This April, I was pleased to host Federal Reserve Board Chair Janet Yellen for my last official Policy Talks @ the Ford School event as dean, then to preside over my last commencement as dean the following week.
This year's commencement was...
Recent publications by ROBERT AXELROD include "Challenges in researching terrorism from the field" with SCOTT ATRAN (Science); "How historical analogies in newspapers of five countries make sense of major events: 9/11, Mumbai, and Tahrir Square"...
In the months following President Trump's win, national discourse has pivoted toward the new administration. As executive orders are released, as cabinet picks are announced, and as policy priorities emerge, the media has turned to many Ford School...
BART EDES (MPP '87) is excited to report that he now oversees knowledge management at the Asian Development Bank (ADB). In this role, he guides ADB's efforts "to transform the way in which we create, collect, store, access, share, and apply what we...
Ford School alumni are having an impact in Detroit, Washington and beyond. Launched in 1997, the Neil Staebler Distinguished Service Award recognizes a select few for their outstanding professional achievement in public service.Past winners include...
Betsey Stevenson speaks with economics correspondent Paul Solman for the May 11 Making Sense episode, “These industries are growing: Why are men staying away?”The episode, which aired on PBS NewsHour, explores how rare it is for men to pursue jobs...
In September, the University of Michigan made an announcement. In hopes of inspiring new gifts for student support, U-M revealed that it had set aside $40 million for a time-limited matching gift...
Brian Jacob on the promise, and limitations, of "next generation" teaching technologies
In "Can technology help promote equality of educational opportunities?" Brian Jacob and coauthors, including Ford School alumna Susanna Loeb (MPP '94),...
Michael S. Barr, a key architect of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act, isn't mincing words when it comes to outlining the stakes of dismantling the historic Wall Street reform and consumer protection legislation. Last month, he testified before Congress on...
In a May 6 “Economic View” column for The New York Times, "The wrong way to fix student debt," Susan Dynarski describes three recent regulatory changes that are “making student loans riskier, more expensive and more burdensome for borrowers.”The...
On Saturday, April 29, the Ford School honored the accomplishments of 169 new graduates at public ceremonies in Rackham Auditorium.
The bicentennial class included 5 doctors of philosophy, 81 masters of public policy, 10 masters of public...
Many local government leaders across Michigan aren't content with their jurisdiction's relationship with state government, according to a new survey by University of Michigan researchers.
The latest Michigan Public Policy Survey explored factors...
When the Ford School launched a bachelor's degree program in the fall of 2007, undergraduate programs were rare among public policy schools.
The Ford School itself had long housed a successful master's program for early- and mid-career...
Angela Banks (MPP '97) is a senior attorney for the U.S. Social Security Administration. Latesha Love-Grayer (MPP '02) is a senior policy analyst at the U.S. Government Accountability Office. Farouk Ophaso (MPP '06) serves on the minority staff of...
William T. Coleman Jr., appointed by President Ford to lead the U.S. Department of Transportation from 1975 - 1977, died on March 31, 2017. He was a prominent lawyer, a moderate Republican, a lifelong champion of Civil Rights, the first black man to...
In the first days of Donald J. Trump's presidency, journalists from across the world called Marina Whitman. They wanted to discuss the implications of Trump's meetings with auto executives. They wanted to understand how Trump's proposed tariff on...
Rachel Baker (University of California, Irvine), Eric Bettinger (Stanford University), Brian Jacob, and Ioana Marinescu (University of Chicago) co-authored a working paper, "The Effect of Labor Market Information on Community College Students' Major...
Philanthropic foundations. To many, they're organizations that deserve only reverence—founded and funded by ethical actors, managed by honest brokers, and characterized by selfless acts. But to Megan Tompkins-Stange, who teaches courses in public...
In 1773, colonial resisters protested the British tea act. In 1911, industrial workers demanded safer factory conditions. In 1913, U.S. women petitioned for the right to vote. In 1963, African Americans claimed equal rights and protections under the...
It's been eight years since the Ford School launched the Michigan Public Policy Survey, which collects data and opinions about a broad range of state and local policy challenges from local government leaders across the state. After 16 surveys, 60...
Economist Marina v.N. Whitman is interviewed by Cynthia Canty, host of Michigan Radio's "Stateside" program, for a ten-minute segment on President Trump's proposed budget and the troubling outlook for public goods in America. The segment, "Nixon...
Ford School faculty members often engage in collective problem-solving--with other scholars, of course, but also with policymakers and practitioners all around the world.
The goal of these collaborations? Finding better solutions, and mutually...
