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Letter from Dean Watkins-Hayes

Apr 24, 2024
Warm spring greetings from Ann Arbor!This year we commemorate 50 years since Gerald R. Ford took office as U.S. President, after the unprecedented resignation of disgraced Richard Nixon.In his first address to the American people as president, Ford...
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Nicole Fernandes: Public servants advancing the public good

Apr 24, 2024
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Nicole Fernandes and her two kids
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Anne Coglianese: Public servants advancing the public good

Apr 24, 2024
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Anne Coglianese presenting to stakeholders
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David de Voursney: Public servants advancing the public good

Apr 24, 2024
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Julie Schneider: Public servants advancing the public good

Apr 24, 2024
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Julie Schneider speaking
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Melvin Gaines: Public servants advancing the public good

Apr 24, 2024
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Melvin Gaines and two kids at the park
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Justin Marsico: Public servants advancing the public good

Apr 24, 2024
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Justin Marsico and colleagues
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John English: Public servants advancing the public good

Apr 24, 2024
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John English and his family at the beach
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Holly Donnelly: Public servants advancing the public good

Apr 24, 2024
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Donnelly on the beach
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A life of public service, in quotes and pictures

Apr 24, 2024
A Life of Service: Gerald R. Ford was sworn in as the 38th president of the United States 50 years ago. His dedication to public service can be seen throughout his life, as an Eagle Scout, serving in World War II, serving in Congress for 25 years...
Gerald R. Ford throughout the years
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Public sector consulting fills government workforce demand

Apr 24, 2024
A growing number of public policy graduates are opting to work in public sector consulting—public arms of larger firms such as EY or Deloitte, or advisory consulting firms such as Guidehouse, Huron Consulting Group, or Booz Allen. For many years, a...
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Meet new assistant professor Yousif Hassan

Apr 24, 2024
Expert in AI, equity, and science and technology studies joins the facultyMy story has been shaped by many lived experiences at different events and places,” says Yousif Hassan, who, after seeing members of his family safely conveyed from war-torn...
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Discourse: Fordies in the news, spring 2024

Apr 24, 2024
“The most likely explanation for our findings is that Black—and to a lesser extent Hispanic—families were more concerned about the health risks associated with in-person schooling than white families. This is consistent with the fact that nonwhite...
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Soundbites: Policy Talks @ the Ford School - spring 2024

Apr 24, 2024
“Even though we aren't interpreting the law, we bring our lived experiences to the table, and that might be in a way that we run our chambers, that might be how we interact with individuals.”The Honorable Kyra Harris Bolden, Justice of the Michigan...
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Bold AI policy proposals awarded at Ford + Munk case competition

Apr 22, 2024
 Fifty-one students engaged on pressing AI-related policy questions during this spring’s Ford+Munk case competition. Held annually, the Ford+Munk conference has students from the Ford School and the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global...
A group of students at the annual Ford+Munk conference
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Highlights from the Dean's Symposium

Apr 21, 2024
Two days of panels, chats, and keynotes focused on examining and seeking solutions to some of the biggest challenges we face in Michigan, in the United States, and across the globe. More than 400 students, faculty, staff, and friends attended in...
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Anna Pomper (MPP '24) receives 2024 Spectrum Center award

Apr 16, 2024
Ford School graduate student Anna Verduin Pomper (MPP '24) was among four graduating University of Michigan students and a student organization recognized by the Spectrum Center for their outstanding contributions to campus. Pomper received the...
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Javi Piñeiro (MPP/JD’24) participates in Next Milan Forum

Apr 16, 2024
I don't think if you had told me when I was a teenager growing up in a very rural small town in Puerto Rico that one day, still being young and a student, I would be in a position to go to a conference abroad and meet with people from all over the...
Javi Pinero standing with his conference badge at the NEXT Milan Forum in Italy organized by ISPI, Università Bocconi, and the OECD
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Education research in service of others

Apr 11, 2024
2022 Gerald R. Ford Presidential Fellow and Education Policy Initiative (EPI) Research Assistant Katie Hyland (MPP ‘24) is set to graduate this spring following the completion of her Master’s in Public Policy. She takes with her two years of...
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Transformative upgrades to Michigan's longitudinal data system

Apr 11, 2024
A new $4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education will improve Michigan’s statewide longitudinal data system, the go-to source for critical education data going to researchers and other stakeholders in Michigan and nationwide. The grant...
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