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Sarah Cohodes testifies before New Jersey Senate

Dec 17, 2024
On December 16, 2024, Ford School Associate Professor Sarah Cohodes testified before the New Jersey Senate Higher Education Committee. She was called on to speak at a public hearing to assist lawmakers in evaluating the status of charter schools...
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Ford School congratulates 2024 winter graduates

Dec 16, 2024
Twelve Ford School students were honored at the University of Michigan’s Winter Commencement on December 15, 2024. Nine MPPs and three BAs were conferred at Crisler Arena. They are:Ha Thanh Do (BA '24)Diana Dolezalova (BA '24)Erisa Rei Rosen (BA...
Above view of stadium during commencement.
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Hanson on Duggan's attention-getting Independent governor announcement

Dec 11, 2024 The Hill
“That’s given him a lot of attention, and his message surrounding that is precisely … that he wants to break the partisan polarization, and so absolutely that’s a chance for him at this point in time to get his name out there, to define himself,”...
Jonathan Hanson
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Moynihan's fear Trump "punishments and purges"

Dec 11, 2024 The New York Times
The New York Times spoke with the Ford School's Don Moynihan on what can be expected from the Republican Party following the 2024 election. Moynihan shared that, "Authoritarians tend to target certain institutions to cement their control: typically...
Don Moynihan
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Shaefer testifies on state-level paid family leave program

Dec 11, 2024
On December 10, Kohn Professor Luke Shaefer testified before the Michigan State Senate Committee on Housing and Human Services about a new state-level paid family leave program. Shaefer pointed to a recent study by University of Michigan Poverty...
Photo of Luke Shaefer in the Ford School's Towsley Reading Room
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Rx Kids shows promising results after its first year

Dec 9, 2024
Since its start in January of 2024, Rx Kids has been a lifesaver for young families in Flint Michigan. The program was co-founded by the Ford School's Luke Shaefer and provides Flint residents with $1,500 mid-pregnancy, and $500 each month for the...
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Rx Kids showing positive early results: Shaefer

Dec 9, 2024 Next City
"So far, RxKids has shown a reduction in depressive symptoms and increases in positive wellbeing, with larger numbers of participants indicating that they feel loved, hopeful and respected. Preliminary outcomes also show lowered anxiety scores...
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Ali's analysis of U.S. relations with new rebel group in Syria

Dec 8, 2024 ABC News
With Syrian rebel forces entering the conflict in the Middle East, the Ford School's Javed Ali dissects what this might mean for the United States. Ali comments "The U.S. relationship with the group that is now known as Hayʼat Tahrir al-Sham, goes...
Headshot of Javed Ali at Weill Hall's main staircase
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Deardorff suggests Trump bargains with threats to raise tariffs

Dec 6, 2024 BBC Brasil
U.S. President elect Donald Trump has recently threatened to impose 100% tariffs on countries working to replace the U.S. dollar in international trade transactions. The Ford School's Alan Deardorff informed BBC Brasil that "If Trump uses all the...
Alan Deardorff
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Herd: Barriers to health care access are especially painful

Dec 6, 2024 NPR
Pam Herd, a professor of social policy at the University of Michigan who studies administrative burdens involved in accessing government services, says barriers to health care access are especially painful."It's one thing to be frustrated at the DMV...
Pamela Herd
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Ali on Israeli troops at the Syrian border

Dec 6, 2024 Fox Live Now
When Fox Live Now asked the Ford School's Javed Ali his thoughts on the movement of Israeli troops to the Syrian border, Ali noted that "The situation in Syria over the last few days is pretty remarkable because what's happened is a coalition of...
Headshot of Javed Ali at Weill Hall's 4th floor Whitman Lounge, speaking to someone off camera
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Ford School adds more study areas to meet student need

Dec 6, 2024
This fall, in response to student feedback, the Ford School created more study spaces in Weill Hall. This initiative was led by the Student Affairs Committee (SAC) along with Facilities Manager Bill Kelly.The conversation began at SAC’s Fall 2023...
Study tables and couches in the Great Hall
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Dominguez relives UK 1992 pound devaluation

Dec 4, 2024 NPR Planet Money
"You know, we can blame George Soros or say that he made money off governments, but I guess I wouldn't really put it in moral terms. It is one of the fundamental costs of a fixed exchange rate. You're setting yourself up for the potential of a run....
Kathryn Dominguez speaks to prospective students at the Ford School's Spring Preview
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Ali is uncertain of longevity for Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire

Dec 3, 2024 The National
In light of the recent ceasefire deal between Israel and Hezbollah, the Ford School's Javed Ali tells The National he is unsure of its efficiency. “The question now going forward is how enduring will this ceasefire become? We've already seen...
Headshot of Javed Ali in Weill Hall's 2nd floor hallway
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Ford School sets $70 million goal in ambitious new campaign

Dec 3, 2024
This fall, the Ford School of Public Policy launched its bold, multi-year capital campaign with a transformative goal: to raise $70 million. These funds will enhance student scholarships, establish endowed professorships, support groundbreaking...
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Ali comments on UN's challenges to uphold peace in Middle East

Dec 2, 2024 Fox News
Speaking with Fox News, the Ford School's Javed Ali highlights difficulties for the UNIFIL to uphold peace between Hezbollah and Israel despite recent U.N. Security Council resolution 1701. Ali states, "The same issues are likely to manifest again...
Closely cropped headshot of Javed Ali in Weill Hall's 2nd floor hallway
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Moynihan: Schedule F reinterpretation unlikely

Nov 29, 2024 The Washington Post
Donald Moynihan, a professor of public policy at the University of Michigan who has studied Schedule F, said Trump’s move may go beyond the scope of the law governing the civil service and rests on a novel reading of its powers.“I don’t believe the...
Don Moynihan
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Ali comments on increase in "swatting"

Nov 27, 2024 The Telegraph
Javed Ali, associate professor of practice at the Gerald R Ford School of Public Policy, who is a former FBI agent, said swatting was used to “intimidate or actually try to physically threaten somebody”.“Sometimes it could just be retaliation for...
Headshot of Javed Ali at Weill Hall's 4th floor Whitman Lounge