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        Lewis and Honorific Namings Task Force seek input

        Mar 24, 2025
        The tri-campus Task Force on New Honorific Namings is seeking input from the university community as it works to develop policies and procedures for new honorific namings of facilities and prominent spaces at the University of Michigan.Working with...
        Earl Lewis
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        Ali on expansion of Israel's offensive in Gaza

        Mar 24, 2025 National News Desk
        Javed Ali, Ford School professor, analyzed the situation in Gaza saying, “The only thing that brings back the ceasefire is Hamas relents and at least releases some of the hostages they still have in their possession or Trump, through (Middle East...
        Headshot of Javed Ali at Weill Hall's 4th floor Whitman Lounge
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        We have too much faith in the law - Moynihan

        Mar 23, 2025 Financial Times
        Current government operations under the Trump administration are pointing to signs of democratic backsliding. The Ford School's Don Moynihan has stated that Americans have put too much faith in the law. Quoted in an article from the Financial Times,...
        Don Moynihan
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        Morenoff calls for Michigan state prison reform

        Mar 23, 2025
        The Ford School's Jeff Morenoff advocated for legislation that would reduce long sentences for incarcerated people in Michigan. In an opinion piece published in the Detroit Free Press, Morenoff explained that Michigan's average prison sentence...
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        Bipartisan panel advocates for civic discourse and humility

        Mar 23, 2025
        “Civility is the bedrock of our free and democratic society,” Tonya Schuitmaker, a former Republican member of the Michigan Senate, told the recent panel on Promoting Civic Discourse - Democratic and Republican politicians on bridging the political...
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        Wolfers: Two Reasons for Optimism About the Economy

        Mar 23, 2025
        "The air is thick with recession talk, and stocks are cratering. But it just may be a mirage, a refraction of partisan distortions" wrote Ford School professor, Justin Wolfers, in a recent guest essay for The New York Times."It started with a...
        Photo of Justin Wolfers
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        The Trump administration is erasing DEI from history - Moynihan

        Mar 22, 2025 The Daily Beast
        The Ford School's Don Moynihan spoke with The Daily Beast and commented on the removal of government history from various agency websites, specifically targeting topics involving DEI or POC and members of the LGBTQIA+ community. "It's this sort of...
        Headshot of Don Moynihan
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        Ali says ceasefire talks in Gaza have "collapsed"

        Mar 21, 2025 ABC News
        "At this point, I'd argue they've collapsed completely [ceasefire talks], so right now it doesn't look like there's much incentive for either side to come back to the table," said the Ford School's Javed Ali in a conversation with ABC News. ABC News...
        Headshot of Javed Ali in Weill Hall's 2nd floor hallway
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        Stange comments on cuts to education research funding

        Mar 21, 2025 Bridge Michigan
        Following the recent executive order designed to dismantle the Department of Education, the Ford School's Kevin Stange spoke with Bridge Michigan about what this means for education research. Strange shared that his biggest concern is the fate of...
        Kevin Stange
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        Brian Jacob on thoughtful cell phone restrictions in schools

        Mar 21, 2025
        Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s call for new cell phone restrictions in schools led Michigan legislators to reintroduce House Bill 4141.  In a new opinion piece for Bridge Michigan, Ford School Professor Brian Jacob and Justin E Heinze, associate...
        Headshot of Brian Jacob
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        Dominguez on the increasing value of foreign currency

        Mar 20, 2025 Marketplace
        As the economy prepares for the Trump administration's proposed tariff plan, U.S. goods are becoming less competitive than those from foreign countries. Speaking with Marketplace, the Ford School's Kathryn Dominguez claims this isn't the only...
        Kathryn Dominguez speaks to prospective students at the Ford School's Spring Preview
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        Hausman questions nuclear power use as a solution to cutting emissions

        Mar 19, 2025 The Baltimore Banner
        The Baltimore Banner spoke to the Ford School's Catherine Hausman asking for her predictions on the future of nuclear energy. The article noted that a recent study concluded the U.S. would have to increase nuclear output by nearly five-fold to meet...
        Headshot of Catherine Hausman
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        Stevenson says US labor market is softening

        Mar 18, 2025 Bloomberg
        The Ford School's Betsey Stevenson recently spoke with Bloomberg about the outlook for the U.S. labor market. Following a strong positive trend over the past few months, the labor market is now anticipated to soften with more people expected to face...
        Stevensom SRM Subcommittee Hearing Teaser Display
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        Ali on Hezbollah's developing situation in Syria

        Mar 17, 2025 Fox News
        Javed Ali, Ford School professor, said "Hezbollah is trying to take advantage of the new government’s weakness in Syria, but the group itself is in a precarious position." At the same time he says, "The U.S. is navigating a complex landscape in...
        Headshot of Javed Ali in Weill Hall's 2nd floor hallway
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        Herd on Trump's return-to-office order

        Mar 16, 2025 Reuters
        Pam Herd, Ford School professor, talked about the Trump administration's strategies to cut the government work force, saying "It's the move fast and break things approach, without really thinking through the implications of a range of different...
        Pamela Herd
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        Parthasarathy on AI running the government

        Mar 13, 2025 Al Jazeera
        Shobita Parthasarathy, Ford School professor, says "These workers have real expertise and a nuanced understanding of the issues, which AI does not. AI does not, in fact, ‘understand’ anything." So, she says,  “It’s a very bad idea" to use AI to run...
        Professor Shobita Parthasarathy leads a discussion in the Betty Ford Classroom
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        Wolfers offers what to expect with Trump's proposed tariffs

        Mar 13, 2025 CNN
        If Trump's proposed 200% tariffs on alcohol coming from the EU are enacted, “it means your liquor store probably won’t stock it." Noted Justin Wolfers, an economics professor at the Ford School. He told CNN that he believes the tariff “would drive...
        Photo of Justin Wolfers
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        Wolfers: It's not a world trade war, but an American trade war

        Mar 12, 2025 ABC Australia
        Justin Wolfers, Ford School professor talked with ABC Australia about Trump's trade war and how other countries like Australia have yet to retaliate. Wolfers said "we haven't seen any action of non-US countries imposing tariffs on each other so its...
        Justin Wolfers
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        Jacob: Trump cuts to the Department of Education are "slash and burn"

        Mar 12, 2025 Click on Detroit
        “There’s really very little thought going into what to cut, when to cut, and how much to cut. It’s kind of slash and burn,” said the Ford School's Brian Jacob on the major funding and employment cuts happening across the Department of Education and...
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        Johnson and Wang awarded 2025 Riecker Fellowship

        Mar 12, 2025
        Two second year master’s students, Hope Wang (MPP ‘25) and Julia Johnson (MPP ‘25), have been selected from a competitive pool of applicants for the Ford School’s prestigious 2025 Riecker Fellowship. They are spending the winter semester in...
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        Lessons from the Big Ten Democracy Summit

        Mar 12, 2025
        In an effort to spark democratic engagement on college campuses, the University of Michigan’s Ford School of Public Policy and the University of Maryland’s School of Public Policy co-hosted the Big Ten Democracy Summit in February. More than 150...
        Liz Gerber at the BIG10 Democracy Summit