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Senate's pipeline battle likely to spill over into Republican presidential debates

Jan 23, 2015 E&E News

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Wolfers testifies before Senate Finance Committee on Jobs and Economic Growth

Jan 22, 2015

Justin Wolfers testified before the Senate Finance Committee today in a hearing on jobs and the economy. Wolfers spoke to the country’s economic recovery, long-term unemployment, and the need for increased investment in education (video here).He...

Justin Wolfers testifying before a congressional committee

Coates talks race and reparations during U-M's 2015 MLK Symposium

Jan 22, 2015

Ta-Nehisi Coates had one simple goal for his recent talk at U-M. “I hope to provoke people; I hope to give them what they brought me here to do,” he told Allana Akhtar of The Michigan Daily. “I hope to leave people talking.”Mission...

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Poll shows a 'surprise,' broad public support for EPA carbon rule

Jan 20, 2015 E&E News

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Dynarski highlights behavioral ‘nudges’ that can lessen education disparities in NYT Upshot column

Jan 20, 2015

Vast inequalities currently exist in the U.S. education system – there is little debate among experts on this issue. And while it’s the ambitious system-level reform proposals that garner widespread attention, several seemingly simple...

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Democrats’ Future Looks Grim

Jan 19, 2015 Governing.com

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In the Media

University Of Michigan Poll Finds Little Support For Suing EPA Over Carbon Emissions

Jan 19, 2015 Wisconsin Public Radio

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In the Media

Survey: Americans are ready to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Jan 19, 2015 Michigan Public Radio

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Stevenson cited in coverage of Obama’s push for paid sick leave for workers

Jan 18, 2015

Betsey Stevenson was cited in numerous stories the past several days regarding the Obama Administration’s push to require companies to give workers up to seven days of paid sick leave each year.Stevenson, currently on leave from the Ford School,...

In the Media

Split Fortunes Stalk U.S. Children as Inequality Waxes: Economy

Jan 15, 2015 Bloomberg News

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Michigan Daily covers Janet Napolitano's talk on politics and public service

Jan 15, 2015

Janet Napolitano’s lecture and Ford School visit was highlighted in a Michigan Daily article, “Napolitano calls on students to engage in public service,” published today.The story, written by Anastassios Adamopoulos, recapped Napolitano’s address,...

Susan M. Collins on Jim Hackett scoring Jim Harbaugh, alumni election wins, and more

Jan 15, 2015

When we last sent ‘the feed,’ we were counting down to the school’s Centennial Reunion festivities. A good deal has happened since then—at our school and in the world. Much of this you’ll read about in this issue.Our centennial celebrations were...

News

Sound policy decisions, real-world time constraints and pressures, the Integrated Policy Exercise

Jan 14, 2015

Prior to taking part in the Ford School’s annual Integrated Policy Exercise (IPE) last week, Andrew Floyd (MPP ‘16) had a relatively vague notion of the part lobbyists played in the legislative process. After being cast as a lobbyist during the...

Justin Wolfers on the research, how pay increases influence and increase productivity

Jan 14, 2015

“Economists have long argued that increases in worker pay can lead to improvements in productivity—indeed, that it can actually be profitable to pay workers higher wages,” write Justin Wolfers and Jan Zilinsky in “Higher wages for low-income workers...

Newly elected Alumni Board members, welcome

Jan 13, 2015

Ford School alumni elected six of their peers to serve on the Alumni Board and the newly elected members began their term on January 1. Those elected to serve from January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2017 are: Taurean Brown (MPP/JD ’11)Judge...

Seven Ford School students named 2015 Dow Sustainability Fellows

Jan 13, 2015

January 12, 2015. Release by Anne Wallin, U-M Dow Sustainability Fellows ProgramForty exceptional master’s and professional-degree students from nine University of Michigan (U-M) schools and colleges were recently named Dow Sustainability Fellows....

2015 Dow Sustainability Fellows from the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy

Ford School to host four MLK Symposium events

Jan 13, 2015

Policing black bodies. Race in America. American denial. Community health empowerment. The Ford School announces four timely events in conjunction with the University of Michigan’s 2015 Martin Luther King, Jr. Symposium. Monday, January 19, 3:00...

Michigan Daily covers “The refugee crisis: Who makes it to safety?”

Jan 13, 2015

“Award-winning journalist discusses Afghan refugees,” a January 12 article by Michigan Daily writer Joel Goldstein, highlights the policy talk with Luke Mogelson, New York Times Magazine author of “The Dream Boat.” Mogelson’s award-winning article...

Thank you for Giving Blueday

Jan 12, 2015

Remember Giving Tuesday? The day of giving following Black Friday and Cyber Monday? This Giving Tuesday, the University of Michigan hosted its own day of giving: Giving Blueday. In a 24-hour period, 87 Ford School supporters made 101 gifts, creating...

Newly endowed education policy fund honors the life and legacy of Maggie Weston (MPP ’08)

Jan 12, 2015

Margaret E. (Maggie) Weston (MPP ’08) passed away unexpectedly in her sleep on July 24, 2014 at 32 years of age. A new endowed fund, established by Maggie’s parents Lawrence and Kathryn Weston, will benefit future Ford School students who share...

Obama’s college proposal a bid to rev the economy says Wolfers

Jan 10, 2015

“If [Obama] succeeds in persuading more of the next generation to continue beyond high school…there’s a strong chance the rate of economic growth will be bolstered for decades to come,” says Justin Wolfers in his January 9, New York Times Upshot...

In the Media

Inside Energy: Keystone XL

Jan 8, 2015 Prairie Public News

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Efforts to weaken financial reform will continue to emerge warns Barr

Jan 8, 2015

Michael Barr suspects Republicans will continue to target aspects of Dodd-Frank writes Eric Garcia of MarketWatch in the January 7 story, “House rejects bill granting banks more time to comply with Volker.” This Wednesday, the House voted on a...

Ford School faculty members make Education Week list of most influential education scholars

Jan 7, 2015

Four University of Michigan scholars, including three Ford School faculty members, made Rick Hess’s Education Week ranking of the most influential U.S. scholars in education policy--those who contribute most substantially to public debates about...

Dynarski's FAFSA-on-a-postcard proposal gaining traction says LA Times

Jan 7, 2015

The "FAFSA-on-a-postcard legislation is gaining traction," writes LA Times reporter Carla Rivera in the January 6 article,"Move to simplify federal student aid application form gains traction." In the coming days, Senators Lamar Alexander (R-TN)...

To volunteer or donate money? Wolfers offers an economic perspective

Jan 7, 2015

When it comes to charity, people often wonder whether it's best to contribute time or money. Justin Wolfers speaks with WalletHub Charity Calculator on the advantages of both. As an economist, Wolfers invokes the principle of comparative advantage...

In the Media

New Year Brings Renewed GOP Focus On Keystone XL

Jan 6, 2015 KUNC Radio

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News

State Representative Stephanie Chang (MPP/MSW '14) featured in Hour Detroit

Jan 5, 2015

As Stephanie Gray-Chang (MPP/MSW ‘14) makes history as the first Asian American woman to serve in the Michigan legislature (State Representative, Southwestern Detroit District 6), she’s spotlighted in the January 2015 Hour Detroit story, “Advocacy...

Susan Dynarski speaks with All Things Considered about college ratings

Jan 5, 2015

"Do you want to inform consumers? Drive down tuition prices? Hold colleges accountable? No one rating can do all those things," Professor Susan Dynarski tells NPR’s All Things Considered in the December 19 story, “The fate of the administration’s...

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Who Cares About Keystone XL?

Dec 30, 2014 Inside Energy

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