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Michigan kidnap arrests show danger of domestic terror close to home

Oct 8, 2020

Ford School of Public Policy Towsley Policymaker in Residence Javed Ali says the arrests announced October 8 of anti-government plotters who they said were conspiring to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer shows the threat of domestic...

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Parthasarathy says Nobel winners break barriers, court controversy with their discoveries

Oct 8, 2020

The winner of the 2020 Nobel Prize for Chemistry to the first all-female team for their development of the CRISPR genome editing technique shines a light on both the lack of women at the top ranks of science and technology and on the controversial...

Professor Shobita Parthasarathy leads a discussion in the Betty Ford Classroom

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A Q&A with Iqra Nasir, 2020 Riecker Fellow

Oct 8, 2020

Iqra Nasir (MPP/MS ‘21) was selected as one of the two 2020 Riecker Michigan Delegation Fellows. Named for Margaret (Ranny) Riecker, a longtime friend and generous benefactor of the Ford School, this fellowship sends competitively selected graduate...

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Stange skeptical of national university system of online courses

Oct 7, 2020 Market Watch

“When you’re enrolling in college, you are buying some of my time,” Stange said. “If you put 1,000 people into a classroom and you buy a thousandth of my time, you’re going to get a lot less of that.” Kevin Stange is not sure a federal system...

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Axelrod joins APSA opinion calling for coordinated media response to 2020 Election Results

Oct 7, 2020 The Guardian

"If the outcome is not going to be known on election night, play-by-play coverage on the model of past elections is unnecessary and, in fact, dangerously uninformative. All media should adopt the strict standard that no state winner should be...

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Ali: More objective, nonpartisan DHS homeland threat assessment encouraging

Oct 7, 2020 Washington Post

“Given the politicization that has occurred on so many issues within the department, it’s encouraging that the homeland threat assessment takes a much more objective and nonpartisan perspective on cataloguing all these threats,” said Javed Ali to...

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U-M survey: More than half of Michigan's local governments have developed energy plans

Oct 7, 2020 Michigan News

More than half of local government officials in Michigan see improving energy efficiency for local businesses or residents as relevant to their jurisdiction's government, according to a survey by the Ford School's Center for Local, State, and Urban...

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Federal debt: Sustainable or dangerous to the US economy? Ford School's Betsey Stevenson weighs in

Oct 7, 2020 Michigan News

The COVID-19 pandemic prompted a $2 trillion federal financial rescue package, and negotiations have carried on about another round of relief—though its prospects aren't clear before next month's election. Plenty of experts, including economists...

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Lantz calls on Michigan leaders to back a science-based approach to control pandemic

Oct 6, 2020

Associate Dean Paula Lantz and a coalition of 15 health experts call on the Michigan legislature and county/city governments to take a science-based approach to controlling the COVID-19 pandemic in an op-ed published in the Detroit Free Press. The...

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Wolfers on potential liability for irresponsible COVID-19 choices

Oct 6, 2020 Washington Post

"The purpose of liability law is to incentivize responsible behavior by making irresponsibility costly", said Wolfers. “We’d expect to see many more irresponsible choices being made by those taking the president’s comments to heart." Read the...

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Public policy expert with career in international service sees opportunities to ease global chaos

Oct 6, 2020 Michigan News

Regardless of political or partisan stripes, few voters see the November election as anything less than consequential. And whether one advocates for a go-it-alone or go-with-friends approach to global relations, the world still carefully watches the...

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Ali highlights long-term challenge of addressing online radicalization

Oct 5, 2020 WLS Chicago

"There's nothing illegal about being highly radicalized or having some of these, we would consider, some dangerous ideas in their heads or even shared between members. So, this is a real challenge on the detection and then disruption perspective,"...

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98% of Michigan local officials are confident of accurate 2020 voting administration

Oct 5, 2020

Confidence in running accurate elections among Michigan local government leaders remains very high, despite challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and an expected high voter turnout, according to a survey released October 5 by the the Center for...

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Greetings from the Dean - The Briefing, October 2020

Oct 5, 2020

Dear friends: The start of this semester has certainly been like no other. We're in stressful and difficult times. Many of us are deeply worried about health and safety, about racial justice and policing, about care for our children and...

Michael Barr and a scaled replica statue of Gerald R. Ford, both masked amid the COVID-19 pandemic

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Ford School wins NASPAA 2020 Social Equity award

Oct 4, 2020

The Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (NASPAA) has awarded the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy with its 2020 Social Equity Award, which honors a public policy, affairs, or administration program that exemplifies...

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Covid recession continues driving women from the job market, labor force

Oct 2, 2020 KRWG

“It was a really startling difference. There's no way to look at that number and conclude anything other than the fact that the child care crisis is wreaking havoc on women's employment," said Ford School economist Betsey Stevenson. "Even when men...

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Stevenson highlights COVID recession's stark impacts on Gen Z

Oct 2, 2020 Bloomberg Special Report

"What really matters is how long the recession lasts... I think there is already some damage to young people that is going to take them a decade to reverse," said Ford School economist Betsey Stevenson. "So, I think of that already as some permanent...

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Rabe: Tackling climate change may require new legislation given US courts, limits to Clean Air Act

Oct 2, 2020 Environment & Energy News

"Legislation can breathe and adjust and be reinterpreted, but at some point, you probably have to go back to the legislative drawing board," said Ford School professor Barry Rabe, "especially if you're thinking of taking on a massive issue like...

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More than $260K awarded for research on confronting, combating racism

Oct 2, 2020

Now that Genesee County has declared racism a public health crisis, what role can residents play in guiding the county’s efforts to eliminate racist policies and practices? That’s one of the research questions University of Michigan faculty will...

A rainy protest with a sign reading "Black Lives Matter"

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Rabe on the transition away from coal

Oct 2, 2020 Chicago Tribune

“I’m hard-pressed to think of any state or analyst upbeat about the future of coal,” said Rabe. “Increasingly, the discussion is about how we can navigate a just, humane transition.” Read the full Chicago Tribune article...

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November 2020: Diversity, equity, and inclusion at the Ford School

Oct 1, 2020

Updates regarding faculty, staff, and student DEI-related activity at the Ford School Diversifying what and how we teach The Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (NASPAA) awarded the Ford School its 2020...

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Hanson highlights tight Michigan Senate race

Oct 1, 2020 STRINGR

"The Michigan Senate race is one of the few opportunities that the Republicans have to pick up a Senate seat...Although most polls show Peters with a narrow lead, that lead is within the margin of error, and there are a lot of undecided voters,"...

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Ford School undergraduates partner with Detroit area community partners through Practical Community Learning Project Fellowships

Oct 1, 2020

This summer, the Practical Community Learning Project Fellowships provided opportunities for eight Ford School undergraduate students to partner with community partners in and around Detroit. The projects focused on such diverse and important issues...

(top left to bottom right) Molly Kalb (BA '21), P3E Community Engagement Manager DeAndre Calvert, and Anthony Bui (BA '21) meet with Dr. Jamii Hitchock, Superintendent of the Oak Park Schools

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Rabe examines Trump’s “Administrative Presidency” in a new book

Oct 1, 2020

The administration of Donald Trump has used executive orders and regulatory changes in a far-reaching expansion of presidential power to reverse many policies of the Obama administration. In a new book published by the Brookings Institution Press,...

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October 2020: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the Ford School

Oct 1, 2020

Updates regarding faculty, staff, and student DEI-related activity at the Ford School Diversifying what and how we teach Based on a generous gift from Hal and Carol Kohn and the Kohn Charitable Trust, the Ford School will establish...

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U-M survey finds strong interest among Michigan communities in sustainability and energy collaborations

Sep 30, 2020

Few local governments in Michigan report collaborating with another community on energy and sustainability issues, but nearly half expressed interest in teaming up with others to pursue opportunities, according to survey results released today by...

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Master’s applications are now open for fall 2021

Sep 30, 2020

The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy has opened applications for fall 2021 for our top-ranked graduate programs: Master of Public Policy (MPP) and Master of Public Affairs (MPA). The Ford School community is engaged in public policy at a...

Weill Hall entrance with "Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy" etched into the glass

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Ford School students help local townships navigate and adapt during pandemic

Sep 29, 2020

Four teams of undergraduate and graduate Ford School students embarked on research and engagement projects this past summer to help the Michigan Township Association (MTA) better understand the state of affairs for local townships and the challenges...

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Rabe: A conservative Supreme Court could diminish unilateral executive action on environmental policy

Sep 28, 2020

"Even if former Vice President Joe Biden wins the White House," said Rabe, "the high court’s new makeup would set up a questionable future for aggressive Biden administration environmental policies. I think it likely dials back ambition for any...

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Young voters expected to close participation gap with older voters, says Goldenberg

Sep 28, 2020 Bridge Michigan

“While it’s true that [young people] still lagged the voting rates of older voters in 2018, they closed the gap some, and I expect that they’re going to close the gap even more this time,” said Goldenberg. Read the full Bridge Michigan article...

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