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New Policy Points video features Dean Susan Collins explaining importance of annual Federal Reserve meeting

Aug 22, 2013

Each year, policy leaders, academics, and financial industry experts from around the world gather in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, for the annual Federal Reserve Jackson Hole Symposium hosted by the Kansas City Fed. This year's theme is "Unconventional...

No good reason to link food stamp assistance and drug tests, say Pollack and Danziger

Aug 21, 2013

In the Washington Post Wonkblog, Harold Pollack and Sheldon Danziger argue that there is no evidence to support a policy requiring that food-stamp recipients be tested for drugs. Nevertheless, House Republicans are proposing just that, as well as...

Obesity still top concern, National Poll on Children's Health shows

Aug 19, 2013

Dr. Matt Davis was interviewed on WDIV Detroit, a local NBC affiliate, about the results of a C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health that asked adults to rank the top health concerns for children in 2013. The overall top...

Close to the heart

Aug 19, 2013

The statistics are sobering: nearly half of every 100 children born in Uttar Pradesh, the most populous state in India, will be underweight; six will die before their first birthday. More than 80 percent of all children report repeated physical...

Congratulations to Liam and Mike Householder

Aug 17, 2013

A photo of Senator Debbie Stabenow earns top prize in President Ford button contest....

September 19: Policy Talks @ the Ford School with Olympia Snowe

Aug 17, 2013

Join us for a Citi Foundation Lecture, "What's gone wrong in Washington, and why it doesn't have to be this way," with Senator Olympia Snowe at 4:00 p.m....

Want to see an end to sweatshops in Bangladesh? Shoppers will need to get involved says Marina v.N. Whitman

Aug 13, 2013

In the wake of the tragic factory fire that took the lives of 1,100 textile workers in Bangladesh, Marina v.N. Whitman, professor of business administration and public policy at the Ford School, writes about the steps that have been taken by...

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Local leaders split over Gov. Snyder's job performance, state's direction

Aug 12, 2013

Just over half, or 51 percent, of Michigan's local government leaders say Republican Gov. Rick Snyder is doing a good or excellent job, while 45 percent say his performance is just fair or poor, according to a University of Michigan...

Welcome to the Ford School!

Aug 10, 2013

The Ford School is pleased to welcome its newest PhD, master's, and BA students.Welcome Week and Orientation (August 26–August 30) marks the official start of the academic year at the Ford School and gives new PhD, master's, and BA students the...

Thinking and doing

Aug 10, 2013

Zenia Lewis (MPP '09) is just back from a whirlwind trip to Uganda and Ethiopia, but she doesn't sound the least bit jetlagged. In fact, her manner is lively and engaged—two attributes that must serve her well as a research analyst on the Africa...

In the midst of ongoing election disputes, John Ciorciari offers strategic suggestions for Cambodia's rulers, opposition

Aug 9, 2013

John Ciorciari, assistant professor of public policy and senior legal advisor to the Documentation Center of Cambodia, is one of a handful of experts tapped to discuss Cambodia's post-election impasse in the Voice of America article, "International...

Wolfers on the unintended consequences of the ongoing sequester

Aug 2, 2013

A recent New York Times article, "U.S. Cuts Take Increasing Toll on Job Growth," explores the sequester's dampening effect on the economy through emergency furloughs, hiring freezes, bid delays, contract cancellations, and more.While the sequester...

Sheldon Danziger quoted on Detroit's skilled worker problem

Aug 2, 2013

Even when jobs return to Detroit, the city may lack enough skilled workers to fill available positions. A Reuters article quoted Sheldon Danziger on Detroit's skilled worker problem. "In the old days you could graduate on Friday, get hired at the...

In the Media

GOP Lawmakers Hit by Weather Tragedies Stay Mum on Climate Change

Aug 1, 2013 Inside Climate News

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Political leaders touched by trauma more willing to resort to violence

Aug 1, 2013

Allan Stam, director of the Ford School's International Policy Center, is the focus of this week's University Record faculty spotlight. The article, "Political science professor breaks barriers as a contrarian," centers on Stam's ability to...

Ford School alum wins coveted science teaching fellowship

Aug 1, 2013

Nicole Fernandes (MPP/MS '08), has been awarded a five-year Science Teaching Fellowship by the Knowles Science Teaching Foundation.Established in 1999 to improve math and science education in the United States, the Knowles Science Teaching...

Climate change continues to polarize congressional politics, says Barry Rabe

Aug 1, 2013

The United States has experienced a staggering number of weather extremes in recent years—368 national disaster declarations since 2011. And polls indicate that the majority of Americans believe global warming is real. Despite this, Congress remains...

Arms Trade Treaty an important milestone, says Susan Waltz

Aug 1, 2013

The Arms Trade Treaty, which would staunch the worldwide flow of military-grade weapons, passed easily at the UN General Assembly in April, by a vote of 154-3 with 23 abstentions. Opened for ratification on June 3, the treaty will go into effect...

No matter what: working for criminal justice reform in New Orleans

Jul 31, 2013

Lelia Gowland (MPP '11) has New Orleans' back. Born and raised in the city, she left her hometown to attend college and always planned to return. Little surprise that she has spent the last few years doing social justice advocacy for youth in the...

In the Media

'Sky didn't fall' after British Columbia lowered income tax, dropped fuel use with carbon tax

Jul 30, 2013 E&E News

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Michelle Jones joins the Ford School as Diplomat in Residence

Jul 30, 2013

The Ford School is pleased to welcome new Diplomat in Residence (DIR), Michelle Jones, for the 2013-14 academic year. Jones is a seasoned Foreign Service officer whose most recent post was in Kabul, Afghanistan, where she oversaw the Fulbright...

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Helen Levy helps set the record straight on Obamacare at Michigan Public Radio

Jul 30, 2013

Mired in politics before and since it was signed into law, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, is still largely misunderstood. The Ford School's Helen Levy and Thomas Buchmueller of the U-M's Ross School of Business spoke with Michigan...

Carbon tax shift working in Canada, Barry Rabe tells ClimateWire, but hasn't spread elsewhere

Jul 30, 2013

An upcoming issue of Canadian Public Policy includes a study by the environmental think tank Sustainable Prosperity that shows British Columbia's carbon tax shift, now five years old, has contributed to an overall decline in fossil fuel use and...

A Ford School tradition and a glimpse at the future of public policy: PPIA 2013 Summer Institute

Jul 30, 2013

When she was a University of Texas junior, Cortney Sanders, as a member and chair of the Black Student Alliance and in conjunction with the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, filed an amicus brief in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin—a...

Ban smoking when kids are in the car, survey says, but few states have laws that actually do

Jul 22, 2013

According to the C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health, although 87 percent of adults agree that adult drivers and passengers shouldn't smoke when kids are in the car, only seven states have laws that actually prohibit the...

Lelia Gowland discusses the Youth Promise Act on New Orleans television

Jul 22, 2013

Ford School alumna Lelia Gowland (MPP '11) discussed the newly introduced Youth Promise Act (YPA) on WGNO's "The 411," a local New Orleans news and information television program. Gowland, the communications and development director for the Juvenile...

Michigan Daily names Kevin Mersol-Barg (BA '14) a Student of the Year

Jul 22, 2013

The Michigan Daily has named Ford School BA senior Kevin Mersol-Barg (BA '14) a Student of the Year. Each year, the campus paper's managing editors cull eleven finalists from dozens of nominated students who have had a positive impact at the...

John Chamberlin quoted in USA Today on caucus payments

Jul 21, 2013

USA Today reports that none of the early voting states—Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina, or Nevada—have laws or ethics rules on whether legislators and other elected officials can receive payments from campaigns. That's a problem that prompts...

Jeff Barnes applauds U-M Board of Regents for new tuition policy

Jul 19, 2013

In a letter to the editor of the Michigan Daily, Ford School alumni board member Jeff Barnes (MPP '09) applauds the July 18 decision by the Board of Regents to extend in-state tuition access to honorably discharged veterans of the U.S. armed forces....

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Kevin Stange's research on the effects of tuition increases discussed in a number of media outlets

Jul 15, 2013

Kevin Stange's research on the impact higher tuition rates may have on student enrollment in high-cost disciplines is being discussed by a number of news outlets.In the paper, "Differential Pricing in Undergraduate Education: Effects on Degree...

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