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Crain's Detroit reports on new study of the economic impact of Healthy Michigan Plan

Jan 9, 2017

A new study by John Ayanian, MD and U-M coauthors explores the economic impact of the 2013 Healthy Michigan Plan, which expanded Medicaid coverage in the state under the Affordable Care Act. The study results, which are featured now in the New...

Former Towsley Policymaker in Residence first to file for 2018 gubernatorial race

Jan 4, 2017

Gretchen Whitmer, a former Towsley Foundation Policymaker in Residence at the Ford School, has filed the paperwork required to launch her Michigan gubernatorial campaign. Governor Rick Snyder steps down from the post due to term limits in 2018,...

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Read "The Last Word" with Dr. John J.H. (Joe) Schwarz: Fall 2016 State & Hill

Jan 2, 2017

Former U.S. Congressman Dr. John J.H. "Joe" Schwarz is celebrating his 10th year of teaching at the Ford School as he scales back to a slightly less frenetic pace. In this column, he reflects on partisan politics, local governance, and his time at...

Brian Jacob debates the effects of NCLB school accountability policies in JPAM articles

Jan 1, 2017

In "The changing federal role in school accountability" and "The potential and limits of federal policy: A response to Ladd," two January articles in the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, Brian Jacob engages with Helen Ladd of Duke...

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IPAers, IPPSters, and Fordies: Catch up with fellow alums via fall 2016 "Class Notes"

Jan 1, 2017

Marc Holzer Marc Holzer (MPA '68), who went on to earn his PhD in political science at U-M in 1971, has been appointed University Professor at Rutgers, where he served as founding dean of the School of Public...

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"Discourse," Ford School faculty in the news roundup from fall 2016 State & Hill

Dec 31, 2016

"[T]he risks of moving too quickly are quite a bit higher than the risks of waiting a little bit. If it turns out that the inflation rates are rising, the Fed is well-positioned to address that promptly." —Susan M. Collins, live @ Jackson Hole,...

Thacher examines potential of focused deterrence model for policing and criminal justice reform

Dec 30, 2016

In December 2016, David Thacher's "Channeling Police Discretion: The Hidden Potential of Focused Deterrence" was published in the 2016 volume of University of Chicago Legal Forum. Abstract The breadth of the criminal law and the unfettered...

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Recent Ford School "Faculty Findings" in energy and environmental policy

Dec 30, 2016

Elisabeth Gerber on the dangers of extrinsic motivation Organizations around the world hope to prove that natural resource conservation and economic development can go hand in hand—that we can preserve our forests, fish, and waterways while...

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Ford School faculty news from the fall 2016 edition of State & Hill

Dec 30, 2016

Bob Axelrod's latest paper, published in Psychological Science, explores increasing attention to causality in western society. John Ayanian is serving on a National Academies committee focused on accounting for socioeconomic status in Medicare...

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Interning near and far: Ford School student internships in 2016

Dec 28, 2016

Kate Reinertson Talha Mirza (BA '18) & Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Farah Mandich (MPP '17) at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in London, UK....

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25 years on, celebrating the impact of the Ford School Committee

Dec 27, 2016

First gathering The Ford School Committee began to meet regularly in 1991. Known then as the Committee for IPPS (the Institute for Public Policy Studies, or IPPS, was the predecessor to the Ford School), the goal was to promote, and increase...

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Ambassador Ronald Weiser on $1.1M gift for international study, travel

Dec 26, 2016

Ambassador Ronald N. Weiser (BBA '66), founder of the Ann Arbor real estate firm McKinley, talks about the $1.1 million gift that he and his wife, Eileen L. Weiser (MMus '75), have allocated to the Ford School. The gift will fund international study...

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More a spectrum than a switch: John Ciorciari talks shared sovereignty

Dec 25, 2016

John Ciorciari's office is neat as a pin, but a towering stack of books looms by his keyboard. Ciorciari has just earned tenure. He's just been appointed director of the Ford School's International Policy Center. He's just returned from a...

Justin Wolfers and coauthors publish in SSRN: "In-group bias in financial markets"

Dec 24, 2016

A paper by Sima Jannati (University of Miami), Alok Kumar (University of Miami), Alexandra Niessen-Ruenzi (University of Mannheim), and Justin Wolfers was published in SSRN on December 24, 2016. The paper is entitled: "In-group bias in financial...

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10 benefits to 10 years in Joan and Sanford Weill Hall

Dec 24, 2016

First there was Angell Hall, then the Law Building, Haven Hall, Rackham, and Lorch. And for the faculty and staff who couldn't be shoehorned into those facilities, there was the Gunn Building, then the "annexes" at Huron and Oakland. Jennifer...

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Engaged learning in Ford School classrooms--beyond the big-ticket experiences

Dec 23, 2016

The Ford School has a long history of emphasizing engaged learning. Many of the big-ticket experiences, like the Integrated Policy Exercise (IPE), Applied Policy Seminar (APS) now called Strategic Public Policy Consulting (SPPC), International...

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Spoilers to stability: Bob Axelrod discusses threats to the Iranian nuclear deal

Dec 22, 2016

This April, Bob Axelrod was invited to attend a closed-door workshop at Oxford University's Centre for the Resolution of Intractable Conflict. The focus: The 2015 nuclear deal with Iran. One year ago, the U.S. and other powerful nations forged an...

Parthasarathy in The Conversation: Obama’s socially engaged science and tech policy

Dec 21, 2016

Shobita Parthasarathy’s December 18 piece for The Conversation is on “Obama administration’s big science and tech innovation: Socially engaged policy.” Parthasarathy says President Obama’s science and technology legacy should include “much more...

Inside Philanthropy highlights David Bohnett Leadership and Public Service Fellowship Program

Dec 21, 2016

In the early 2000s, L.A. philanthropist David Bohnett noticed that Los Angeles City Hall was in need of mayoral staffers to work on salient policy issues such as housing and public transportation. At the same time, UCLA was training public policy...

Alumni field report, Komal Aggarwal (MPP ’13) @ Energy Future Holdings

Dec 21, 2016

Komal Aggarwal (MPP ’13) offers this alumni field report from her position as lead analyst at Energy Future Holdings in Dallas, Texas.As lead risk management analyst for Energy Future Holdings—a Dallas-based privately held energy company—I analyze...

Barr pens op-ed for Fortune: “Trump’s dismantling of Dodd-Frank would be 2008 all over again”

Dec 21, 2016

President-elect Donald Trump and treasury secretary nominee Steven Munchin have both threatened to “dismantle” or “kill” aspects of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010. In a December 8 op-ed for Fortune, Michael...

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Fulfilling the public good: Shobita Parthasarathy on innovation in science and tech

Dec 20, 2016

It seems like a straightforward question. If we produce more innovation, and quickly, then society will benefit. Our economy will grow because there will be markets for new technologies, and citizens will also benefit from access to the technologies...

Three Ford School Committee members provide generous support for future Fordies

Dec 19, 2016

As a student at the Institute for Public Administration (the Ford School) in the early 1960s, Ford School Committee Member David P. Fauri (AB ’62, MPA ’64) doubled up on internships in Ann Arbor, MI and Baltimore, MD. As a student at Princeton’s...

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Engines for growth: U-M faculty, students support Detroit entrepreneurs of color

Dec 19, 2016

While small businesses have always been a critical engine of growth for urban economies, new business startups have slowed nationwide in the wake of the Great Recession. In the city of Detroit, expanding small businesses means confronting the...

Five Ford School students honored with 2017 Dow Sustainability Fellowships

Dec 19, 2016

Five Ford School students have been awarded 2017 Dow Sustainability Fellowships, out of 40 selected students from 12 U-M schools and colleges.The Dow Sustainability Fellowship supports graduate students who are "committed to finding...

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Please join us in welcoming newly elected Ford School Alumni Board members

Dec 19, 2016

This fall, Ford School alumni elected six representatives to serve on the Alumni Board. The elected board members, who will serve from January 1, 2017 - December 31, 2019, are: Amber Arellano (MPP '04), Founder & Executive Director, The...

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Entrepreneurial alumni: Ford School alums share winning strategies in social innovation

Dec 18, 2016

Erin Zaikis "Make sure that you're curating people in your life that will have your back and want you to succeed. Being an entrepreneur is the loneliest task, but also the most rewarding." Erin Zaikis (BA...

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Hacking for global health: Tackling wicked problems, like avian influenza, with creativity

Dec 17, 2016

Chiang Mai wasn't Annie Maxwell's (MPP '02) first introduction to the EpiHack. As president of the Skoll Global Threats Fund, which pioneered the "epidemiology hackathon" in 2013, Maxwell had heard a good deal about them. They were multi-day events...

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Microfinance breakthrough: Dean Yang uses fingerprints to boost microlending in Malawi

Dec 16, 2016

Eight years ago, development economist Dean Yang spent a week in Malawi visiting microfinance institutions, the banks and credit unions that provide financial services to some of the world's most vulnerable citizens. Yang, who works to combat...

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Fall 2016 State & Hill magazine focuses on “Innovation for the Public Good”

Dec 15, 2016

The fall 2016 issue of State & Hill magazine was mailed to alumni and friends of the Ford School on December 15, 2016. This edition of the magazine, titled “Innovation for the public good,” highlights faculty, students, and alumni who are...

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