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A man of enormous integrity: How the Ford School got its name

Nov 14, 2019
In December 1977, at the annual party of the Institute of Public Policy Studies (IPPS), a young graduate student named James McIntire (MPP ’78) found himself chatting with the Institute’s director, the political scientist Jack L. Walker, Jr. Out...
Weill Hall entrance with "Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy" etched into the glass
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The road from transport infrastructure to international trade

Nov 8, 2019
Between mid-April and early August, Kazu Shibuya (MPP ’88) had already made nine trips from Tokyo to Washington D.C. and he was getting ready for his tenth. It is what his role as deputy minister and leading negotiator for the government of Japan...
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DEI November Updates

Nov 1, 2019
UPDATES REGARDING FACULTY, STAFF, AND STUDENT DEI-RELATED ACTIVITY Promoting an Equitable and Inclusive Climate 2019-2020 DEI Coalition The first meeting of the Ford School DEI Coalition was Friday, October 25. The Coalition reviewed the...
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Ford School faculty well represented at annual Awards Dinner

Oct 30, 2019
Five Ford School faculty are among the thirty-six University of Michigan faculty members who will be honored on October 30 at the annual Faculty Awards Dinner, which recognizes notable contributions in the areas of teaching, service and...
Michael S. Barr, Betsey Stevenson, Susan Dynarski, and Paul Courant posed for a group photo

October 2019 Edition of the Ford School feed

Oct 24, 2019
Dear friends: The Ford School’s Weiser Diplomacy Center, a dynamic hub for the study and practice of diplomacy, formally launched this fall with much activity, including an incredible series of visits from an all-star lineup of leaders. Hillary...
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Weiser Diplomacy Center launch series makes a big splash

Oct 23, 2019
The Ford School’s new Weiser Diplomacy Center officially launched this fall with visits from an all-star lineup of leaders in foreign affairs. A lecture by Stephen Biegun, U.S. special representative for North Korea, kicked off the series. In a...
Michael S Barr, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, and John Ciorciari walking outside in Ann Arbor
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Driving Michigan’s auto insurance reform

Oct 22, 2019
After months of studying the cost of auto insurance, Joshua Rivera (MPP ’17) finally had the data he needed to see how much Michiganders spend to keep their vehicles insured. What he found shocked him. "When I saw that 97% of the zip codes...
Governor Whitmer signs auto insurance reform legislation into law
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Meet the Masters of Public Affairs

Oct 15, 2019
This fall the Ford School welcomes its first Master of Public Affairs students. This powerful new nine-month degree for mid-career professionals combines rigorous training in the Ford School’s hallmark policy analysis suite with the development of...
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