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The storm after the superstorm: alumna lobbies for forward-thinking relief

Jan 30, 2013

When Superstorm Sandy struck the northeast coast last October, it struck with a vengeance. It cascaded over seawalls; knocked a roller coaster into the ocean; yanked out chunks of the Atlantic City boardwalk; felled trees and power lines; flooded...

Ford School students to visit Cape Verde in March for 2013 IEDP

Jan 30, 2013

In March, twenty-five graduate students from the Ford School and other programs at the University of Michigan will spend a week off the coast of West Africa in the island nation of Cape Verde to research social and economic issues. The trip will be...

New paper from Jacob, McCall, and Stange analyses the "College as Country Club"

Jan 29, 2013

A new paper by Brian A. Jacob, Brian P. McCall, and Kevin M. Stange, published by the National Bureau of Economic Research, is receiving attention from The Chronicle of Higher Education and other publications for its analysis of the pressure facing...

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Elisabeth Gerber to represent Washtenaw County on Regional Transit Authority

Jan 28, 2013

Elisabeth R. Gerber, the Jack Walker Jr. Professor of Public Policy, is one of two representatives for Washtenaw County on the newly instated Regional Transit Authority (RTA) for southeast Michigan. County Commissioner Conan Smith made her...

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Terrorist networks and deadly force

Jan 25, 2013

When violent non-state organizations form alliances with each other, do they become more lethal? Ford School Assistant Professor Philip B. K. Potter and Associate Professor Michael Horowitz of the University of Pennsylvania seek to answer this...

Global repercussions: The impact of today's U.S. economy

Jan 23, 2013

A conversation with Ted Truman, Marina Whitman, and Susan Collins as part of the Ford School's annual DC event/reception on Feb. 7. Alums, RSVP by Feb....

"Black and Blue" documentary kicks off celebrations of President Ford's centennial year

Jan 23, 2013

On January 23, the Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP), the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, and the Center for Public Policy in Diverse Societies will present the documentary Black and Blue: The Story of Gerald Ford, Willis...

Black and Blue documentary film screening and panel discussion

Jan 22, 2013

The Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy, the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy and the Center for Public Policy in Diverse Societies will host a screening of the documentary titled Black and Blue: The Story of Gerald Ford, Willis Ward,...

Michigan Chronicle interviews Rabe on fracking in Michigan

Jan 21, 2013

The Michigan Chronicle interviewed Barry Rabe for its story on hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking." Fracking is a process by which oil and gas companies inject chemical fluids or sand into underground shale rock formations in order to free deposits...

Wolfers quoted in Marketplace segment on Fed transcripts

Jan 21, 2013

Justin Wolfers was quoted in a segment on American Public Media's Marketplace about Federal Reserve Board deliberations in the run-up to the Great Recession. The Fed recently released transcripts for its 2007 meetings that show substantial...

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Kristin Seefeldt speaks with New York Times, NPR on debt in America

Jan 18, 2013

Kristin Seefeldt spoke with The New York Times and National Public Radio's On Point about her research following the debt burdens of single mothers in Detroit. The New York Times interviewed Seefeldt for the article "Life in the Red," which looks...

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Three Ford School master's students named among first Dow Sustainability Fellows

Jan 17, 2013

Cassarah Brown (MPP '14), Adrianna McIntyre (MPP/MPH '15), and Betsy Riley (MPP/MS '14) are part of forty master's and professional degree students selected to receive the Dow Sustainability Fellowship at the University of Michigan. This is the...

Chairman Bernanke's Policy Talks @ the Ford School remarks widely covered by local, national media

Jan 17, 2013

Monday's Policy Talks @ the Ford School conversation with Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke was widely covered by local, national, and international media with more than 3,196 mentions since January 1.Chairman Bernanke and Susan Collins, the...

Ford School alum Manny Teodoro to receive 2013 ASPA Book Award

Jan 17, 2013

Ford School alum Manny Teodoro (PhD '07) has been named the recipient of the 2013 Book Award presented by the Section on Public Administration Research (SPAR) of the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA). The award is given to new works...

Michigan Today article on Policy Talks @ the Ford School guests Ornstein and Mann

Jan 16, 2013

A new article in Michigan Today recounts the career paths of Norman Ornstein (PhD '74) and Thomas Mann (MA '68/PhD '77), who recently returned to the Ford School to discuss their book, It's Even Worse Than It Looks: How the American Constitutional...

Today.com quotes Justin Wolfers on public concern over debt, government

Jan 16, 2013

Justin Wolfers was quoted in a Today.com article looking at growing public concern surrounding national debt and political dysfunction in America. The article points to a January Gallop poll in which 20 percent of respondents said they view the...

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Students flex policy muscles in Integrated Policy Exercise

Jan 15, 2013

Now in its 13th consecutive year, the Integrated Policy Exercise (IPE) has become a signature activity of the Ford School master's program. For three days during the first week of January, MPP and MPA students role play stakeholders in a...

MPP/MPA applications due today, January 15

Jan 11, 2013

All application materials for the Master of Public Policy and Master of Public Administration program are due January 15. Applicants can view checklists and apply...

Cohen, Dynarski, and Jacob ranked among most influential academics in education debates

Jan 10, 2013

Rick Hess of Education Week included David K. Cohen, Susan M. Dynarski, and Brian A. Jacob in a list of university-based academics who made the greatest contribution to national discussions around education in 2012. Of those listed in the ranking,...

An alum to watch: Naomi Goldberg (MPP '08)

Jan 7, 2013

Naomi Goldberg can hardly believe her luck.Newly married in May of this year, she and her wife Libby will welcome their first child next spring. And for the last four and a half years, she's been doing meaningful work and having fun doing it.A...

Time cites Kevin Stange study on outcomes of differential tuition

Jan 3, 2013

As college tuition prices skyrocket and interest in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) majors remains stagnant, can lowering the price of tuition for more technical majors garner increased interest? That's the proposition...

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Setting priorities: Kim Stone (MS '94, MPP '93)

Jan 2, 2013

Kim Stone wants to make life in her community better. That's why she's chosen to run for public office."Over the last year or so," says Kim, "I realized that in order to have a more direct impact, I have to not just suggest policies, but actually be...

Helen Levy co-authors Detroit News op-ed on Medicaid expansion in Michigan

Jan 2, 2013

As lawmakers develop Michigan's budget for 2013, they would do well to consider expanding Medicaid coverage to those at or below 138 percent of poverty as called for by the Affordable Care Act, opine Ford School's Helen Levy and Thomas Buchmueller...

94 years of progress for women at work, but...

Jan 1, 2013

In her capacity as a member of President Obama's Council of Economic Advisers, Betsey Stevenson took over the White House's I Love Charts blog on August 26, Women's Equality Day, to post a series of graphs about women's progress in the...

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Housing market car production could be a big part of the recovery, says Wolfers

Dec 29, 2012

The so-called fiscal cliff has dominated economic news lately, but economist Justin Wolfers spoke with Jacki Lyden of NPR's All Things Considered on non-cliff economic news stories of 2012. According to Wolfers, professor of economics and public...

Washington Post quotes Betsey Stevenson on fiscal cliff deal

Dec 25, 2012

The Washington Post reports that it is unlikely that Democrats and Republicans will reach a deal an agreement on the looming fiscal cliff before Jan. 1. In what the article refers to as a "remarkable turnaround," Democrats want to make permanent the...

New York Times cites education study by Dynarski, Bailey

Dec 22, 2012

In an article on the difficulty low-income students have making it to college and graduating, the New York Times cited a 2011 study on educational inequality conducted by Susan Dynarski and Martha J. Bailey.Dynarski, a professor in the Ford School...

Dynarski study shows growing gaps between rich and poor in postsecondary education

Dec 19, 2012

Atlantic Magazine cites a 2011 study co-authored by Susan M. Dynarski on the widening gaps between low- and high-income students in college entry and graduation rates. The article examines why a college education, once understood to be the "great...

State & Hill

Fall edition of State & Hill examines global and human security, Bob Axelrod's research on cooperation, the irrepressible First Lady Betty Ford, more

Dec 19, 2012

In this issue of the Ford School's magazine, State & Hill, readers will learn about global and human security through the eyes of the Ford School: faculty studying the 1994 Rwandan genocide, small arms, terrorist networks, and survivors of the Khmer...

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Stevenson, Wolfers examine why many top colleges may have a skewed view of their potential students

Dec 18, 2012

In their Bloomberg View column, Ford School economists Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers examine the findings of a recent study showing that high achievers from low-income families rarely apply to top colleges. "The real crisis in American...

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