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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...
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Dominguez discusses a strengthening dollar with Marketplace

Mar 20, 2025 Marketplace
Kathryn Dominguez, Marketplace: "And lower demand for euros pushes down the currency’s value relative to others. “That would then lead to a stronger dollar.”So far this year, the dollar’s value has been ticking down. Dominguez said that’s in large...
Kathryn Dominguez speaks to prospective students at the Ford School's Spring Preview
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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
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Greetings from the Dean - The Briefing, March 2025

Mar 12, 2025
Dear friends, In a time of dynamic policy shifts, our commitment to preparing future public policy leaders remains steadfast. Last month, around 80 students traveled to our annual DC Careers Trip, engaging in valuable discussions and networking that...
Celeste Watkins-Hayes
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Why DOGE may advocate for a government shutdown - Moynihan

Mar 11, 2025 Wired
“A shutdown is aligned with the goals of DOGE,” said Don Moynihan, a professor of public policy at the Ford School speaking with Wired. The network turned to Moynihan for insights regarding the federal employee firings taking place through DOGE's...
Don Moynihan
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Stevenson's perspective on Trump's tariffs

Mar 11, 2025 Yahoo! Finance
Following President Trump's recently imposed tariffs on Canada and Mexico, the Ford School's Betsey Stevenson spoke with Yahoo! Finance to discuss her view on the policy. Stevenson argued, "Not trading with your neighbors is not a recipe for higher...
Betsey Stevenson
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Herd: She, and other Americans, lose money in unspent FSA's

Mar 11, 2025 Money
Unspent money held in flexible spending accounts has cost Americans over 4 billion out of paychecks. The Ford School's Pam Herd shared her story with Money, which is a shared experience for many working families across the country. “If you guess way...
Pamela Herd
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Wolfers comments on public perception of the economy

Mar 10, 2025 Marketplace
“Just because folks say they’re unhappy about the state of the economy, that doesn’t mean much,” said Justin Wolfers, an economics and public policy professor at the Ford School. Speaking with Marketplace, Wolfers asserts that it's important to...
Justin Wolfers
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Wolfers acknowledges economic uncertainty for business owners

Mar 10, 2025 ABC Australia
On an ABC Australia review on the current economic state of the U.S. and the outlook on what's to come for business owners and CEOs. the Ford School's Justin Wolfers stated the Trump Administration's economic policies have "raised the possibility...
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Wolfers weighs in on tariffs, uncertainty, and the stock market

Mar 9, 2025
Ford School professor and economist Justin Wolfers discussed the impacts of tariffs, uncertainty, and consumer sentiment on the US economy with several news outlets last week. Wolfers highlighted the response the stock market had to tariffs and what...
Justin Wolfers
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Stevenson on uncertainty around tariffs

Mar 9, 2025 Meet the Press
Betsey Stevenson, Ford School professor and economists, talked about the continuing uncertainty around tariffs. She said, "Uncertainty is terrible but certainty that we have huge tariffs is also terrible." Stevenson added, "Trump can't guarantee how...
Betsey Stevenson
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Moynihan on disruption caused by DOGE

Mar 9, 2025 ABC News
Don Moynihan, Ford School professor, said the DOGE cuts at agencies created by Congress "is implementing an unprecedented scale of disruption.” Rather than just shrinking the government in ways conservatives have long advocated, these efforts by...
Don Moynihan
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Shaefer talks working on Rx Kids

Mar 7, 2025 The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Luke Shaefer, Ford School professor and Director of Poverty Solutions talked with The Chronicle of Philanthropy about his work on Rx Kids as a guide for the NGO GiveDirectly. Working on Rx Kids he says was "a really humbling experience for me...
Photo of Luke Shaefer in the Ford School's Towsley Reading Room
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Cavaillé on why inequality is hard to solve

Mar 7, 2025 Rhodes Center
Charlotte Cavaillé, Ford School professor, talked with Mark Blyth about politics of inequality. Cavaillé characterized liberals and conservatives who see inequality as "the two outraged groups are not outraged about the same thing so that precludes...
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American labor market is fundamentally healthy - Wolfers

Mar 7, 2025 The New York Times
Justin Wolfers, Ford School professor and economists, says the most recent job report data shows that “This is a fundamentally healthy labor market, continuing its earlier momentum, albeit at a slightly slower...
Justin Wolfers
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The strategy behind Trump's executive orders - Lowande

Mar 6, 2025 The Oklahoman
The Ford School's Kenneth Lowande recently presented at the University of Oklahoma's annual Teach-In conference. There, Lowande was asked to comment on the power of the president and why Donald Trump has upheld a strategy of implementing countless...
Kenneth Lowande
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All economists think tariffs will weaken the US and Canada - Stevenson

Mar 6, 2025 Michigan Public
Betsey Stevenson, Ford School professor and economist, talked with Michigan Public's Stateside about the claims Trump has made about Canada, she says Trump "has claimed it is because of drug trade or illegal immigration but we just don't have a lot...
Betsey Stevenson
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Shaefer on community violence intervention in Detroit

Mar 6, 2025 Michigan Public
Luke Shaefer, Ford School professor and directory of Poverty Solutions, talked about the community violence intervention program in Detroit called FORCE (Faithfully Organizing Resources for Community Empowerment) as well as others including...
Luke Shaefer
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Stevenson discusses Trump reasoning on tariffs

Mar 6, 2025 Michigan Public
Ford School professor Betsey Stevenson discussed the rational behind implement tariffs on Canada and Mexico, but she said, "with China that they may have been trying to compete with very low-cost manufacturing" however “I don't think you can make...
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