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Melvyn Levitsky discusses local man’s Russian imprisonment on WXYZ

Jan 9, 2019

The intrigue of espionage has hit close to home, as Novi man Paul Whelan was detained in Russia under the accusation of being a spy. Detroit ABC-affiliate WXYZ called upon Melvyn Levitsky, professor of policy and practice at the Ford School, to...

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Bargaining chip or spy? Career ambassador says Paul Whelan case 'too sloppy' to be spycraft

Jan 8, 2019 wxyz

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Gerber assesses Detroiters' public opinion

Jan 7, 2019

As a research lead for U-M’s Detroit Metro Area Communities Study (DMACS), Elisabeth Gerber assesses Detroit residents’ views on crime, policing, transportation, local government and more. Thus far three waves of surveys have been used to publish...

Elisabeth Gerber to represent Washtenaw County on Regional Transit Authority teaser image

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Ford School joins fellow public affairs schools in Diversity Alliance

Jan 7, 2019

The Ford School partnered with five other public affairs schools across the U.S. to launch the Public Affairs Diversity Alliance. Through the Alliance, the schools commit to training, mentoring, and promoting diverse scholars and sustaining a...

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Lantz and Iovan detail Pay-For-Success financing model use for housing interventions

Jan 7, 2019

Ford School professor Paula Lantz and researcher Samantha Iovan were published in the December 2018 issue of Behavioral Science & Policy. The journal article “Using pay-for-success financing for supportive housing interventions: Promise &...

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DEI January Update

Jan 1, 2019

UPCOMING EVENTS Opening: Deported: An American Division Tuesday, January 15 | 4:00 - 6:00 PM | Weill Hall Great Hall A display of Rachel Woolf’s documentary photography capturing Lourdes Salazar Bautista and her family’s experience of...

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It’s HAILing coverage for Susan Dynarski and team

Dec 21, 2018

Last week, Susan Dynarski, Ford School professor, and her fellow researchers released a new research study titled “Closing the Gap: The Effect of a Targeted, Tuition-Free Promise on College Choices of High-Achieving, Low-Income Students.” Since...

Paula Lantz advocates for population health over medicalization in Milbank Quarterly

Dec 20, 2018

In an opinion column for The Milbank Quarterly, Paula Lantz, associate dean for academic affairs and professor at the Ford School, warns that medicalization of population health will leave some people behind, as it focuses more on individual...

CLOSUP Report: Civil discourse predominantly constructive in Michigan local governments

Dec 19, 2018

Ann Arbor—Michigan’s local governments report mostly positive civil discourse among their jurisdiction’s elected officials but less so among residents, according to a University of Michigan survey.Among local elected leaders, 71 percent report...

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Announcing newly elected Alumni Board members

Dec 14, 2018

Six Ford School alumni have been elected to the Alumni Board by their peers. The term starts January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2021. The newly-elected members are: Sam Geller (MPP '17) City of Detroit, Project Manager and Analytics...

In the Media

Advocates for Oregon's Carbon Pricing Plan Proceed Cautiously

Dec 12, 2018 Planetizen

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HAILed it: Tuition-free promise effectively recruits low-income students to U-M

Dec 12, 2018

ANN ARBOR—High-achieving, low-income students who received personalized commitment of financial aid are more than twice as likely to apply, be admitted to and enroll in a top-tier university, according to a new University of Michigan...

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Minimum wage delay—what is it good for? Wolfers adds perspective

Dec 10, 2018

In an attempt to forestall a citizen-led initiative to raise the state’s minimum wage, Michigan GOP legislators approved a gradual increase that would get the state to a $12-minimum in 2022. However, during this lame duck session, they instead...

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Why greens are turning away from a carbon tax

Dec 9, 2018 Politico

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DEI December Update

Dec 9, 2018

MARK YOUR CALENDARS MLK Jr. Symposium Memorial Keynote Lecture This year’s U-M MLK Jr. Symposium features two speakers, Tim Wise, author and scholar, and Julia Putnam, Detroit principal and writer. Monday, January 21 | 10:00 - 11:30 AM | Hill...

Is bipartisanship a pipe-dream? Ivacko talks with Salon and NY Times about midterms

Dec 7, 2018

Now that the election is over, political conjecture is turning to what the newly elected will do in office, how (and even if) it forecasts 2020, and in some cases what sitting governments are doing before power changes hands in January. To help make...

The Moral Divide: Parthasarathy investigates difference in U.S. and European patent systems

Dec 7, 2018

When it comes to the patent system, the U.S. and Europe are having very different conversations. As Professor Shobita Parthasarathy explains in her new book, Patent Politics, patents for biotechnology such as gene editing are approached from a...

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New U-M professorship to support social justice research, action

Dec 6, 2018

By Mandira Banerjee | Originally published by Michigan News, December 6, 2018 ANN ARBOR—A $2.5 million gift by the Kohn Charitable Trust to the University of Michigan will establish a new professorship of social justice and social policy at the...

PhD student shares view on COP24 in Nature

Dec 6, 2018

PhD student Michael Lerner was published in the December 5, 2018 issue of Nature. The commentary comes during this week’s 24th annual Conference of Parties (COP24) session at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Katowice, Poland. The...

New research unearths the discrepancies of higher ed costs

Dec 6, 2018

Not all degrees are of equal cost in the world of higher education. That is what Kevin Stange’s, assistant professor at the Ford School, new research paper reveals, as reported in Inside Higher Ed. “Why Teaching Engineering Costs More Than Teaching...

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Belief in global warming grows despite Trump

Nov 30, 2018 E&E News

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Ford School's Michael Barr addresses the likelihood of housing finance reform in the wake of midterm results

Nov 30, 2018

For the first time since 2010, Congressional Democrats will head House committees and decide the agenda for the chamber. Hannah Long’s article for American Banker entitled “Will Democrats’ midterm success spur progress on GSE reform?” explores the...

Professor Barry Rabe explains the importance of Oregon's carbon cap bill

Nov 30, 2018

With the Democratic victories in Oregon’s legislative and gubernatorial elections, one may assume that the state’s proposed carbon cap bill will quickly pass in both chambers of the state legislature and become law as soon as Governor Kate Brown,...

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Professor Susan Dynarski sees a bright future for Ford School's role in new UM-MSU educative partnership

Nov 30, 2018

Earlier this week, the University of Michigan and Michigan State University announced a new partnership in which Michigan’s two premiere public universities will work alongside the state’s Department of Education to figure out what is and is not...

Wolfers' take on Trump’s tariffs

Nov 28, 2018

While President Trump’s rhetoric about trade and the tariffs his administration has implemented aim to make America more protectionist, Ford School professor Justin Wolfers argues the recent and forthcoming actions still have a long way to go to...

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New collaboration supports education research between U-M, MSU and state of Michigan

Nov 28, 2018

The launch of a new research collaboration and a data center at the University of Michigan marks the start of a unique collaboration between U-M, Michigan State University, the Michigan Department of Education and the Center for Educational...

Photo of a posterboard of MERI partners in the foreground; with kickoff event attendees networking in the background

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New collaboration supports education research between U-M, MSU and state of Michigan

Nov 27, 2018 University of Michigan News

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Four ways to support what you love about the Ford School this #GivingBlueday

Nov 21, 2018

One day. All of us. On Tuesday, November 27, the Ford School will participate in the University of Michigan's fifth annual Giving Blueday, a university-wide day of giving. Giving Blueday is an opportunity for Fordies around the globe to come...

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Carbon cap could face ballot challenge

Nov 20, 2018 The Bulletin

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When interests clash, John Ciorciari says hybrid courts are “prone to crash”

Nov 19, 2018

When done well, international tribunals play an integral role in governmental cooperation and the promotion of human rights. But this is a tricky balance, and the costs—both in financial and human capital—are high. To explore the success of such...

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