivileged Children” by Richie Bernardo for WalletHub.The article ranks all 50 states and the District of Columbia according to a...
“The International Policy Center is pleased to host visiting scholar Tim Maurer, who is conducting cutting-edge research on cybersecurity and writing a book on the roles of non-state actors,” says John Ciorciari, director of the Ford School’s...
New research from the Education Policy Initiative at the University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy found that many Michigan K-12 students experience very large core classes—with 40 or more students—but that some students are at greater...
We are pleased to announce a new director of the University of Michigan's Science, Technology, and Public Policy (STPP) graduate certificate program and to welcome applications from interested students. Associate Professor Shobita Parthasarathy,...
This week, Megan Tompkins-Stange and her research were featured in a variety of programs: Michigan Radio's Stateside program, Prospect magazine, and the Tiny Spark podcast.In each, Tompkins-Stange discusses her new book, Policy Patrons:...
The editorial board of the Michigan Journal of Public Affairs (MJPA) is pleased to announce the 2016 edition and thirteenth volume of the student-run journal of the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy.This year’s call for papers established the...
Susan Dynarski, a longtime advocate for simplifying the FAFSA (the financial aid application students and their families must submit for college), welcomes new changes and suggests future reforms in this Sunday's New York Times “Economic...
In some urban areas of Massachusetts, a statewide cap on charter schools restricts any additional charter seats. Susan Dynarski and Sarah Cohodes tackle this issue in “Massachusetts charter cap holds back disadvantaged students,” the latest Evidence...
The July 2016 edition of Security Studies features an article by John D. Ciorciari and Jessica Chen Weiss entitled, "Nationalist protests, government responses, and the risk of escalation in interstate disputes."AbstractWhile the existing literature...
Luke Shaefer marked the start of the United Way of Washtenaw County’s annual fundraising campaign by highlighting the increasing and often invisible economic inequality in the local community. According to Lisa Barry from WEMU, who covered the...
Michigan State University’s Institute for Public Policy and Social Research (IPPSR) and the University of Michigan's Center for Local, State and Urban Policy (CLOSUP) are launching a new public policy survey designed to tap the attitudes and...
Rhonda Bishop (MPP ) offers this field report from her summer 2016 internship at the Detroit Creative Corridor Center in Detroit, Michigan.
The space is a fun, eclectic mix of industrial décor and bold patterns. Bright posters adorn the walls...
Dan Rebhan (BA '17) submits this field report from his summer 2016 internship in public affairs at the American Wind Energy Association in Washington, DC.This summer, I spent my time in Washington, DC as a public affairs intern at the American Wind...
Kate Reinertson (BA '18) offers this field report from her summer 2016 internship at The Advance Group, a political consulting firm in New York City.I left for work early on my first morning at The Advance Group. I had never taken the subway before,...
Stephanie Gusching (BA '18) submits this field report from her internship in San Salvador, El Salvador, where she worked at the U.S. Embassy through the U.S. Department of State Student Internship Program.Review more internship field reports from...
Robert Dickinson (BA ’17) is submitting this field report from his summer 2016 internship at Haiti School Project in Port au Prince.Travelling always feels the same to me: the harsh recycled air on my flights; the long walkways and loudspeakers of...
Nearly two-thirds of Michigan’s local leaders believe that the state’s system of funding local government is broken and in need of reform. This belief is shared by a majority of local leaders from jurisdictions large and small, from every region of...
A generous gift from the Ho & Ho Foundation of Hong Kong will support initiatives that expose Ford School students—aspiring public servants and policy leaders—to China’s policy environment.Funded activities will include the Ford School’s U.S./China...
James Kvaal, a Towsley Foundation Policymaker in Residence at the Ford School, is cited in an Education Dive article, “ITT Tech’s closure leaves for-profit community ‘in despair.’”
The article focuses on the recent closure of ITT Tech, a...
Wisconsin Public Radio’s John Munson interviewed Barry Rabe for "A look at the Dakota Access Oil Pipeline," about the controversy over the multi-state Dakota Access Oil Pipeline on September 6. Rabe provided extensive background information and...
