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BA alum works to ensure prisoners' civil rights

Dec 18, 2012

For Gary Graca (BA '09), a degree in public policy was about seeing what happens out of public view. As a paralegal in the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Graca visits the inner workings of state-funded prisons and...

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Everyday innovation

Dec 18, 2012

Ford School alumni 'work smart' on international development at USAID "Just imagine the communities you came from if, within a six-week period of time, your schools had to double in capacity to take in refugees from a neighboring country,"...

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The heart of security

Dec 17, 2012

New IPC director Allan Stam is taking the research center in bold new directions. His latest project on the 1994 Rwandan genocide shows, for him, what's really at stake: how to improve the lives of citizens. Allan C. Stam, the new director of the...

Former dean and Acting U.S. Secretary of Commerce Rebecca M. Blank returns to the Ford School

Dec 14, 2012

The Ford School welcomed former dean and Acting U.S. Secretary of Commerce Rebecca M. Blank back to Weill Hall on Monday, December 3, where she held a community conversation with students, faculty, and staff. At the event, Dr. Blank delivered...

Rabe speaks with Bloomberg News about climate issues, divisions within Congress

Dec 13, 2012

For a story about efforts by former Republican Congressman Bob Inglis to combat global warming, Bloomberg News talked with Barry Rabe about political party divisions on climate policy."Party affiliation is the single most important way to expect...

Justin Wolfers speaks with Marketplace on gift-giving

Dec 12, 2012

American Public Media's Marketplace spoke with Justin Wolfers for the program's holiday edition of the Freakonomics podcast. In a playful segment about gift-giving, Marketplace asked Wolfers and other economists for advice on choosing that perfect...

Ford School Dean Collins appointed to Detroit Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

Dec 12, 2012

Susan M. Collins, dean of the Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan, was appointed Wednesday to the board of directors of the Detroit Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.Collins' appointment is effective Jan. 1, 2013....

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Rabe, Ruff speak with The Detroit News on right-to-work

Dec 8, 2012

The Detroit News interviewed Barry Rabe and Craig Ruff about the decision by Governor Rick Snyder to endorse right-to-work legislation in Michigan. The decision, Rabe said, could be a defining moment in Snyder's political career, potentially...

Stevenson speaks with Marketplace on November jobs numbers

Dec 7, 2012

Betsey Stevenson spoke with American Public Media's Marketplace about the significance of jobs figures in the Labor Department's November employment report. While it is expected that jobs figures worsened in November, Stevenson cautioned against...

Congratulations to John Chamberlin, Elena Delbanco as they retire

Dec 7, 2012

As the semester draws to a close, as John grades his last paper and Elena ties up her final student conference, we congratulate them once again, thanking them for all they've contributed to our Ford School community, and wishing them marvelous...

Battle Creek Enquirer interviews Joe Schwarz on right to work

Dec 6, 2012

The Battle Creek Enquirer interviewed Joe Schwarz about the possibility of new right-to-work legislation after a week of events indicating that the Michigan legislature could soon take up the issue. After the Michigan Chamber of Commerce voiced...

Informed Relief: Andrew Schroeder (MPP '07)

Dec 6, 2012

Part of what can make a hurricane deadly is the storm surge that follows: high winds that cause the sea level to rise significantly above the average high-tide line. Storm surges caused devastation in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina and, most...

"The Political Viability of Carbon Taxation," Barry Rabe's latest blog post

Dec 5, 2012

The Political Viability of Carbon Taxationby Barry RabeEconomists of nearly all methodological and ideological stripes concur that the best way to attempt to stave off the worst impacts of climate change is through some form of taxation on the...

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Barry Rabe: Majority of Americans want feds to address climate change

Dec 5, 2012

Just over half of Americans believe the federal government should address climate change, according to a University of Michigan survey.While 51 percent of those polled said the federal government should take a great deal of responsibility for...

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Community is an intervention: NPC panel on recession and recovery emphasizes collaboration across sectors

Dec 4, 2012

On November 19 at the U-M Detroit Center, the National Poverty Center (NPC) in conjunction with the C.S. Mott Foundation, hosted the panel discussion, "Michigan's Recession and Recovery: Opportunities for the Research, Non-profit, and Civic...

Online ordering now available for Ford School apparel

Nov 30, 2012

Ordering extended through midnight on December 9!Like to surf the web? Online ordering for a select number of Ford School Spirit Store items is now available via Michigan-based Underground Printing. Orders can be placed online through December 9 and...

Justin Wolfers discusses Intrade with NPR's All Things Considered

Nov 29, 2012

Justin Wolfers spoke with National Public Radio's All Things Considered about Intrade, a website that invites users to place bets on the likelihood of various events, from current affairs to pop culture. Intrade recently announced it could no longer...

Shobita Parthasarathy proposal receives MCubed seed grant

Nov 29, 2012

A proposal by Shobita Parthasarathy was selected as one of fifty projects to receive a $60,000 seed grant under the MCubed program for funding research. MCubed is a new program created to empower interdisciplinary teams of U-M faculty to undertake...

Remarks by Twitter CEO Dick Costolo ripple through blogosphere

Nov 29, 2012

During his November 16 Policy Talks @ the Ford School lecture Dick Costolo (BS '85), Twitter's CEO, made waves by announcing that by year's end Twitter users would be able to download a complete archive of their Tweets.The online news organization...

Justin Wolfers speaks with MSNBC on tax reform, fiscal cliff

Nov 27, 2012

With automatic federal deficit reduction measures set to take effect in January, Justin Wolfers appeared on MSNBC's "NOW with Alex Wagner" to discuss the role of tax reform in reducing the U.S. deficit. Wolfers discussed various perspectives on the...

Melvyn Levitsky appears in Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Advisor, answering the question: Where is the Drug Policy Debate Headed Next?

Nov 27, 2012

Where is the Drug Policy Debate Headed Next?Question from Latin American AdvisorColorado and Washington state passed measures legalizing recreational marijuana in the United States' Nov. 6 election. Luis Videgaray, the head of President-elect...

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Marina Whitman spoke with Crain's Detroit Business on future of business, post-election

Nov 26, 2012

Marina Whitman spoke on a panel of nonprofit and private sector executives, organized by Crain's Detroit Business and Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP, which focused on issues facing businesses in the wake of the recent presidential...

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Brian Jacob speaks with Detroit Free Press about cheating among students

Nov 25, 2012

The Detroit Free Press interviewed Brian Jacob about student cheating following the release of a new survey by the Josephson Institute of Ethics. The survey indicates that the percentage of high school students who say they have cheated in school...

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Detroit Free Press cites CLOSUP report, distrust of state as factor in tax reform

Nov 19, 2012

The Detroit Free Press cited a new Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS) published by the Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP) in an article on the possible elimination of Michigan's personal property tax. The report found that 74%...

Southern California Public Radio interviews John Ciorciari on Obama's Asia visit

Nov 19, 2012

Southern California Public Radio interviewed John Ciorciari about the political context and motivations behind President Obama's five-day trip to Asia. The visit is part of a U.S. pivot to Asia that began when Obama first took office, Ciorciari...

It's even worse than it looks: a conversation with Tom Mann and Norm Ornstein

Nov 19, 2012

Join us for this Policy Talks @ the Ford School lecture on Tuesday, November 27 at 4...

Most local leaders say personal property tax is complex, but important to their budgets

Nov 19, 2012

A majority of Michigan's local government leaders believe revenue from the personal property tax is important to their budgets, according to a University of Michigan survey.The Michigan Personal Property Tax is assessed on businesses for their...

Helen Levy interviewed by Michigan Radio on basics of health insurance exchanges

Nov 15, 2012

Michigan Radio interviewed Helen Levy about the basic structure of the new state health insurance exchanges established under the Affordable Care Act. "A health insurance exchange is a marketplace designed to bring together people who want to buy...

"Economics of Carbon Taxes," Barry Rabe's latest blog post

Nov 14, 2012

Economics of Carbon TaxesBy Barry RabeThe idea of enacting a carbon tax to address climate change and fiscal woes may be as plausible as relying on new leadership to steer the Chicago Cubs to their first world championship in over a century.But now...

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"Martian's Daughter" at Hungarian embassy in DC

Nov 14, 2012

Marina Whitman spoke with Bloomberg News at a book signing in Washington, DC hosted by long-time friends John and Debbie Dingell, Alan Greenspan, and Andrea Mitchell."It's hard for an academic to sound like a human being," Whitman said of writing...

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