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America Unequal

Jan 5, 2012

The Last Word Distinguished University Professor Sheldon H. Danziger is one of the nation's foremost experts on poverty and inequality. He has led the National Poverty Center (NPC) since 2002. S&H: Tell us about the NPC's Michigan Recession...

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Waiting for Superman, the sequel

Jan 5, 2012

Whether we believe in charter schools or harbor our reservations, the fact remains that they're a vital part of our nation's education landscape. Today, some 5,000 charters across America enroll 1.6 million children, and those numbers are increasing...

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MPP student Pallavi Shukla builds a school in Lakhimpur, Uttar Pradesh

Jan 5, 2012

Durga, the Hindu goddess of power, is often depicted mounted on a tiger, her eight arms loaded for bear with a trident, a sword, a thunderbolt, a spear.... Some say this powerful goddess was born of the gods' fury over an illiterate demon who was...

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PPIA: 30 Years of Preparing Leaders

Jan 5, 2012

Bright, energetic, and compassionate, Tosha Downey—one of more than 4,000 graduates of the national Public Policy and International Affairs program—is deeply engaged in Chicago's south side renaissance, and in dramatically improving educational...

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From the Great Hall to the Great Wall

Jan 5, 2012

New course takes students and faculty to China to study contemporary policy Ford School Assistant Professor Philip Potter developed a new course last spring that introduced MPP students to contemporary Chinese public policy in a rather...

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To the city and the world

Jan 5, 2012

Los Angeles-based David Bohnett is the founder and managing member of the early stage technology fund, Baroda Ventures. In 1994, he founded GeoCities.com, one of the original Internet success stories. He is chairman of the board of the Los Angeles...

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Public Service In The City

Jan 5, 2012

Bohnett Fellows learn to devise policy inside Detroit mayor's office Elizabeth Palazzola and Julie Schneider knew Detroit pretty well even before last summer. Then they learned a whole new side of it—the inside—as members of Mayor Dave Bing's...

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Joint PhD Program Reaches Ten Year Mark

Jan 5, 2012

Founding director Mary E. Corcoran and others reflect on the program's success When Mary E. Corcoran became program director of the Ford School's fledgling joint doctoral program 10 years ago, she didn't have a problem recruiting...

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Ten Years After No Child Left Behind

Jan 5, 2012

Two alums reflect on school accountability President Barack Obama and U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced a new waiver system in September, the latest attempt to alleviate the burden felt by the 20 percent of schools labeled...

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On the front lines

Jan 5, 2012

Teach for America a destination for service-minded Ford School undergraduates Elam Lantz entered the Ford School with an eye on the biggest of policymaking stages, Washington, DC. But he soon reassessed his approach to making the world a better...

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David K. Cohen, Susan M. Dynarski, and Brian A. Jacob cited in Education Week's 2012 RHSU Edu-Scholar Public Presence Rankings

Jan 4, 2012

Three Ford School faculty members—David K. Cohen, Susan M. Dynarski, and Brian A. Jacob—were named to Education Week blogger Rick Hess' 2012 rankings of education scholars. The 2012 RHSU Edu-Scholar Public Presence Rankings recognize the top...

Associate Dean Alan Deardorff to lead International Policy Center on interim basis

Jan 4, 2012

The Ford School's International Policy Center has a new interim leader, as Associate Dean Alan Deardorff has agreed to serve as Interim Director. Founding IPC director Jan Svejnar will leave the University of Michigan to join the faculty of...

Detroit Free Press quotes Joe Schwarz in article, "House Republicans delay payroll tax cut and push voters' buttons"

Dec 22, 2011

The Detroit Free Press spoke with Joe Schwarz about the debate in Congress over the extension of the payroll tax cuts set to expire on December 31, 2011.A proposal to extend the tax cuts for two months, allowing more time for Congress to work on a...

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Scott Atran interviewed by CNN in article, "North Koreans grief-stricken over Kim's death"

Dec 21, 2011

Scott Atran spoke to CNN about the intense North Korean reactions to the death of Kim Jong-il. Upon hearing the news of Kim Jong-il's death many North Koreans began hysterically sobbing and bawling, and television crews captured people so...

Tom Ivacko quoted in Bridge magazine article, "Merger bills won't change names on fire trucks—yet"

Dec 20, 2011

In light of six new Michigan merger bills, Tom Ivacko spoke to Bridge magazine about cost sharing findings from the Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy's Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS).These new bills, signed by Governor Rick Snyder on...

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Military Minds

Dec 19, 2011

With the last of U.S. troops exiting Iraq after nearly nine years, many veterans will be coming home and taking on new challenges—some, perhaps, in public policy. Earlier this semester, State & Hill spoke with a group of veterans in the MPP and MPA...

Alan Deardorff speaks with National Public Radio about China's increased tariffs on U.S. vehicles

Dec 16, 2011

Reacting to China's announcement that it will increase tariffs on large American-made cars and SUVs, Alan Deardorff told Michigan Radio that the World Trade Organization could make such disputes less frequent in the future."These things working...

Sheldon Danziger interviewed for Associated Press article, "Census shows 1 in 2 people are poor or low-income"

Dec 15, 2011

Sheldon Danziger was quoted in an Associated Press article about the latest census data,which indicates that poverty is on the rise, with a record number of Americans classified as low-income earners."Safety net programs such as food stamps and tax...

Research by Brian A. Jacob quoted in Muskegon Chronicle article on school start times

Dec 14, 2011

The Muskegon Chronicle reported on a study co-authored by Brian A. Jacob that suggested pushing back middle school and high school start times would improve student performance.The Hamilton Project, a Brookings Institution study Jacob co-authored...

Ford School master's student selected for Festival of Thinkers conference

Dec 14, 2011

Michael Yates, a dual MPP and MBA student, was one of three U-M master's students selected to attend the November 2011 Festival of Thinkers at the United Arab Emirates' Higher Colleges of Technology.As described by organizers, the Festival of...

Melvyn Levitsky appears in Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Advisor, answering the question: Is Brazil the New Dominant Power in South America?

Dec 14, 2011

Is Brazil the New Dominant Power in South America?Question from "Latin American Advisor"With a booming economy and financing from its giant state development bank, Brazil has been implementing infrastructure and other projects across South America....

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Tom Ivacko pens second Dome op-ed about declining health of Michigan cities

Dec 9, 2011

Dome magazine published the second op-ed from a two-part series by the Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy's Tom Ivacko about the challenges facing Michigan's cities.In the article, titled "Cities Responding to Fiscal Challenges," Ivacko...

Center for Public Policy in Diverse Societies announces call for funding proposals

Dec 9, 2011

The Center for Public Policy in Diverse Societies is hosting a call for proposals for collaborative projects that contribute to academic research on diversity or enrich the broader community's engagement with issues of diversity. Two types of...

Research by Susan M. Dynarski on gaps in college entry and completion discussed in Education Week blog

Dec 6, 2011

A recently released working paper, "Gains and Gaps: Changing Inequality in U.S. College Entry and Completion," by Susan M. Dynarski and Martha Bailey, was discussed in an Education Week blog titled "Income and Gender Gap in College Attainment...

Three Ford School students elected to Michigan Daily's 2012 class of editors

Dec 6, 2011

Congrats to three Ford School BAs—Joseph Lichterman, Bethany Biron, and Zach Bergson—on their election to the Michigan Daily's 2012 class of editors. Junior Joseph Lichterman was elected the new editor in chief, junior Bethany Biron was elected the...

Inside Higher Ed interviews Susan M. Dynarski in "The 'Boy Problem' Examined"

Dec 6, 2011

Susan M. Dynarski spoke to Inside Higher Ed about her research on the widening gap between the college entry and completion rates of the rich and poor. The data Dynarski and co-author Martha Bailey used from the U.S. Census Bureau and the National...

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Growing income and gender gaps in college graduation

Dec 6, 2011

A new study shows that the gap in rates of college completion between students from high-and low-income families has grown significantly in the last 50 years."We find growing advantages for students from high-income families," said University of...

Two Ford School students interviewed in Michigan Daily article, "Peace Corps alumni discuss AIDS education"

Dec 1, 2011

Two Ford School students, Scott Burgess (MPP '12) and Christina Hajj (MPP '13), were interviewed by the Michigan Daily in an article about their Peace Corps work with HIV/AIDS education and the commemoration of World AIDS Day. Burgess, also a...

Ford School announces results of Alumni Board elections

Dec 1, 2011

Six new members have been elected to the Ford School's Alumni Board. The Alumni Board strives to help increase the visibility of the Ford School; strengthen the alumni network; and assist the school with student recruitment, career services, and...

CLOSUP's Michigan Public Policy Survey cited in Center for Michigan article, "'Shadow tax cut' deepens local budget crises."

Dec 1, 2011

Data from the Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy's (CLOSUP) latest Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS) report was cited in a Center for Michigan article, "'Shadow tax cut' deepens local budget crises."The October 2011 MPPS report found that...

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