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Ford Centennial button contest ends Aug. 23

Jul 11, 2013

Wear one, share one, and send us a photo with a prominent policymaker to win 2 tickets to a 2013 U-M home football game plus $500 cash!...

Direct Relief recognized for outstanding use of mapping in humanitarian work

Jul 11, 2013

Ford School alumnus Andrew Schroeder (MPP '07), director of research and analysis for DirectRelief, accepted the Esri President's Award on behalf of the nonprofit on July 8 in San Diego, California. Direct Relief was recognized for its outstanding...

In the Media

Wealthy Donors in His Corner as Obama Comes Out Swinging on Climate Change

Jul 10, 2013 Inside Climate News

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Mel Levitsky discusses U.S.-Russia relations on 1320 WILS-AM radio

Jul 10, 2013

It's not in the best interests of Russia to award asylum to NSA leaker and fugitive Edward Snowden, Melvyn Levitsky told Michael Cohen of 1320 WILS-AM in an interview on July 2. Ambassador Levitsky, a retired career minister in the U.S. Foreign...

Get the student loan matter out of the political arena, according to Dynarski

Jul 9, 2013

As of July 1, Federal student loan interest rates doubled to 6.8%—a matter that could be fixed retroactively by Congress. That's little consolation for students whose debt might increase by thousands of dollars over the life of the loan.A bipartisan...

News

Sharon Maccini new director of Ford School BA program

Jul 9, 2013

Congratulations to economist Sharon Maccini, who becomes the new director of the Ford School's undergraduate degree program in public policy on July 15. Maccini follows predecessor Edie Goldenberg after two significant years of leadership. In her...

In the Media

Dump a ton of trash in Ottawa, pay $100 - Dump a ton of trash in Michigan, pay 21 cents

Jul 8, 2013 Michigan Public Radio

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Creating change

Jul 3, 2013

"I don't have day-to-day contact with the victims, but the most gratifying thing about the work I do is that it's affecting the lives of trafficking victims around the world," says Jennifer K. Hong (MPP '11). Hong is reports and political affairs...

Joint Michigan Public Policy Survey and MSU survey shows distrust of the federal government grows.

Jul 2, 2013

As the nation prepares to celebrate its independence from British rule, trust in the government formed 237 years ago continues to decline.Fewer than one in 10 local government leaders, or 6 percent, in Michigan trust the feds to "do what is right"...

The Ford School welcomes Susan Guindi, the new director of Student and Academic Services

Jul 1, 2013

After a nationwide search, the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy welcomes Susan Guindi as the new director of Student and Academic Services. Guindi comes to the Ford School after an 18-year tenure at U-M Law."Susan rose to the top of a very...

Henry Kissinger characterizes Syrian war as "ethnic and sectarian conflict," discusses other foreign policy issues at Gerald Ford centennial event

Jul 1, 2013

"In the American press, [the war in Syria is] described as a conflict between democracy and a dictator, and the dictator is killing his own people and we have to punish him," Henry Kissinger said at the July 19 Ford School Citi Foundation Lecture...

In the Media

Cold, Long Winters Associated with Decline in Number of Americans Believing in Global Warming

Jun 29, 2013 Nature World News

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Kristin Seefeldt on facing and fixing rising child poverty

Jun 26, 2013

A new national survey released in June shows that child poverty is on the rise, with more than 23 percent of American children living below the poverty line. This comes as the nation's economy slowly recovers, but the survey shows that...

Who really pays for the cost savings behind workplace wellness programs?

Jun 25, 2013

In March 2013, Jill R. Horwitz, Brenna D. Kelly, and John E. DiNardo published "Wellness Incentives In The Workplace: Cost Savings Through Cost Shifting To Unhealthy Workers," in which they examine how the Affordable Care Act may be affecting...

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Craig Ruff joins Snyder administration

Jun 25, 2013

Craig Ruff has joined the administration of Gov. Rick Snyder as a policy advisor in education. Ruff is a senior policy fellow at Public Sector Consultants (PSC), a Lansing, Michigan, firm specializing in health, education, economic, environmental,...

An evening with Henry Kissinger and Paul O'Neill honors President Ford's centennial

Jun 21, 2013

It was the latest highpoint in a year filled with them: on Wednesday evening, as part of the Citi Foundation Lecture Series, the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy hosted a lively and insightful conversation between eminent statesmen and Ford...

News

Susan M. Collins tapped as president of Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs

Jun 21, 2013

From the Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs The Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs (APSIA) welcomed its new executive committee to office on June 1, 2013, with Dean Susan M. Collins of the...

Winter 2013 has chilled Americans' acceptance of global warming, finds National Surveys on Energy and Environment

Jun 19, 2013

A complaint-worthy winter has led to a drop in the number of Americans who believe that global warming is real, according to a University of Michigan survey.The percentage of Americans surveyed who think there is solid evidence of global warming...

Kay Kelly works in transportation policy. So how did she become an advocate for newborn screening?

Jun 19, 2013

It was a scene that began like so many others: Kay (Milewski) Kelly (MPA '05) and her husband had just brought home their three-day-old son from the hospital. Waiting to welcome the newest member of the family, along with a homemade birthday cake,...

Recent BA graduate joins a growing cohort of Ford School Presidential Fellows

Jun 18, 2013

Madelynne Wager (BA '13) spent her senior year at the Ford School participating in a program that—of the many thousands of undergraduates in the United States—only 71 other undergrads took part in this year.She was named a Presidential Fellow at the...

2013 Class Gift Campaign, 100 gifts from 100 Fordies, surpasses its goal

Jun 13, 2013

Congratulations to the Ford School Class of 2013 on a successful Class Gift Campaign. The campaign topped its goal of 100 gifts from 100 Fordies and raised more than $7,000, including partial matching funds from the Ford School.The Class Gift Fund...

'Ford School feed'—Worldwide Ford School Spirit Day, Robert Axelrod and the Johan Skytte Prize, 2014 Bohnett Fellows, and more.

Jun 11, 2013

The latest edition of the Ford School feed, an email news source for alumni and friends of the school, arrived in inboxes today.This late spring edition of feed celebrates the 2012-13 academic year with a recap of commencement and centennial...

Elisabeth Johnston and Bonnie Roberts receive 2013 Staff Recognition Awards

Jun 11, 2013

Congratulations to Elisabeth Johnston, alumni relations manager, and Bonnie Roberts, project coordinator for the Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP) for receiving Staff Recognition Awards! Now in its seventh year, the Staff...

2013 Ford School Staff Retreat scavenger hunt inspired by President Ford centennial celebration

Jun 11, 2013

Before Gerald Ford was president, he was an undergraduate at the University of Michigan. This comes as no surprise to the U-M community, certainly not to the staff of his namesake school, the Ford School of Public Policy. But what building formerly...

Daniel Steinborn: After 40 years with the EPA, alum reflects on some of the nation's most wicked water challenges then and now

Jun 11, 2013

When Daniel Steinborn earned his master's of public policy in the spring of 1971, he returned to Seattle to begin what would prove to be an exceedingly difficult search for work. Boeing had just laid off 60,000 employees in the area, Steinborn...

"A Grand Bargain on Fracking? Lessons from Springfield, Illinois," Barry Rabe's latest blog post

Jun 10, 2013

A Grand Bargain on Fracking? Lessons from Springfield, Illinoisby Barry RabeEditor's Note: A new Illinois statewide policy on shale development and the possible use of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) procedures was just passed with overwhelming...

Betsey Stevenson appointed to President Obama's Council of Economic Advisers

Jun 10, 2013

Today, the White House announced President Obama's appointment of Ford School economist Betsey Stevenson as a member of the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA).Stevenson is an associate professor at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the...

U-M leaders congratulate Congressman John Dingell on his historic tenure

Jun 7, 2013

Dean Collins and other University leaders congratulate Congressman John Dingell on becoming the longest-serving member of Congress in American history. Read tribute remarks and views photos...

Gene patents limit availability of information, says Parthasarathy in New York Times op-ed

Jun 6, 2013

In the article, "Ownership of Genes Stops Research," at the New York Times, Shobita Parthasarathy, associate professor of public policy, responds to the question of whether companies should be allowed to patent genes. Parthasarathy reasons that, as...

Can a human gene be patented? Parthasarathy discusses Supreme Court case

Jun 6, 2013

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) recently filed a petition asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review a decision upholding patents on human genes BRCA1 and BRCA2. The Court will soon decide the case involving Myriad Genetics, Inc., which owns...

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