In a guest column for Bridge Magazine, Tom Ivacko predicted that wholesale local government mergers were not a likely solution for cash-strapped municipalities. Ivacko is an administrator and program manager at the Ford School's Center for Local,...
Scott Atran has penned an op-ed for Foreign Policy on the interplay between religion, science, and international conflict.
Atran argues that the international community is entering "an era of greater religiosity," and countries should turn to...
In a blog for The Brookings Institution, Barry G. Rabe said a state appellate court's decision to strike down key provisions of Pennsylvania's shale gas legislation could be a sign of things to come.In February, Pennsylvania passed legislation to...
Discovery News quoted Barry Rabe, co-author of the National Survey of American Public Opinion on Climate Change (NSAPOCC), in a recent article, "Extreme Heat Waves Becoming the Norm.""We increasingly think that one of the biggest determinants of...
Two things about which Nina Maturu (MPP/MBA '13) is passionate? Economic development and sewing—so much so that she combined them in a social enterprise she's named Maturu. "There doesn't have to be a trade-off between fashion and socially conscious...
Incoming MPP candidates Andrew DeLeeuw and Adrianna McIntyre have been named the 2013 recipients of the David Bohnett Foundation Leadership and Public Service Fellowship.
DeLeeuw and McIntyre will have their in-state tuition covered for two years...
A group of six women from Michigan took turns swimming in the frigid waters of the English Channel last Friday and became the fastest group ever to cross it. According to the Detroit Free Press, the women's roundtrip swim from Dover, England, to...
For 31 summers in a row, the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy has hosted top students from colleges across the United States as part of the Public Policy and International Affairs (PPIA) Junior Summer Institute, a national program that...
Highly regarded economists Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers have opined in a column for Bloomberg View that the divisive rhetoric between Democrats and Republicans on the U.S. economy is rooted in political posturing, not economic reality."In...
Media coverage of Wednesday's hearing by the U.S. Senate Finance Committee on higher education tax breaks included testimony from Susan M. Dynarski, a professor of public policy and a professor of education.MSNBC.com cited Dynarki's recommendation...
Testifying Wednesday morning before the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, Susan M. Dynarski advocated for a simplification of the financial aid process that would allow families to better understand exactly how much the federal government can help...
The Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy released a new Michigan Public Policy Survey about the popularity of Michigan's governor today. The survey, which polled 1,329 county and municipal officials, has quickly attracted media attention from...
Local government leaders in Michigan gave Gov. Rick Snyder a significantly higher job approval rating in 2012 compared to a year ago, and the officials were much more optimistic about the state's direction, a University of Michigan survey says.But...
Susan M. Dynarski will be among five witnesses to testify Wednesday morning before the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance. Dynarski's testimony on the college financial aid system will come during a full-committee hearing titled, "Education Tax...
President emeritus of the University of Michigan James Duderstadt told Inside Higher Ed that the high-risk, high-reward philosophy that dictates spending by universities on intercollegiate athletics undermines the mission and values of those...
Highly regarded economists Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers have agreed to join the Ford School faculty. Stevenson joins the Ford School as an associate professor of public policy on September 1. Wolfers, who will split his appointment between...
From Dominick's in Ann Arbor to Sign Kasumigaseki in Tokyo, on July 12, 2012, Fordies around the world showed their school spirit as they celebrated President Ford's birthday—he would have been 99—and raised a glass in his honor. The second annual...
Sheldon Danziger joined Michigan Radio's first live call-in show for its State of Opportunity project to discuss perceptions of poverty within the state.Danziger, director of the Ford School-based National Poverty Center, said long-held perceptions...
With a group of U.S. business owners joining U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton on a trip to Cambodia, Voice of America Khmer spoke with John D. Ciorciari about the prospects for American investment in the country."Private investors are mainly...
Amb. Melvyn Levitsky discussed the friction between state and federal laws regarding medical marijuana on "The Vic McCarty Show."Levitsky, who sits on the board of directors for the Drug Free America Foundation, said Michigan's state law permitting...
Barry Rabe commented on the costs and benefits of changes to Michigan's renewable energy policy in a Detroit Free Press article on the debate surrounding a proposed amendment to the state constitution. The amendment would require utilities to...
Many know the Ford School's Marina Whitman as an accomplished economist, business executive, and professor. But before she began her own impressive career she was Marina von Neumann, the only daughter of John von Neumann, who was often hailed as the...
Following the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling Thursday upholding most aspects of the Affordable Care Act, Jill R. Horwitz and Helen Levy penned an op-ed for CNN.com, "Obamacare will help drive down health care costs."Horwitz and Levy said the Court's...
Dilara Üsküp (BA '11) put in a lot of hard work in her final semester as a Ford School student—just not at the Ford School. The new alum spent her final semester as a White House intern in the Office of National Aids Policy (ONAP). While there, she...
Don't miss out on the second annual Worldwide Ford School Spirit Day, coming this July to a city near you. In the spirit of this summer's Olympic Games, we encourage you to gather together and celebrate your Ford School pride, blue and gold...
Ann C. Lin discussed the significance of the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling Monday on Arizona's immigration law for a Ford School video series, "Policy Points."The Court upheld part of the law known as the "Papers, Please" provision, but overturned...
The median income of college graduates has not increased significantly in many years, but it still pays to go to college in spite of rising costs, Susan M. Dynarski told the Lansing State Journal for its article on college finances."The thing is...
The abrupt dismissal of University of Virginia president Teresa Sullivan has spurred students and faculty to rally for her reinstatement.Faculty on the campus of Sullivan's previous post, the University of Michigan, also are voicing their support....
James S. House, a world-renowned scholar who has been a leader in recognizing and demonstrating that health and illness are influenced by psychosocial processes, has been selected as the Henry Russel Lecturer for 2013 — one of the university's...
The results of a Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP) poll of local government leaders on the incidence of data-driven decision-making within their administrations appeared in several Michigan news sources, including CBS Detroit and...
