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Paul Courant quoted in several news sources about digitized books lawsuit

Sep 12, 2011

Paul Courant was quoted in several news sources about the opposition to the University of Michigan's and other universities' efforts to digitized their physical library collections, including The Associated Press, Inside Higher Ed, and The Chronicle...

Ann Lin comments on post-9/11 immigration reform prospects in Detroit News article

Sep 9, 2011

Ann Chih Lin was quoted in a Detroit News article on the progress and setbacks immigration reform has experienced since the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.The articled detailed how immigration advocates believed reform was beginning to move...

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Greetings from the Dean

Sep 8, 2011

Dear Alumni and Friends, I’ve recently returned from Jackson Hole, Wyo., where I participated once again in the Federal Reserve Bank’s annual Economic Policy Symposium. This year’s focus was long-term global economic growth. With volatile...

Greetings from the Dean

Sep 8, 2011

Susan M. Collins interviewed by Bloomberg about President's jobs speech, fiscal policies

Sep 8, 2011

Susan M. Collins was interviewed by Bloomberg's Bottom Line news show prior to President Barack Obama's September 8th speech before Congress. Asked how the President should address the current 9.1 percent unemployment rate, Collins recommended that...

John Chamberlin interviewed for The Hill article, "Conyers wants Obama's backing"

Sep 8, 2011

The Hill interviewed John Chamberlin in an article about Michigan Rep. John Conyers, Jr.'s 2012 reelection bid, and his desire for President Obama's endorsement. As the second-longest-serving current member of the House of Representatives,...

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September edition of 'the Ford School feed:' Collins reflects on Jackson Hole summit, Axelrod earns 2011 Merriam Award, PPIA celebrates 30 years, and more

Sep 8, 2011

The latest edition of the Ford School feed, an email news source for alumni and friends of the school, arrived in inboxes today. In this issue, readers will learn about Dean Susan Collins' participation in the Federal Reserve Bank's annual...

Alums: please help us on the MPP/MPA recruiting trail

Sep 8, 2011

The Ford School admissions team will attend a number of MPP/MPA recruiting fairs throughout the fall, from New York to Los Angeles, New Orleans to Seattle -- and nearly a dozen other cities in between. Do you work with promising prospective...

Leadership transitions mark start of the new school year

Sep 8, 2011

Edie Goldenberg Alan Deardorff has agreed to continue in his role of Associate Dean of the Ford School, but a number of other key leadership roles opened this fall as faculty concluded their terms in...

Ford School celebrates 30 years of PPIA

Sep 8, 2011

This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Public Policy & International Affairs (PPIA) program-a program designed to build diversity in public service.The University of Michigan's Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy has proudly supported PPIA...

First annual Worldwide Ford School Spirit Day a success

Sep 7, 2011

Ford School fellowship reached an unprecedented scale on July 14, when alums and current students gathered at locations across the globe to partake in the first Worldwide Ford School Spirit Day."Our Alumni Board really took the initiative to reach...

Sheldon Danziger quoted in AP article about increase in U.S. working-age poor

Sep 6, 2011

Sheldon Danziger was quoted in an Associated Press story published by CBS News, MSNBC, and others called, "Working-age adults make up record share of U.S. poor."The article—published ahead of the 2010 census figures that will be released next...

New faculty affiliates bring wide range of expertise

Sep 6, 2011

Jill R. HorwitzJill R. Horwitz is a Professor of Law, co-director of Michigan's Law and Economics Program, a Professor of Health Policy and Management at Michigan's School of Public Health, and has an appointment at the Ford School. She was the...

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Please send your Class Notes for the next State & Hill

Sep 6, 2011

The next edition of the Ford School's magazine, State & Hill, is in progress and we want to include your good news in the Class Notes section. If you have news (new job, promotion, award, new baby, recently married, etc.) to share with your...

Sheldon Danziger quoted in Philly.com article, "Activist's harsh words make waves"

Sep 4, 2011

Sheldon Danziger was quoted in a Philly.com article about conservative writer Robert Rector's claims that media has misled Americans into thinking the poor are living in desperate conditions. The article's author, Alfred Lubrano, writes that...

CLOSUP opinion poll on views of public sector unions appears in several news sources

Aug 31, 2011

The results of a Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP) poll of local government leaders appeared in a variety of Michigan news outlets, including two articles from the Detroit Free Press (a staff report and a report from the Associated...

Susan M. Collins interviewed on NPR about nominee for new chair of White House Council of Economic Advisers

Aug 30, 2011

Susan M. Collins was interviewed on NPR's Tell Me More about President Obama's choice of labor economist Alan Krueger to chair the White House Council of Economic Advisers.Collins considers Krueger "an excellent choice" and described him as a highly...

CLOSUP report: majority of Michigan's local leaders say employee unions hurt fiscal health of their localities

Aug 29, 2011

More than half of the local government leaders surveyed in Michigan jurisdictions that have public employee unions say those unions have had a negative impact on their jurisdictions' fiscal health, a University of Michigan survey reports.Despite the...

Susan M. Collins interviewed by Reuters at Fed's Jackson Hole economicsummit

Aug 26, 2011

Susan M. Collins was interviewed by Reuters at last week's Jackson Hole Summit. Asked about economic policies that might address the high unemployment rate in the United States, Collins says that monetary policy has already gone a long way, citing...

Dean Susan M. Collins welcomes new students to the Ford School community

Aug 26, 2011

Dear Students,On behalf of the entire Ford School community, I write to welcome you to the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy and to thank you for choosing to join us this year. As you begin your studies, you are embarking on a new trajectory...

Elisabeth Gerber part of U-M multidisciplinary research project Great Lakes Adaptation Assessment

Aug 22, 2011

Elisabeth Gerber is one of seven University of Michigan faculty involved with a new university collaboration design to help Great Lakes cities adapt to a changing climate. This three-year, $1.2 million project, called Great Lakes Adaptation...

Jim Ellickson-Brown joins the Ford School as Diplomat in Residence

Aug 16, 2011

The Ford School is pleased to welcome Jim Ellickson-Brown as its Diplomat in Residence (DIR) for the 2011-12 academic year. Ellickson-Brown comes to campus with a distinguished 25-year Foreign Service career, having served in Cyprus, Greece, Haiti,...

Annual retreat brings Ford School staff to Detroit

Aug 15, 2011

The Ford School staff traveled to the 'D' on a beautiful day in late June for the annual staff retreat, hoping to learn more about the City and to better understand the work our alumni do in shaping public policy. The day-long retreat started at...

Matthew Davis quoted in CBS Detroit article, "U-M: Sexting Joins Top Health Concerns For Kids"

Aug 15, 2011

Matthew Davis was quoted in a CBS Detroit article describing a new C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health survey that asked adults to rate top health concerns for children.Out of 23 different health concerns listed in the...

Matthew Davis quoted in CBS Detroit article, "U-M: Sexting Joins Top Health Concerns For Kids" image

Sheldon Danziger quoted in Yahoo News blog about how to create U.S. jobs

Aug 12, 2011

Sheldon Danziger was quoted in a Yahoo News blog post, "Five ideas to create jobs that are so crazy they might just work." One of the five ideas presented by The Lookout blogger Zachary Roth calls for the government to offer subsidies to private...

Bob Axelrod honored with Regents' Award for Distinguished Public Service

Aug 10, 2011

Bob Axelrod has been recognized with one of the University of Michigan's most prestigious honors, the Regents' Award for Distinguished Public Service.The award honors "extraordinary distinction in public service by members of the University...

Bob Axelrod honored with Regents' Award for Distinguished Public Service

Alan V. Deardorff festschrift compilation published

Aug 10, 2011

World Scientific Books published a compilation of materials from Alan V. Deardorff's festschrift as part of its Studies in International Economics series. The book, titled "Comparative Advantage, Growth, and the Gains from Trade and Globalization: a...

Article by Matthew Davis appears in JAMA

Aug 9, 2011

"Equality-in-Quality in the Era of the Affordable Care Act," an article by Matthew Davis on disparities in health care quality across socioeconomic divides, co-authored by Jennifer K. Walter of the School of Medicine, was published in the Journal of...

Paul N. Courant speaks to The Economist about possible settlement in Google Books suit

Aug 8, 2011

The Economist interviewed Paul N. Courant in a recent podcast about issues surrounding a proposed settlement in an ongoing lawsuit against Google by the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers.Google's scanning and online publishing...

CLOSUP poll: Half of Michigan's local officials say state on the wrong track

Aug 4, 2011

Half of the local government officials surveyed in Michigan say the state is generally on the wrong track, while 32 percent think the state is going the right way, a new University of Michigan poll says.Democratic officials were most likely to be...

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