Six years ago, Harold and Carol Kohn approached the Ford School with a vision to honor their family. Their goal was to build a vibrant research community dedicated to promoting social equity and inclusion. Today, the Kohn Collaborative for Social...
Hilary Doe (MPP '08) says she’s always been a “walking through Michigan commercial,” and she’s got the tattoo to prove it. Doe, the state’s first chief growth officer—and the only one in the country—had the state of Michigan inked on her forearm...
Ford School experts are available to discuss the toppling of the Syrian government—and the end to the Assad family's half-century of rule.Javed Ali is an associate professor of practice at the Ford School of Public Policy and former senior U.S....
The University of Michigan’s Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, recognized for its dedication to the public good and academic excellence, has unveiled a new Online Master of Public Affairs (MPA) program for mid-career policy professionals. The...
Distinguished environmental scholar and political scientist Barry G. Rabe will retire from the University of Michigan as of December 31, 2024.He is currently the J. Ira and Nicki Harris Family Professor of Public Policy, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor,...
This year, the Ford School Alumni Board honored James L. McIntire (MPP ’78) with the 2024 Neil Staebler Distinguished Service Award, which recognizes outstanding professional achievement in public service and a commitment to the mission and values...
This fall, in response to student feedback, the Ford School created more study spaces in Weill Hall. This initiative was led by the Student Affairs Committee (SAC) along with Facilities Manager Bill Kelly.The conversation began at SAC’s Fall 2023...
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The pilot of a Michigan program created to help improve health outcomes for pregnant parents and their children shows positive impacts on families, including food and financial security and housing stability, according to a new report from the...
This fall, the Ford School of Public Policy launched its bold, multi-year capital campaign with a transformative goal: to raise $70 million. These funds will enhance student scholarships, establish endowed professorships, support groundbreaking...
Chicago-based artist and journalist Makeda Easter explores the financial challenges facing artists across disciplines in her immersive exhibition, Making it: $napshots from The Artist Pay Project, currently displayed at the University of Michigan...
Just a few years after the peak of a global pandemic that significantly disrupted supply chains and catapulted millions of Americans into unemployment, the U.S. economy has made a startlingly strong and fast recovery. Boston Federal Reserve Bank...
How did one unsubstantiated Facebook group post accusing Haitian immigrants of eating pets in Springfield, Ohio travel all the way to the Presidential debate stage and ultimately provoke bomb and death threats against innocent Ohio residents?...
“Hamas has got the war they wanted.” That assessment came from Middle East scholar Hussein Ibish, who believes there has been a fundamental shift in the war between Israel and Hamas over the past year: from a more conventional airstrike campaign...
The Ford School’s Donald Moynihan has been quoted by many networks for an outlook on the upcoming Trump administration. Moynihan focuses on how the election outcome will likely impact many civil servants and warns of a transition to politically...
The New York Times reporting on the recent uptake of violence in Haiti has turned to Ford School's Susan Page for insights on the situation. Brutality from armed groups and political instability have perpetuated the country for the past year and the...
A majority of Michigan sheriffs, police chiefs and county prosecutors support programs that allow certain offenders to participate in alternative paths to standard criminal prosecution, according to a new University of Michigan study.The broad...
Political conversations—about guns, climate change, abortion, and religious expression—in the workplace often tend to be avoided in the name of collegial harmony.When they do arise, managers may feel unprepared for dealing with political-based...
Political hurdles in the U.S. have prevented a national carbon tax or cap-and-trade-system, but would the American public support tariffs linked to climate policy?University of Michigan political scientist Barry Rabe, in collaboration with Chris...
Dr. Katherine Michelmore, associate professor of public policy at the University of Michigan’s Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy has been awarded the 2024 David N. Kershaw Award and Prize for her contributions as a leading scholar and educator...
The University of Michigan's Center for the Education of Women+ names MPP student Jessica Morschakov as a Margaret Dow Towsley Scholar.“For me, success means making a tangible difference through my work in philanthropy, community development, or...
As we head into a second Trump administration, what are the President-Elect’s plans for maintaining national security? For addressing ongoing foreign conflicts in Ukraine and Israel? For redefining America’s role on the world’s stage? In an...
On Wednesday, Nov. 13, advocates and experts held a virtual press conference highlighting the benefits that a statewide paid family and medical leave program would have for Michiganders and the importance of passing the Michigan Family Leave Optimal...
The Ford School of Public Policy’s Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program (STPP) is poised to create a new pathway for early career scientists and engineers to learn about, develop, and aid state-level policy making. A $100,00 planning and...
The outcome of the presidential election has caught many by surprise and confirmed the suspicions of many others. It has led to celebrations for Republicans over the election of Donald Trump, as well as soul-searching for Democrats in light of the...
Ford School political economist Barry Rabe shares his outlook on the anticipated climate impacts of the Trump administration with the media, including on the Inflation Reduction Act, COP29 climate conference, and electric vehicle tax credits:“COP29...
The share of 8th-12th grade students reporting depression and anxiety symptoms fell below pre-pandemic levels in 2022-23 in the Detroit Public School Community District—which is the opposite of national trends.The most substantial improvements were...
In a new episode of Mathematica’s On the Evidence podcast, Ford School’s Katherine Michelmore reflects on her career—from her first job as a research assistant at the Urban Institute, to her current position at the Ford School studying the effects...
Ishwar Surendran (BA ‘25) sought a summer internship that would combine his academic and professional interests in globalization and build on his previous work experience providing legal outreach on Michigan farms. He found it with the Fair Labor...
“It’s an unhappy race in an unhappy country” opened New York Times opinion columnist Bret Stephens, “each side of the country thinks that if the other half wins, it’s somehow, in one form or the other, the end of America.” A sense of gravity and...
A majority of local government and law enforcement officials in Michigan say they lack confidence the state’s new “red-flag law” aimed at reducing gun violence will do so, according to a University of Michigan survey.Further, those officials...
