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Mark your calendars: Worldwide Ford School Spirit Day is July 12

Jun 26, 2012

Don't miss out on the second annual Worldwide Ford School Spirit Day, coming this July to a city near you. In the spirit of this summer's Olympic Games, we encourage you to gather together and celebrate your Ford School pride, blue and gold...

Ann Lin discusses SCOTUS immigration ruling for "Policy Points"

Jun 26, 2012

Ann C. Lin discussed the significance of the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling Monday on Arizona's immigration law for a Ford School video series, "Policy Points."The Court upheld part of the law known as the "Papers, Please" provision, but overturned...

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Dynarski: "There's never been a worse time not to be a college graduate"

Jun 26, 2012

The median income of college graduates has not increased significantly in many years, but it still pays to go to college in spite of rising costs, Susan M. Dynarski told the Lansing State Journal for its article on college finances."The thing is...

Courant surprised by ouster of UVa president Sullivan, his successor as U-M provost

Jun 25, 2012

The abrupt dismissal of University of Virginia president Teresa Sullivan has spurred students and faculty to rally for her reinstatement.Faculty on the campus of Sullivan's previous post, the University of Michigan, also are voicing their support....

U-M Regents formally approve James S. House as 2013 Henry Russel Lecturer

Jun 22, 2012

James S. House, a world-renowned scholar who has been a leader in recognizing and demonstrating that health and illness are influenced by psychosocial processes, has been selected as the Henry Russel Lecturer for 2013 — one of the university's...

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CLOSUP poll on frequency of data-driven decision-making appears in Michigan news

Jun 22, 2012

The results of a Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP) poll of local government leaders on the incidence of data-driven decision-making within their administrations appeared in several Michigan news sources, including CBS Detroit and...

Yu Xie quoted in Christian Science Monitor article about growth in Asian-American immigration

Jun 22, 2012

Yu Xie commented on the American economy's shift away from manufacturing and the impact of that shift on immigrant demographics in a Christian Science Monitor article, "How Asians displaced Hispanics as biggest group of new U.S....

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Thomas Ivacko quoted in Crain's Detroit Business article on small businesses

Jun 20, 2012

Thomas Ivacko discussed economic gardening in Michigan in Crain's Detroit Business: "How government and business scrambled to save a U.P. paper company." The article focused on Manistique Papers, a paper company in Manistique, Michigan. The...

CLOSUP survey: More local governments in Michigan using data to make decisions amid fiscal crisis

Jun 20, 2012

Just over two-thirds of Michigan's local governments say they use "data-driven decision making" as they try to cut costs and boost efficiency amid tough economic times, a new University of Michigan survey reports.Local governments collect and...

Matthew Davis quoted in Live Science about top concerns in child health

Jun 18, 2012

Matthew Davis was quoted in a Live Science story about what American voters consider the highest priority in child health in the 2012 election. The article focused on the findings of a C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health...

John R. Chamberlin quoted in AZCentral Article on costs of feuds in Maricopa County

Jun 18, 2012

John R. Chamberlin commented on a string of highly political investigations and lawsuits in Maricopa County, Arizona, for an article on AZCentral, observing that the investigations would damage voters' confidence in their elected officials. So far...

Michigan to recognize Gerald R. Ford as Michigan Football Legend

Jun 15, 2012

Former United States President and Ford School namesake Gerald R. Ford will be recognized, alongside Ron Kramer and Bennie Oosterbaan, as a "Michigan Football Legend" during the 2012 football season. Ford played center and linebacker while at...

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Greetings from the Dean

Jun 14, 2012

Dear Alumni and Friends:At the end of May, I travelled with the eighth annual University of Michigan delegation to China and South Korea to meet with alumni, newly admitted students, and journalists. During the eight-day whirlwind visit, I spoke...

June edition of 'the Ford School feed' - Alumni-led Worldwide Spirit Day on 7/12, refreshed Ford School website, the "hype" on college debt, more

Jun 14, 2012

The latest edition of the Ford School feed, an email news source for alumni and friends of the school, arrived in inboxes today. In this issue readers will learn how to RSVP for the 2nd annual alumni-led Worldwide Ford School Spirit Day on July...

CNNMoney publishes Susan M. Dynarski op-ed about college loan debt

Jun 14, 2012

An op-ed co-authored by Susan M. Dynarski and University of Virginia economics professor Sarah Turner was published by CNNMoney. "Ignore the debt hype. College is a great investment," attacks the idea that avoiding student loan debt by skipping...

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Phil Potter awarded grant by DoD's Minerva Research Initiative

Jun 13, 2012

The Minerva Research Initiative, a Department of Defense-sponsored, university-based social science research initiative, has awarded funding for a research project led by Ford School assistant professor Philip B. K. Potter.Potter's project is titled...

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Sarah Pendergast (BA '10) to attend United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development

Jun 13, 2012

Sarah Pendergast (BA '10) has been selected as one of 25 youth delegates to participate in the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, a conference to be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from June 20-22. The conference will...

Robert M. Stern co-edits Oxford Handbook on the World Trade Organization for Oxford University Press

Jun 13, 2012

Robert M. Stern was one of a team of three editors of the recently published Oxford Handbook on the World Trade Organization. According to the publisher, the book that aims to provide "an authoritative and cutting-edge account of the World Trade...

Ford School launches visually refreshed website—the first phase of a two-part comprehensive site redesign

Jun 12, 2012

Welcome to the Ford School's newly refreshed website. This cosmetic overhaul is just the first step in a project that will result in the complete redesign of the Ford School's web presence.The Ford School website is the school's most widely read...

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David Harding to receive ASA's Outstanding Book Award

Jun 8, 2012

The American Sociological Association's (ASA) Section on Inequality, Poverty, and Mobility has named David Harding the recipient of its 2012 Outstanding Book Award. Harding will be presented the award at the 2012 ASA annual meeting, which will be...

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Service and teamwork mark 2012 Ford School Staff retreat

Jun 7, 2012

The 2012 Ford School Staff Retreat is one for the history books, but most of the participants still felt it the next day. The June 5 retreat entailed a day of community service and teambuilding in Detroit, with 35 staff members in two groups...

Horwitz, Levy: Argument against the Affordable Care Act based on shaky premise

Jun 5, 2012

Jonathan Cohn, a senior editor at The New Republic, featured a blog post by Jill R. Horwitz and Helen Levy in his column, "Will Bogus Policy Arguments Swing the Supreme Court?"Cohn challenges the veracity of an amicus brief filed by a conservative...

Brick by brick: building momentum in New Orleans

Jun 1, 2012

New Orleans knows about starting over. When the storm surge from Hurricane Katrina breached the city's levees and floodwalls, the subsequent floods killed more than 1,500 people in New Orleans and throughout Louisiana. This one-two punch of...

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Research project led by Dean Yang receives USAID grant

Jun 1, 2012

Development Innovation Ventures, a competitive grant program by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), has awarded a grant to a group of researchers led by Dean Yang. Yang's project, "Honing help back home: Maximizing the...

NSAPOCC: Americans are skeptical of geoengineering solutions to climate change

May 31, 2012

The latest version of the National Survey of American Public Opinion on Climate Change (NSAPOCC), co-authored by Barry Rabe, has been published in the May 2012 edition of "Issues in Governance Studies" by The Brookings Institution.The latest...

CNBC Asia interviewed Susan M. Collins during a trip to Hong Kong

May 31, 2012

Susan M. Collins, dean of the Ford School of Public Policy, discusses the European financial crisis and the Chinese economy on Tuesday, May 29 as a guest on CNBC's popular financial news show "Squawk Box" in Hong Kong. Collins was in Hong Kong as...

Danziger: U.S. is exceptional in its tolerance of poverty

May 30, 2012

A new report by UNICEF found the United States had the second-highest rate of relative child poverty among 35 of the world's richest countries. Relative child poverty, which critics say may not necessarily reflect real hardship, refers to children...

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Atran book includes interviews with jihadist leaders

May 28, 2012

Scott Atran has interviewed dozens of terrorist leaders and operatives, and he has collected his insights from those conversations in his book, "Talking to the Enemy: Faith, Brotherhood, and the (Un)Making of Terrorists." He discussed those insights...

Parthasarathy: Geoengineering patents could follow the U.S. atomic energy model

May 23, 2012

Shobita Parthasarathy told Nature magazine that the geoengineering field "urgently needs" to define intellectual property rights for technologies that could have far-reaching consequences for the planet.The issue of whether such patents should...

NPC study: Even among low-income families with children, the gap is widening

May 22, 2012

"Off the Charts," a blog written by policy analysts and researchers at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, featured two recent studies by the Ford School-based National Poverty Center. The blog entry, "After Welfare Reform, the Poorest...

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