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U-Michigan joins national effort to expand college access

Dec 4, 2014 Umich News

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Ford School faculty member, alum join White House College Opportunity Day of Action

Dec 4, 2014

Professor Susan Dynarski and alum Brandy Johnson (MPP ‘09) traveled to Washington, DC for the Obama Administration’s College Opportunity Day of Action on December 4, 2014. They joined President Barack Obama, the First Lady, and Vice President Biden,...

Levy in U.S. News on health care digital divide for older Americans

Dec 3, 2014

Helen Levy discusses the “digital divide when it comes to health care” for older Americans in Robert Preidt’s “Too Few Seniors Check Their Medical Records Online,” a Health Day News story that was published by U.S. News & World Report on November...

In memoriam, Jeffrey Ritter (BA '75, MPP '77)

Dec 3, 2014

We are deeply saddened to report that Jeffrey Ritter (MPP ’77), town administrator of Sterling, Massachusetts, passed away on October 27 due to unexpected complications from dental surgery.“Jeff was a native of Detroit, Mich., where his father...

Rabe in HuffPo on likely impact of Republican jobs bills

Dec 2, 2014

Barry Rabe was one of five policy and economic experts tapped by the Huffington Post to examine the merits of the 40-plus jobs bills Republicans have tried to pass in recent years. While the majority of the bills have stalled in the...

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2015 Charity Auction to benefit Girls on the Run of Southeastern Michigan

Dec 2, 2014

When Maab Ibrahim (MPP/MBA ’16) made the surprise announcement that Girls on the Run of Southeastern Michigan had been selected as the beneficiary of the annual Ford School Charity Auction, it couldn’t have come at a better time. Danielle...

In the Media

Jobs Bills That Don’t Create Jobs: What Republican Control Could Mean

Nov 30, 2014 The Huffington Post

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Four ways to magnify your impact on Giving Blueday

Nov 27, 2014

On Tuesday, December 2, the Ford School will participate in the University of Michigan’s first-ever day of giving. Thanks to some generous matching gifts, from midnight through 11:59 p.m. (EST) donors can magnify the impact of their gifts to the...

Das, Derbes, Duverce, Higgins, and Singh win first Ford School Case Competition

Nov 26, 2014

The inaugural Ford School Case Competition has come to an end (see pictures here), with a group of first-year MPP students taking this year’s title.Kamolika Das, Catherine Derbes, Brenda Duverce, Maureen Higgins, and Khush Singh emerged from...

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Detroit News covers CLOSUP privatization survey

Nov 24, 2014

Results from a recent survey released by the Ford School’s Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP) served as the basis for a Detroit News editorial advocating that municipalities continue to turn to privatization and intergovernmental...

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Ruth Browne (MPP/MPH '83) to teach health disparities seminar this winter

Nov 21, 2014

This winter, Ruth Browne (MPP/MPH ’83), will return to the Ford School as the 2015 Harry A. and Margaret D. Towsley Foundation Policymaker in Residence.Browne is currently the CEO of the Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health, a leader in providing...

In the Media

President Obama Presents the National Medals of Science & National Medals of Technology and Innovation

Nov 20, 2014 Obama White House

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News

In the news, Robert Axelrod wins National Medal of Science

Nov 20, 2014

“Why do we choose to cooperate and how can we promote greater cooperation in world affairs? These are the questions that Robert Axelrod has pursued for more than 40 years.” So begins Eric M. Johnson’s deep Q&A with National Medal of Science...

Carl Simon's collaboration modeling crime, recidivism highlighted in LSA magazine

Nov 18, 2014

Run the Numbers by Elizabeth Wason Excerpted from "The Next Big Thing," in the fall 2014 edition of LSA Magazine In some communities, even if you're not in prison, prison is all around you. "In Saginaw, your options are limited," says David...

Ford Presidential Fellowship Fund takes center stage in November Michigan Alumnus

Nov 18, 2014

The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Fellowship, an endowed fund honoring the legacy of University of Michigan alumnus and United States President Gerald R. Ford (BA ’35), is featured on the inside cover of the November edition of Michigan Alumnus, a...

Michigan Daily highlights the Ford School’s inaugural case competition

Nov 18, 2014

The Ford School’s inaugural Case Competition Showcase, to be held on November 21, will be the culmination of a 10-day consulting project. Teams consisting of three to five public policy students were required to register for the competition by...

John Hieftje, longest-serving mayor in Ann Arbor history, teaches Local Government, Opportunity for Activism

Nov 14, 2014

Mayor John Hieftje, a lecturer at the Ford School, chose to not seek reelection after serving 14 years in office. Sunday, November 9 was his last day as mayor, with newly-elected mayor Christopher Taylor assuming the position at midnight November...

How states should tax new fossil fuel boom

Nov 14, 2014

In “How Should States Tax New Fossil Fuel Boom,” Barry Rabe speaks with Michigan Radio’s Stateside with Cynthia Canty to discuss the taxation of fossil fuels, which has become a frontline political issue in many states due to the growth of fracking....

Barry Rabe on U.S./China climate deal

Nov 13, 2014

In the November 13 U.S. News & World Report story, “Obama’s latest climate goal with China, what it will take” Barry Rabe discusses President Barack Obama’s recent pledge to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by nearly 30 percent from 2005 levels by...

Dynarski speaks with Marketplace about student loan debt increase

Nov 13, 2014

Susan Dynarski spoke with Marketplace Morning Report for a November 13 story discussing new statistics on student loan debt released by The Institute for College Access & Success (TICAS). The cost of getting a bachelor’s degree remains on the...

In the Media

Obama's Latest Climate Goal: What It Will Take to Rein in Emissions

Nov 12, 2014 US News

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In the Media

Stateside for Wednesday, Nov. 12

Nov 12, 2014 Michigan Public Radio

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How foundation-funded 'advocacy research' makes its way into policy proposals

Nov 12, 2014

“Despite the centrality of high-profile funders in the production of advocacy research, scholars have not closely examined their influence,” write Megan Tompkins-Stange and Sarah Reckhow (MSU) in the proposal for their research project, “Financing...

Q&A with Ann Lin on immigration reform executive action

Nov 11, 2014

A Q&A between Greta Guest, Michigan News, and Ann Lin, associate professor at the University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy. Lin has studied recent federal efforts to reform immigration policies and shares her thoughts on why meaningful...

U.S. help with hunt for corrupt Chinese officials unlikely says Ciorciari

Nov 11, 2014

John Ciorciari was cited in an Associated Press article on China’s want for foreign help in its hunt for corrupt officials. China’s long history of political corruption “has eroded the public’s trust so much that the Communist Party considers it a...

Election Day went well for local candidates with Ford School ties

Nov 7, 2014

Election Day went well for local candidates with Ford School ties.One even made history.Stephanie Chang (MPP/MSW ’14) became the first Asian American woman elected to Michigan’s legislature. The second generation Taiwanese American will represent...

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As Detroit bankruptcy wins federal judge approval, a summary of Ford School engagement

Nov 7, 2014

As the Detroit bankruptcy agreement wins federal judge approval, we’re sharing a quick roundup of stories highlighting the Ford School’s engagement. In July of 2013, just after the bankruptcy filing was announced, BBC Radio interviewed Tom...

Wolfers on country music and the Fed’s dual mandate

Nov 7, 2014

“The struggle to balance the demands of keeping unemployment low versus keeping a lid on inflation is just the sort of dilemma crying out for the full country-music treatment,” states Justin Wolfers in Simone Pathe’s recent article, “From Alan...

In the Media

Can China hide behind the U.S. on climate change?

Nov 6, 2014 The Asia Dialogue

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Multimedia scrapbook of Centennial Reunion weekend

Nov 4, 2014

What an amazing, inspirational Centennial Reunion weekend!Along with some 300 faculty, students, and staff, nearly 150 Ford School graduates from the late 1940s through 2014 joined us on campus—many flying in from around the country—to celebrate the...

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