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Ford School welcomes 2021 PPIA fellows

Jun 25, 2021

On June 14, the Ford School welcomed its 40th cohort to its Public Policy and International Affairs (PPIA) Junior Summer Institute (JSI)— a program designed to build diversity in public service. Formerly called the Sloan or Woodrow Wilson...

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Davenport receives grant to explore how racial violence affects communities

Jun 25, 2021

The Legacy of Racial Violence, a 4-year project spearheaded by Christian Davenport, professor of political science, recently received funding from the Research Council of Norway. The Research Council is the Norwegian government's policy advisor and...

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Cooney, Shaefer critique early termination of extra unemployment aid

Jun 24, 2021

After the Michigan House of Representatives voted to end the extra unemployment aid early, Patrick Cooney, assistant director of economic mobility at Poverty Solutions, and Luke Shaefer, the Hermann and Amalie Kohn Professor of Social Justice and...

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Ford School Diplomacy Lab team examines gender-based violence in Latin America for the U.S. State Department

Jun 24, 2021

Gender-based violence (GBV) is a persistent problem all over the world. Some of the worst countries for GBV are located in Latin America. For example, Argentina recorded the third-highest number of femicides in 2018, a rate of 1.1 per 100,000...

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Stevenson addresses child care in Senate committee testimony

Jun 24, 2021

The importance of access to child care in the economic recovery was emphasized by Ford School economics professor Betsey Stevenson in testimony before the U.S. Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on Wednesday, June 23. "The choices you...

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Parthasarathy facial recognition study in focus on Detroit Public TV

Jun 24, 2021 DPTV One Detroit

Detroit Public TV's One Detroit program looked at the racial disparities inherent in law enforcement's use of facial recognition technology, making reference to a study published in August 2020 by the Ford School's Shobita Parthasarathy. "We...

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Ford School PhD candidate receives Horowitz Foundation grant for social policy research

Jun 23, 2021

Ford School PhD candidate Shoshana Shapiro has received one of the highly-competitive grants for research in the social sciences from the Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy. “The 678 applications we received in 2020 represented a wide range...

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Tribute to Susan Dynarski as she departs the Ford School

Jun 23, 2021

Since 2008, Sue Dynarski has been one of the Ford School's most active faculty working to reform public education, fighting for educational equity and inclusiveness, and training the next generation of education policy experts. She has taught...

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Wolfers debunks labor shortage with Don Lemon

Jun 22, 2021 CNN's Don Lemon Tonight

Justin Wolfers, professor of public policy and economics, sat down on CNN's Don Lemon Tonight to discuss the labor shortage that most believe the U.S. is currently experiencing. Wolfers had a different opinion. "I want to be careful about calling...

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Weiland and colleagues discuss findings of pre-existing inequalities, increased stress within early childhood education

Jun 22, 2021

The Education Policy Initiative (EPI) along with the Urban Institute and other early childhood experts, recently dug into the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on early childhood development. Their report, "Historic Crisis, Historic Opportunity:...

Photo of young children and their teachers in a classroom. By Yan Krukov

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Davenport reflects on policing since George Floyd's death

Jun 22, 2021 Michigan Radio

One month ago, activists across the country recognized the one-year anniversary of George Floyd's killing, sparking discussion of what has changed in policing since then. While many ideas have been thrown around, like employing social workers to...

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Ali criticizes Biden administration's new counterterrorism plan

Jun 21, 2021

The Biden administration's recently released domestic counterterrorism strategy has drawn criticism from some counterterrorism experts. Javed Ali, incoming associate professor of practice, co-authored a commentary with Thomas S. Warrick, nonresident...

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Stevenson considers how COVID-19 pandemic has changed daily lives

Jun 21, 2021

With COVID-19 restrictions being lifted across the country, what does the "other side" of the pandemic look like? Many realize that everything will not revert to pre-pandemic "normal." Betsey Stevenson, professor of public policy and economics, has...

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Poverty Solutions works with City of Detroit and other groups to expand Child Tax Credit information

Jun 20, 2021 Detroit Free Press

U-M Poverty Solutions is teaming up with the City of Detroit and other organizations to ensure that families are aware that they can qualify for an expansion of the Child Tax Credit program. The campaign, led by United Way for Southeastern Michigan,...

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New policy brief reviews evidence of the effects of the COVID-19 crisis on young children's learning and ECE programs, highlighting inequities, and points to solutions

Jun 18, 2021

How has COVID-19 impacted young children's educational experiences and learning outcomes? How has the pandemic impacted early childhood education (ECE) programs and the ECE workforce? A new report from the Education Policy Initiative (EPI) at the...

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Watkins-Hayes earns ASA’s Distinguished Scholarly Book Award

Jun 18, 2021

Congratulations to Dr. Celeste Watkins-Hayes, Jean E. Fairfax Collegiate Professor of Public Policy and incoming associate dean for academic affairs, for receiving the Distinguished Scholarly Book Award from the American Sociological Association....

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Ford School wins innovation in international programming award

Jun 17, 2021

The Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs (APSIA) recognized the Ford School of Public Policy's Student-Initiated Projects (SIPs) and Extended Research Projects (ERPs) with the Innovation Award for Professional Development...

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Lewis calls for reparations

Jun 16, 2021 AP News

Earl Lewis, Thomas C. Holt Distinguished University Professor of History, Afroamerican and African Studies, and Public Policy and director of the Center for Social Solutions, recently sat down with AP News to discuss reparations and other related...

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Ciorciari, Levitsky on Biden-Putin meeting

Jun 16, 2021

A group of state and national lawmakers urged President Biden to discuss the release of Paul Whelan, a Michigander currently being held in Russia, during his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier this week. John Ciorciari, associate...

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Ford staff honored with 2021 staff recognition awards

Jun 16, 2021

Congratulations to Christie Baer, Avery Moje, and Rebecca Cohen for receiving the 2021 Staff Recognition Award. Baer, Moje, and Cohen exemplify high standards of professionalism and have made meaningful contributions to the Ford School. Baer is...

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Rabe evaluates Biden's climate policy

Jun 15, 2021 The Christian Science Monitor

While President Biden has shown a lot of initiative for climate policy in the first months of his term, many scholars say something is missing: a carbon tax. Barry Rabe, the J. Ira and Nicki Harris Family Professor of Public Policy, provided an...

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Otzen publishes land contract brief, says they could pave way for community stability

Jun 15, 2021

In a recent brief, Karen Otzen, senior strategic projects manager at Poverty Solutions, and co-author Evelyn Zwiebach, state and local policy director for Enterprise Community Partners, explored the practice of land contracts. They broke down the...

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Erb-Downward analyzes trend between homeless students and school discipline

Jun 15, 2021 Bridge Michigan

According to U-M Poverty Solutions, homeless students face more disciplinary action at school than their housed counterparts. Jennifer Erb-Downward, senior research associate at Povery Solutions, explained the effects school discipline can have on...

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Cooney breaks down Whitmer's labor force revival plan

Jun 15, 2021 WXYZ Detroit

In order to get more people back into the labor force, Governor Gretchen Whitmer recently proposed the idea of paying people who go back to work. Patrick Cooney, assistant director of economic mobility at Poverty Solutions, explained that...

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Green takes a look at tech ethics

Jun 15, 2021

Technology companies have been at the center of many public controversies recently—from hacking threats and data security to fake news and manipulating algorithms. Do the ethics of technological advancement—"tech ethics"—have any influence on the...

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Ali pushes for 'transparent revolution in cybersecurity'

Jun 13, 2021

Criminals are getting more sophisticated in their use of technology: in the past year, cyberattacks have increased 300%. Javed Ali, incoming associate professor of practice, provided some insight on these attacks. "Unfortunately, even though...

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Chamberlin on lawmaker transparency and redistricting

Jun 13, 2021

John Chamberlin, Ford School professor emeritus of public policy and political science, says a recent controversy in Lansing calls out the need for increased transparency when it comes to lawmakers. A Michigan state representative is proposing a law...

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STPP wins grant to explore Large Language Models

Jun 11, 2021

Large Language Models (LLM) — machine learning algorithms that can recognize, predict, and generate human languages on the basis of very large text-based data sets — have captured the imagination of scientists, entrepreneurs, and tech-watchers....

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Ford School team examines liberal arts impact on students’ lives a decade after graduation

Jun 11, 2021

What is the impact of a liberal arts education on students’ lives? University of Michigan researchers, including Ford School faculty members Paul Courant and Kevin Stange, were recently awarded a $1.1 million grant extension to answer this...

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Shaefer fields continuing media interest in COVID stimulus study

Jun 10, 2021

Following the release of his study crunching numbers from the U.S Census Bureau's Household Pulse Data, Luke Shaefer, the Hermann and Amalie Kohn Professor of Social Justice and Social Policy, associate dean for research and policy engagement, and...

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