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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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Scott Atran spoke to Newsweek about the psychology behind Iranian support for the country’s nuclear program

Jan 14, 2010

Scott Atran spoke with Newsweek about Iranian support for the country’s nuclear program. Atran frames the issue using a concept from social psychology known as 'sacred value,' or a value that transcends what might be considered rational benefit-cost...

MPP students Elizabeth Stamberger, Charlotte Mack win Accenture sponsored Net Impact Sustainability Case Competition

Jan 12, 2010

Elizabeth Stamberger (MPP/MBA student) and Charlotte Mack (MPP/MS student), with team members from business and natural resources, won the 2009 University of Michigan Net Impact Sustainability Case Competition.This two-round competition invited...

Brian Jacob op-ed in Detroit News, "Mend, don’t end 'No Child' reforms"

Jan 7, 2010

In nearly eight years, the federal No Child Left Behind school reforms have become perhaps the most controversial yet far-reaching educational policies of the past four decades. Opponents are turning their fire on No Child now that it is up for...

Recent research by Barry Rabe explores American public opinion on climate change, policy responses

Jan 7, 2010

New research by Barry Rabe on American public opinion of climate change was published in a Brookings Institution report, "The Climate of Belief: American Public Opinion on Climate Change." In this report, Rabe and co-author Christopher P. Borick...

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Spring Preview Weekend for admitted students

Jan 7, 2010

We have scheduled our annual Spring Preview Weekend for admitted students for April 9-10, 2010. MPP applicants - please save the date. Spring Preview is designed to give newly admitted students all the information they need to make a decision...

Memorial fund established to honor Professor Katherine Terrell Svejnar

Jan 7, 2010

The Ford School lost a valued colleague and friend with the death of Professor Katherine Terrell Svejnar in December 2009. Read more about Kathy and about her impact on the University of Michigan. A memorial fund has now been established to honor...

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Paul N. Courant, James J. Duderstadt, and Edie N. Goldenberg pen op-ed about the need to support public research universities

Jan 6, 2010

In a recent op-ed in the Chronicle of Higher Education, Paul N. Courant, James J. Duderstadt, and Edie N. Goldenberg, discuss the importance of public research universities and suggest the federal government needs to help support graduate- and...

Matt Davis shares findings from recent research on cell phone use by children, teens

Jan 3, 2010

According to recent C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital Poll on Children’s Health led by Matt Davis, 41 percent of parents are concerned with the amount of time their children spend sending text messages. 'Sexting,' the sharing of sexually explicit...

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John Chamberlin quoted in Detroit Free Press article, "Did Detroit pension properly vet businessman Robert Shumake?"

Dec 31, 2009

John Chamberlin spoke to the Detroit Free Press about Detroit pension board concerns over investments with businessman Robert Shumake. According to the article, in 2006 the pension boards agreed to invest millions of dollars with Shumake’s company...

We remember colleague and friend Katherine Terrell

Dec 31, 2009

Updated January 5, 2010A memorial fund has been established in Kathy's honor. Learn more about the fund and how to make a contribution here.Kathy's Business School colleagues have set up a permanant web page to which people can post their memories,...

Mel Levitsky quoted in Detroit Free Press article about trial location for terror suspect

Dec 29, 2009

Mel Levitsky supports intentions to try Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, a Nigerian man accused of attempting to blow up a Detroit-bound flight, in U.S. civilian courts. As Levitsky explained to the Detroit Free Press, “If a person violates our laws, he...

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Matt Davis interviewed on NPR's Tell Me More about Native Americans, H1N1 virus

Dec 22, 2009

Matt Davis spoke on NPR's Tell Me More about the hard-hitting effects of the H1N1 virus on Native American communities. Davis discusses why Native Americans are up to four times more likely to be hospitalized with this...

Ford School congratulates its Winter 2009 graduates

Dec 17, 2009

The Ford School celebrates the achievements of the 14 students who will participate in the Winter 2009 Commencement activities having earned a degree in public policy.Olesya Tkacheva (PhD in Public Policy & Political Science) Yiwei Chen...

Paul N. Courant and Alexandra A. Killewald (PhD candidate) examine "grade inflation" using sociology, economics

Dec 16, 2009

An article, "Deflating the Grade Inflation Scare," published on Miller-McCune.com, describes grade trend research by Paul N. Courant and Alexandra A. Killewald (PhD candidate). Courant and Killewald's research, originally published in the Journal of...

Barry Rabe quoted in article about American perspectives on global warming policy

Dec 15, 2009

In an article called "Most back a treaty on global warming," Barry Rabe helped to explain the results of a recent USA Today/Gallup poll. The poll, which asked Americans about the need for U.S. climate change policy, produced mixed results. According...

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New York Times publishes Scott Atran op-ed about strategies to beat Al Qaeda

Dec 14, 2009

In "To Beat Al Qaeda, Look to the East," an op-ed written for the New York Times, Scott Atran explains social structure commonalities between Al Qaeda and the Taliban and discusses how the U.S. can use these similarities to defeat violent extremism...

Ford School student Rebecca Lopez Kriss (MPP ’11), co-founder of YP Underground, profiled in AnnArbor.com

Dec 11, 2009

AnnArbor.com interviewed Ford School student Rebecca Lopez Kriss (MPP '11) about her involvement with a local networking group for young professionals, YP Underground. Lopez Kriss, a self-proclaimed "professional volunteer," is actively involved in...

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