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Ford School Alumni step up to the giving challenge in difficult times

Nov 30, 2020

The Ford School launched the Alumni Giving Challenge in summer 2019, with members of the Ford School Committee offering $50,000 in challenge funds. Despite an especially trying year, alumni stepped up to the challenge with incredible support for the...

Dean Barr and Ford School alums speak in person prior to COVID-19

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Deardorff comments on trans-Pacific trade

Nov 27, 2020 Detroit News

Biden may want to join the TPP agreement, said Deardorff. But "he probably knows from the experience of it being negotiated, it's not going be an easy thing to do." Read the full article in the Detroit...

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Role of states in meeting U.S. climate goals remains front and center, says Rabe

Nov 26, 2020 E&E News

"We've seen this back-and-forth on state action linked to the likelihood of serious congressional action on the issue," said Rabe. "I think the question of states remains front and center. The question then becomes their ability to deliver on...

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Danziger joins 127 economists calling for continued COVID-19 stimulus

Nov 25, 2020 WBCK

In an open letter, Danziger joined 127 other economists calling for additional COVID-19 stimulus, stating, "While the economy continues on the path to recovery, it’s critical that we quickly implement a robust stimulus to help promote a sustained...

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Stevenson highlights disproportionate impact of the pandemic and recession on women, mothers

Nov 24, 2020

Ford School professor Betsey Stevenson's analysis on the disproportionate toll the COVID-19 recession has had on women and mothers in the U.S. has been widely cited. As the debate continues about the potential for another economic stimulus package,...

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Ciorciari supports U-M Law alum charged in Cambodia crackdown

Nov 24, 2020

University of Michigan Law School alum Theary Seng cut her hair live on Radio Free Asia this past Thursday. It was not for fashion but convenience: should she go to jail the next week, she wanted to be prepared to deal with lice. Seng is a...

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Rabe: G.M. dropping support for Trump climate rollbacks a huge pivot, big step

Nov 23, 2020 The New York Times

“This is about as bold as it gets,” said Rabe. “This huge pivot, so closely following an election result, particularly from a firm like General Motors, is a big, big deal. This is the first big industrial step toward the next president. Are other...

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Majority of Detroiters say they’re unlikely to get COVID-19 vaccine, U-M survey says

Nov 23, 2020

Sixty-one percent of Detroiters say they are somewhat unlikely or very unlikely to get a government-approved COVID-19 vaccine when it becomes available, according to the latest survey from the University of Michigan’s Detroit Metro Area...

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Harris joins Ford School colleagues on Biden-Harris transition

Nov 20, 2020

Ford School professor of practice and Towsley Foundation Policymaker in Residence Adrienne Harris has been named to a Biden-Harris transition Agency Review Team, focusing on the Federal Reserve, Banking and Securities Regulators group includes the...

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Hampshire receives PIT-UN challenge grant to create knowledge network, expand student opportunities

Nov 20, 2020

The field of Public Interest Technology is growing — putting technology to the use of social justice, the common good, and the public interest. Ford School professor Robert Hampshire has just received his second grant from the Public Interest...

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Ford School professors discuss 2020 election results, next administration's priorities

Nov 19, 2020 Michigan Daily

Wolfers said, “The hard work begins now. So, the dramatic recovery we’ve seen, it’s over. And now it’s going to be a long slow grind and the question is how long and how slow? And what role does policy have to play in that?” Read the full...

Weill Hall entrance with "Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy" etched into the glass

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Wolfers: Postpone Thanksgiving to save lives

Nov 19, 2020 New York Times

"Let’s postpone Thanksgiving until May 27. By then Americans should have a lot more to be thankful for, including the likely availability of at least two highly effective vaccines, perhaps the freedom to get together with friends and possibly the...

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Rabe: Biden signals climate is a priority in calls with foreign leaders

Nov 19, 2020 Environment & Energy News

"There are lots of things for a president to talk to a world leader about in that initial call. And I think what is said could be indicative of what's on the top of a president's list," Rabe said. "The very fact that he would raise [climate] in call...

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Stevenson on why companies support BLM: morals, profits, and the lightbulb effect

Nov 18, 2020 Complex

“We often think that businesses are different from people, but businesses are run by people. So as an economist, I think about how businesses make good decisions in terms of being profit, and maximizing,” Stevenson says. “Everybody has a moral...

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Water concerns resonate with Michigan voters, but federal support unlikely, says Ivacko

Nov 18, 2020 Bridge Michigan

“It’s such an immediate threat,” Ivacko said. “Everybody can easily imagine that they’ll wake up the next day and find out that their water is poisoned.... [but] we should not be looking to Washington to solve our problems in Michigan anytime...

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Pandemic recession's special burden on women could drive inequality for decades to come, says Stevenson

Nov 18, 2020 New York Times

“We are creating inequality 20 years down the line that is even greater than we have today,” said Stevenson. “This is how inequality begets inequality.” Read the full New York Times article...

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Rabe: Substantive environmental changes will take years to implement

Nov 17, 2020 Grist

“You read descriptions of the process and it sounds like flipping a switch [between presidential administrations],” said Rabe. “But the quick things tend to be somewhat superficial. The deeper and more significant the action, the more likely you are...

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Questioning election validity makes the U.S. vulnerable, says Ali

Nov 17, 2020 CNN

"It's one thing to try to prevent foreign adversaries from engaging in disinformation and misinformation campaigns to influence the elections," Ali said. "When you have the President and his advisers pushing those messages literally from inside the...

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Ali joins former national security officials in call for recognition of Biden win

Nov 13, 2020

Any delay in giving the incoming Biden administration access to the President’s Daily Brief and other national security information and resources compromises the nation’s safety, according to a letter written to Emily Murphy, the Administrator of...

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Lantz named to National Academy of Social Insurance COVID-19 Task Force

Nov 13, 2020

The National Academy of Social Insurance has named Ford School associate dean for academic affairs Paula Lantz to its COVID-19 Interdisciplinary Task Force Epidemiology Working Group. The task force will examine the potential impacts of the...

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Public Interest Technology gets a boost with challenge grant for the Ford School and computer science

Nov 13, 2020

The Science, Technology, and Public Policy (STPP) program has received a challenge grant from the Public Interest Technology University Network (PIT-UN), which will contribute to its “Rethinking Computer Science Education: Bringing Public Interest...

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Schwarz: The Republican Party due for a correction

Nov 12, 2020 Michigan Radio

“The Republican Party, in many ways, if you’re truly party faithful, has become cultish, and the demand is for allegiance and loyalty to the party ahead of allegiance and loyalty to the country. I don’t buy that. Nobody should, and that’s got to...

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Barr, Stevenson, Harris and McQuade to assist Biden-Harris transition

Nov 12, 2020

President-elect Joe Biden has tapped three University of Michigan faculty members to help review the operations of federal agencies as part of his transition team. Michael Barr, dean of the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, and Betsey...

Michael Barr, Betsey Stevenson, Adrienne Harris teaser image

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Parthasarathy addresses relationship between politics and science in Nature podcast series

Nov 12, 2020

A three-part podcast series by Nature explores the intimate relationship between politics and science. The series, ‘Stick to the science’: when science gets political aims to look at why a journal of science needs to address politics. Shobita...

Professor Shobita Parthasarathy leads a discussion in the Betty Ford Classroom

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The presidential transition and the first hundred days of the Biden administration - Experts advisory

Nov 11, 2020

Contact: Daniel Rivkin, [email protected], +1-917-817-6323 ANN ARBOR — Experts at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan are available to discuss the 2020 vote, the presidential transition process, and the policy...

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Ali: Acting defense secretary Miller is not a political operative

Nov 9, 2020 Washington Post

Javed Ali, who preceded Miller as senior director for counterterrorism at the National Security Council, said that Miller is “not a political operative.” “He’s got years of experience in the military and then the national security policy arena...

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Rabe: Fragile coalition of support exists for climate action

Nov 9, 2020 Vox

“I think Biden can assume that he would have some industry support to work with. This would require really careful political work to hold that supportive coalition together,” Rabe said. Read the full Vox article about Joe Biden's plans to fight...

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Another stimulus will be needed, says Shaefer

Nov 9, 2020 Market Watch

The initial stimulus plan was “the best thing we’ve ever done for low-income families during an economic crisis and it’s not even close,” said Shaefer. “It’s quite clear we’re going to need another economic stimulus to help families at this time” to...

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2020 election challenges extremely unlikely to change result in Michigan, says Hanson

Nov 9, 2020 WXYZ Detroit

"When all is said and done, to change about 150,000 votes [in Michigan] is a really big task and it's extremely unlikely that that will happen," said Jonathan Hanson. Read the full WXYZ article about next steps in the 2020 election...

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PPIA innovates as it heads to its 40th year

Nov 9, 2020

The Public Policy and International Affairs (PPIA) Junior Summer Institute (JSI) is entering its 40th year after a summer of adjustment and innovation. The intensive seven-week summer program focuses on preparing diverse undergraduate students for...

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