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In the Media

Stephen Harper Hoping To Silence Critics With New Greenhouse Gas Emission Targets

May 19, 2015 The Huffington Post

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University Record on the making of "Walking the Line of Blackness"

May 19, 2015

By Deborah Meyers Greene, Public Affairs "Walking the Line of Blackness," a 20-minute video created by and featuring graduate students from the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, puts their direct, personal experiences with racism in...

To drill or not to drill: Barry Rabe discusses growing state-local conflicts over fracking

May 19, 2015

In Barney Jopson’s “US states seek to block city fracking bans,” an article that appeared in yesterday’s Financial Times, Barry Rabe explains that “the US is still in the early stages of discovering and managing the upsides and downsides of shale...

In memoriam: Robert M. Stern, internationally renowned economist and trade economist

May 18, 2015

We are deeply saddened to report that Robert M. Stern, professor emeritus of economics and public policy, passed away yesterday after a week-long hospital stay for heart trouble.Bob joined the faculty of the University of Michigan in 1961 and the...

Education Policy Initiative releases timely brief as Congress debates bipartisan FAST Act

May 15, 2015

As Congress debates reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, and with it the bipartisan FAST Act bill introduced by Senators Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and Michael Bennet (D-CO), the Ford School’s Education Policy Initiative releases a timely new...

Read China trip blog for student insight on LGBT policy, Trans-Pacific Partnership, & more

May 13, 2015

China trip students blog about their experiences, covering LGBT policy challenges, the Trans-Pacific Partnership, and moreEach year, 15 Ford School graduate students travel to China for two weeks to study the nation’s policy environment. In country,...

Dr. Matthew Davis appointed deputy director of Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation

May 11, 2015

By Christina Camilli-WhisenhuntOn May 1, 2015, Dr. Matthew Davis began his appointment as deputy director of the University of Michigan's Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation (IHPI). In this newly created role, Davis will help lead the...

Students win grant to identify sustainable slum redevelopment challenges in India

May 11, 2015

Michelle Hindman and Sneha Rao, master’s of public policy students and 2015 Dow Sustainability Fellows, have won a $5,000 seed grant from the Dow Distinguished Awards competition to explore sustainability challenges in slum redevelopment in...

Susan Dynarski cited by Senator Elizabeth Warren at hearing on reauthorization of higher education act

May 7, 2015

Susan Dynarski’s New York Times article, “We’re frighteningly in the dark about student debt,” was cited by Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) during the May 6 committee hearing, “Reauthorizing the Higher Education Act: The Role of Consumer Information...

John Dingell to facilitate leadership conversations for aspiring public servants fall 2015

May 7, 2015

The longest-serving U.S. Congressman in history—John D. Dingell Jr. (HLLD ’15) has donated collected materials from his 59 years in office to the Bentley Historical Library at the University of Michigan.To enhance their readings of this...

Nepal earthquake relief with Andrew Schroeder (MPP '07) of Direct Relief International

May 7, 2015

Andrew Schroeder (MPP ’07) knows disaster relief. As director of research and analysis for Direct Relief International, Schroeder has helped shape responses to dozens of calamities. He recites the biggies. Haiti, Sandy, Nargis, Tohoku, Haiyan, and...

State & Hill

Energy and environmental policy impact stories, advancing sustainable food systems

May 6, 2015

Beehives in a Michigan cherry orchard Betsy Riley (MPP/SNRE ’14), 2013 Dow Sustainability Fellow Created a resource guide for farmers and beekeepers trying to cope with the negative effects of honey bee colony collapse disorder....

In the Media

North Dakota Streamlines Industry Taxes Amid Low Oil Prices

May 5, 2015 KUNC Radio

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Enjoy this Storify of photos, videos, quotes, and tweets from Commencement 2015

May 5, 2015

On Saturday, May 2, Ford School commencement honored the accomplishments of 184 new graduates, including 9 doctors of philosophy, 104 masters of public policy, 10 masters of public administration, and 61 bachelors of public policy. Faculty...

News

Barry Rabe talks to Inside Energy as North Dakota seeks to lower oil severance taxes

May 4, 2015

Barry Rabe, who was traveling through North Dakota for ongoing research on state energy taxes in the shale era, was interviewed by Emily Guerin for “Inside Energy: North Dakota oil taxes.” The story, which aired on Prairie Public Radio on May 4,...

Comparative Economic Studies publishes Applied Policy Seminar report, policy recommendations

May 4, 2015

The Applied Policy Seminar, now called Strategic Public Policy Consulting or SPPC, puts Ford School master’s students to work completing commissioned policy research projects for public-sector clients. Not only is the experience beneficial for...

State & Hill

The Last Word with CLOSUP director Barry Rabe on carbon pricing, frackademics, and more

May 1, 2015

Republicans support a carbon tax? Yes they do. Barry Rabe, director of the Ford School’s Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy, explains. S&H: You'll spend your sabbatical year working on a book about carbon pricing. Why that...

State & Hill

Restoring ecosystem health and protecting biodiversity, Ford School impact stories

May 1, 2015

Brendan Moriarty (MPP/MUP ’09), Bay Area Program Manager, The Trust for Public Land Acquiring a 688-acre tract of coastal Redwood forest—about a mile of the California coastland—to return to the Kashia Band of Pomo Indians, who lost...

In the Media

Amidst Low Prices, North Dakota Scrambles To Change Oil Tax Rate

Apr 30, 2015 Inside Energy

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State & Hill

Soundbites, overheard @ Ford School events

Apr 30, 2015

“For all the young people who want to go and do something, you should all go do something. And put your heart into it. And continue doing it.… [M]ost of the places that you might go to work, people don’t expect outsiders to go in and save some...

Few local leaders satisfied with public transit options

Apr 29, 2015

By Greta Guest, Michigan NewsA minority of Michigan's local leaders say they're satisfied with public transit options in their communities, but a lack of funding and other issues present roadblocks to improvements, a University of Michigan survey...

State & Hill

Battling pollution, Ford School alums clean up toxic chemicals, spearhead recycling

Apr 29, 2015

Madhu Rustagi Anderson (MPP ’84), Deputy Director, Economic and Strategic Initiatives, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Helped formulate a 15-point recycling plan for the State of Michigan. “Michigan’s 1979 bottle deposit...

Dynarski edits special journal issue devoted to promising new research enabled by longitudinal datasets

Apr 28, 2015

Susan Dynarski is guest editor of a special issue of Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis. The May 2015 issue is dedicated to new and powerful longitudinal datasets that are helping educational researchers better understand how policies,...

Masters students produce powerful film on race and racism

Apr 27, 2015

Sixteen Ford School masters students speak about their experiences around race and racism on camera in a new student-produced film, "Walking the Line of Blackness". The students screened the film at Weill Hall on April 23 for a crowd of more than...

State & Hill

Transforming transportation

Apr 27, 2015

Charles Henley (MPP ’00), Senior Manager, Capital Program Department, Metropolitan Transportation Authority Helps identify funding sources, and sets spending and investment priorities for the largest public transportation provider in...

State & Hill

Edie Goldenberg on action, the academy, and the 10th anniversary of Michigan in Washington

Apr 27, 2015

“There’s a part of me that loves making things happen,” says Edie Goldenberg, “but then I miss the quieter, more contemplative life of the academy. And when I’m on campus, as much as I love teaching students and having time to think, I miss the...

In the Media

Redshirting: Should You Hold Your Kids Back a Year? The Great Debate

Apr 25, 2015 Yahoo News

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State & Hill

Ford School impact stories, helping communities adapt to a changing climate

Apr 25, 2015

Yohei Chiba (MPP ’12) surveys damage from the Tohoku earthquake during his 2011 internship with Direct Relief International Yohei Chiba (MPP ’12), Policy Researcher, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies Quantifying the...

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International economic development class visits Rio and Brasilia with former ambassador Mel Levitsky

Apr 24, 2015

By Miriam Wasserman International economic development students with U.S. Ambassador to Brazil Liliana Ayalde (center front, holding U-M flag) For the students of PubPol 674, the Ford School’s international economic development course, a...

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Find out what Ford School students, alumni, and faculty are doing to green the energy sector

Apr 23, 2015

Gerard M. (Gerry) Anderson (MPP/MBA ’88), Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, DTE Energy Diversifying and greening the energy portfolio of one of America’s largest electric utilities, with 2.1 million customers in southeast Michigan alone. The...

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