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Michael Pan (MPP '99) to give Ford School commencement address

Mar 19, 2010

Michael Pan, Senior Policy Advisor to Susan E. Rice, the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, will deliver the Charge to the Class at the 2010 Ford School commencement ceremonies.Pan is a 1999 MPP alumnus of the Gerald R. Ford School of Public...

CLOSUP statewide survey: Local government leaders give low marks to state officials

Mar 18, 2010

Michigan's local government leaders express an alarming lack of trust in state government leaders in Lansing and significant dissatisfaction with their job performance, a new study shows. This distrust raises questions about the potential success...

U-M, Ford School commencement time to change

Mar 11, 2010

The University has changed the start time for its May 1 commencement to 11 a.m. – this is an hour later than previously planned. The move was made to accommodate the extra security requirements necessitated by President Obama's visit. As a...

Barry Rabe interviewed about League of Conservation Voters’ annual environmental scorecard

Feb 26, 2010

Voice of America interviewed Barry Rabe for an article discussing the recently published League of Conservation Voters (LCV) 2009 National Environmental Scorecard, a report that tracks the number of Congressional votes on environmental and energy...

Ambassador Melvyn Levitsky participant in UN press conference about the International Narcotics Control Board’s annual report

Feb 25, 2010

Ambassador Melvyn Levitsky spoke at a United Nations press conference on February 25, 2010 to discuss the 2009 annual report of the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB). The INCB, of which Levitsky is an elected member, is an independent...

U-M researchers to use MacArthur grant to study recession’s effect on Southeast Michigan

Feb 24, 2010

University of Michigan researchers will study the effects of various housing problems—including foreclosures and evictions—and the economic crisis on vulnerable workers and families living in hard-hit southeast Michigan. A new $750,000 grant from...

Snowstorm strands Ford School internship/job seekers in nation's capital

Feb 17, 2010

Undaunted by brewing snowstorms, 60 of the Ford School's Master's of Public Policy students—about a quarter of the students enrolled in the program—headed to DC on Thursday, February 4, for two days of career panels with DC-area internship sponsors...

Ford School MPP student team wins Nonprofit and Public Management Center competition

Feb 16, 2010

Four Ford School students won the first NPM-CCC Mini Case Competition sponsored by the Nonprofit and Public Management Center (NPM) and the Ross School of Business Community Consulting Club at the University of Michigan.As outlined by competition...

Barry Rabe quoted in New York Times article about increased climate, energy lobbying

Feb 10, 2010

In the article "Climate and Energy Issues Send Hordes to K Street," Barry Rabe helps explain the recent increase in climate, energy, and nuclear issue lobbying efforts.According to the article, the number of organizations that sought the help of...

Brian Jacob interviewed by Chicago Public Radio about school policies, teacher absenteeism

Feb 8, 2010

Brian Jacob spoke to Eight Forty-Eight, an award-winning WBEZ Chicago Public Radio show, about policy changes within the Chicago Public School system. Newly published research by Jacob examines the impacts of a policy giving principals the autonomy...

CLOSUP publishes brief on prison, corrections expenditures

Feb 8, 2010

The Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy published a new research brief called "The Prison Population and Corrections Expenditures." This brief reviews trends in crime rates, incarceration rates, and corrections expenditures. It also examines...

Research by Matt Davis explored in New York Times article, "When the Patient Can't Afford the Care"

Feb 4, 2010

Matt Davis spoke with the New York Times about the importance of training medical doctors in both the science of medicine as well as the economic and social aspects of health care.According to Davis’ study, students who received training in health...

Barry Rabe and Carl Simon talk about climate change and energy policy on WEMU

Feb 4, 2010

Barry Rabe and Carl Simon were interviewed on a 'green' edition of the The Lynn Rivers Show on local NPR station, WEMU.The hour-long show, hosted by former U.S. Rep Lynn Rivers, featured Rabe and Simon talking about climate change, green jobs, and...

Barry Rabe quoted in USA Today article, "States struggling with EPA rules"

Feb 3, 2010

Barry Rabe spoke to USA Today about why many states are cutting their budgets for environmental programs. As Rabe explains in the article, "State officials are finding it easier to cut environmental initiatives than funds for schools or hospitals."...

Paul Courant quoted in "'Orphan' Tug of War" about recent objections to Google Books settlement

Jan 29, 2010

Paul Courant spoke to Inside Higher Ed about a new objection to the pending settlement over the Google Books project. According to the article, 80 professors from around the country recently filed a letter with U.S. District Court of New York...

Sheldon Danziger interviewed about upcoming State of the Union address

Jan 27, 2010

Sheldon Danziger was interviewed by the Michigan Daily about his thoughts on the upcoming State of the Union address, the first of Barack Obama’s presidency. Danziger told the Daily he expects President Obama to address many of the issues currently...

New study by Brian Jacob explores plagiarism education, prevention

Jan 27, 2010

According to new research by Brian Jacob and Thomas Dee, students are less likely to plagiarize when they are educated about plagiarism, rather than scared of getting caught. An Inside Higher Ed article explains that Jacob and Dee found an...

Greetings from the Dean

Jan 26, 2010

Dear Alumni and Friends,As we start another busy and productive semester at the Ford School, our hearts remain heavy from the loss of Professor Katherine Terrell Svejnar. So many of you have responded to that loss with words of tribute and...

MPP student Sara Bonner taking off a semester to help in Haiti

Jan 26, 2010

Sara Bonner, a first year MPP student, will go to Haiti to help with relief efforts following the devastating January 12, 2010 earthquake. Bonner decided to take off the winter semester after being approached by her former employer, Tearfund, a...

Latest edition of the feed: Annual all-school policy exercise kicks off busy winter semester

Jan 26, 2010

The latest edition of the Ford School feed, an email news source for alumni and friends of the school, arrived in inboxes today.Readers will find an update from Dean Susan M. Collins about the latest Ford School news, including an overview of the...

U-M seeks Peace Corps alums as October 2010 anniversary celebration nears

Jan 25, 2010

Most of us - especially U-M alumni - can summon a mental image of President John F. Kennedy's impromptu speech at 2:00 a.m. on October 14, 1960 from the steps of the Michigan Union. That speech spurred University students to actions that led to the...

Detroit Free Press columnist interviews Marina v.N. Whitman, looks forward to her autobiography

Jan 24, 2010

In a recent interview, Detroit Free Press columnist Tom Walsh talked with Marina v.N. Whitman about her forthcoming memoir.Whitman, daughter of John von Neumann, a pioneering mathematician of the 20th century, earned her PhD in 1962 from Columbia...

New book by David K. Cohen examines federal influence on public schools

Jan 22, 2010

In his new book, "The Ordeal of Equality: Did Federal Regulation Fix the Schools?" by Harvard University Press, David K. Cohen examines federal influence on public schools. Prior to the 1965 Elementary and Secondary Education Act, American schools...

Paul Courant pens op-ed calling for better public access to federally-funded research

Jan 22, 2010

In an op-ed published by Science Magazine, Paul Courant argues that "journal articles derived from federal research funding should be made publicly available as quickly as practicable—generally in a year or less after publication—and in ways that...

New research by Brian Jacob explores decline in public school teacher absenteeism based on the autonomy of principals to dismiss probationary teachers

Jan 21, 2010

According to new research by Brian Jacob, public school teachers took less time off when principals had more flexibility to dismiss them without completing elaborate documentation or attending a hearing.Two papers authored by Jacob examined a policy...

Students take on comprehensive immigration reform for annual Integrated Policy Exercise

Jan 21, 2010

The winter semester kicked off early for Ford School MPP students, who arrived back on campus before classes started for the annual Integrated Policy Exercise (IPE). The topic for this year's IPE was comprehensive immigration legislation, a package...

Kathryn Dominguez, Norman Bishara (MPP '04) use world financial crisis as teaching tool

Jan 20, 2010

Kathryn Dominguez and Norman Bishara, an assistant professor in the business school and MPP alum, spoke to the Michigan Daily about the affect of the recent world economic crisis on the content of the courses they teach.Dominguez currently teaches...

President's Challenge inspires, extends generous Hamilton gift

Jan 18, 2010

When Beverly and Lyman Hamilton learned of President Mary Sue Coleman's Challenge for the Student Global Experience, they seized the chance to maximize the educational impact of their gift to the Ford School. As Lyman Hamilton, a long-serving member...

Ford School announces results of Alumni Board elections

Jan 18, 2010

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...

MPP student Greg Fogel co-authors National Wildlife Federation report on affect of corn ethanol expansion on wildlife

Jan 14, 2010

Greg Fogel, a joint MPP/MS student, co-authored a recent National Wildlife Federation study called "Corn Ethanol and Wildlife: How increases in corn plantings are affecting habitat and wildlife in the Prairie Pothole Region."According to the report,...

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