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Hanson on Biden's final actions, gridlock in state legislatures, and Trump's business rooted allegiances

Jan 18, 2025

As the United States prepares for President Trump to take office, the Ford School's Jonathan Hanson has been quoted by a number of news outlets searching for insight on recent and upcoming government activity. Hanson spoke with ABC, MPR, and KCBS on...

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Stevenson on Biden's warning of an oligarchy forming in America

Jan 17, 2025 MSNBC

Betsey Stevenson, Ford School professor and economist, comments on a possible American oligarchy. She says we may be "moving to a world where the people who have the most money want to rewrite the rules in their favor," a situation that would...

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Ali on implementation of ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas

Jan 17, 2025 ABC

"Now the really hard part is going to start with the implementation of phase one" of the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas says Javed Ali, Ford School professor and Former National Security Council Senior Director for...

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Celeste Watkins-Hayes to serve on Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS

Jan 17, 2025

Celeste Watkins-Hayes, the Joan and Sanford Weill Dean of the University of Michigan’s Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, has been invited to serve on the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA). This prestigious appointment...

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Wholesale energy was cheaper in 2024, utility bills might not reflect this - Hausman

Jan 16, 2025 Marketplace

One part of regular utility bills, wholesale electricity (what you use in your home), had lower prices in 2024. Catie Hausman at the Ford School told Marketplace that doesn’t necessarily mean your actual bill will be lower. “We also all pay a fair...

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Camara emphasizes democracy in new collection dedicated to President Mohamed Bazoum

Jan 16, 2025

Ambassador Kamissa Camara, Ford School professor of practice in international diplomacy, has contributed to a newly released book, 25 Letters to President Mohamed Bazoum: Philosopher, Prisoner and Resistance Fighter. The book is a collective work...

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Watch What Consumers Do, Not How They Feel - Stevenson

Jan 15, 2025

Ford School professor of public policy and economics Betsey Stevenson writes in Bloomberg about the relationship or lack of relationship between consumer sentiment and economic performance. Instead, she says, we should focus "on consumers' ability...

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Greetings from the Dean - The Briefing, January 2025

Jan 15, 2025

Dear friends,Happy New Year! It’s a delight to see Weill Hall bustling with students once again, as classes kicked off last week. The excitement was further amplified by Secretary Pete Buttigieg's visit earlier this week. He delivered an insightful...

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Ford School alumni board welcomes new members

Jan 15, 2025

Six Ford School alumni have been elected to serve on the Alumni Board by their peers. These engaged alumni bring diverse experience working in the public, nonprofit, and private sectors in higher education, housing policy, health reform, and other...

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Students simulate creating new affordable housing in 2025 integrated policy exercise

Jan 15, 2025

Detroit, like many U.S. cities, faces a severe affordable housing shortage. According to a recent report by the Detroit Justice Center, the city needs roughly 46,000 more affordable housing units to meet current demand. Against this backdrop, the...

Students in Walter and Leonore Annenberg Auditorium participating in IPE 2025

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College tuition aid program delivers high marks for value but strives to reach more who qualify

Jan 15, 2025

One of Michigan's largest financial aid programs offers great promise in boosting college affordability as well as the number of college graduates—with room to reach many more who qualify for...

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With changes in administration, Moynihan comments on the outlook for civil service and Musk's claims of spending cuts

Jan 14, 2025

As Donald Trump prepares to take office, news outlets are turning to the Ford School's Don Moynihan about what's on the horizon for civil servant jobs, and the validity of Elon Musk's claims to cut government spending by 2 trillion. “How the civil...

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Ambassador Page offers her reflections on President Jimmy Carter

Jan 14, 2025

Ambassador Susan D. Page, Professor of Practice in International Diplomacy, offers reflections on President Jimmy Carter, peacemaking in Sudan and South Sudan, and international service....

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Niggemeier to retire from the University of Michigan in spring 2025

Jan 14, 2025

Jennifer Niggemeier, who has served and led at the Ford School since 1997, will retire from the University of Michigan this...

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Biden is following the trends of past presidents with late executive orders, Hanson argues

Jan 11, 2025 ABC News

Speaking with ABC News, the Ford School's Jonathan Hanson claims past presidents have historically implemented executive orders right before passing the torch, as President Joe Biden has done. "This is pretty typical. Trump is just complaining about...

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Exciting events at the Ford School this January

Jan 10, 2025

The Ford School is pleased to announce an exciting lineup for our January 2025 Policy Talks @ the Ford School series and other special public events hosted with partners from across campus.Events are free and open to the public unless otherwise...

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Cohodes, Jacob, and Weiland make Education Week’s 2025 public influence rankings

Jan 9, 2025

Education Week has announced the annual 2025 RHSU Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings, which highlights scholars who made significant contributions to educational practice and policy in the past year.Three Ford School faculty members have been...

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Ambassador Camara highlights EU’s security commitment but criticizes political partnership with Sahel countries at the Trilateral Commission in Madrid

Jan 9, 2025

In November, Ambassador Kamissa Camara, professor of practice at the Ford School of Public Policy, presented to members of the European Trilateral Commission about “North Africa and the Sahel—Factors for Europe’s...

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Q&A with health policy expert Pam Herd

Jan 9, 2025

Sociologist Pamela Herd joined the Ford School faculty in September 2024 as the Carol Kakalec Kohn Professor of Social Policy. Her research focuses on inequality and how it interacts with policy issues including health, aging, and administrative...

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Child cash benefits improve child health and development internationally

Jan 7, 2025

Looking at programs from more than 140 countries, a University of Michigan-led study concludes that large-scale, government-funded child cash transfer programs improve child health...

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U-M’s Education Policy Initiative launches project to boost early learning success with new curriculum readiness measure

Jan 6, 2025

To improve early learning programs nationwide, policymakers and funders are investing in curriculum, professional development, and assessments. However, ensuring educational partners are well-prepared to deliver them remains a crucial...

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Javed Ali comments on the New Orleans attack

Jan 5, 2025

As 2025 began with an act of domestic terrorism, many news outlets have turned to the Ford School's Javed Ali for insights on the matter. Ali spoke with BBC News, MSNBC, and WXYZ, to name a few, about the Jihadist-inspired attack in New Orleans on...

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Amidst recent acts of terrorism, Ali states ISIS ideology persists

Jan 5, 2025 MSNBC

Covering the recent acts of terrorism in New Orleans, MSNBC has turned to the Ford School's Javed Ali for insights on the situation. Ali urges that even though ISIS has changed over the past decade, "the ideology still remains, persists, and...

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How citizens play a role in counterterrorism - Ali

Jan 2, 2025 WILX

With the recent attacks in New Orleans, news outlets such as WILX have turned to the Ford School's Javed Ali for counsel on counterterrorism in the U.S. Ali shared that law enforcement is often relying on citizens to remain aware "In the aftermath...

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Ali comments on lack of security barriers during the New Orleans attack

Jan 2, 2025 BBC

The Ford School's Javed Ali recently spoke with BBC offering new perspectives on the recent New Orleans attack. Ali shared "It's too difficult to say for certain whether the New Orleans bollards [security barriers] being in place would have...

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Ali on the difficulty of classifying Mangione's crimes as terrorism

Jan 1, 2025 Salon

Discussing the criminal trial of Luigi Mangione with Salon, the Ford School's Javed Ali weighed in on the impacts of Mangione's terrorism charge. "Ali said that the perp walk demonstrates that New York officials are giving the shooting special...

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Tragically underrated, Stevenson on US Economy in 2024

Dec 31, 2024 Marketplace

Betsey Stevenson, professor at the Ford School, chose "Tragically underrated" as a phrase to be the economist's word of the year. She describes labor force participation, inflation-adjusted wages and more to show how the US economy is the strongest...

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Cohodes' research "helped define" education in 2024

Dec 22, 2024

Research conducted by the Ford School's Sarah Cohodes has been cited for "defining education in 2024." The 74 network, a non-profit education news service, highlighted Cohodes' research among 11 other studies as some of the "biggest discoveries from...

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Detroit’s reparations task force's slow pace is not a bad thing - Ostfeld

Dec 20, 2024

Ford school professor Mara Ostfeld wrote with coauthors Kamri Hudgins, Erykah Noelle Benson, and Vincent Hutchings, in The Conversation about delays in the release of the Detroit Reparations Task Force report. She explains why it has been difficult...

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A Fight for Our Common Humanity: Dr. Denis Mukwege’s Efforts to End Rape as a Weapon of War

Dec 20, 2024

123,000 women were raped in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2023 - that’s one woman every 4 minutes. Dr. Denis Mukwege dedicated his life to helping victims of sexual assault in Congo, building a program of holistic healing and justice at...

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