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Bagenstos: HHS sends chilling message on gender-affirming care

Jul 7, 2025 KFF Health News
Opening investigations into gender-affirming care sends a message that this administration will "investigate or otherwise harass providers of gender-affirming care, even when that provision is legal in the states where they operate," said Sam...
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Potential cause of slow job market hard to assess - Stevenson

Jul 7, 2025 The New York Times
“The Fed is in a challenging position,” said Betsey Stevenson, a former chief economist at the Labor Department who is now a professor at the University of Michigan. “They need to be really careful that what they’re seeing is actually weak labor...
Betsey Stevenson
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Ali says Syria plays a key role in Trump middle east peace plans

Jul 7, 2025 Fox News
Javed Ali, former senior official at the National Security Council and professor at the University of Michigan, told Fox News Digital, "It’s a strategic calculation. A Syria that no longer hosts Iranian proxies, cooperates on counterterrorism, and...
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White House debt figures don't add up - Wolfers

Jul 7, 2025 MSNBC
Ford School economics professor Justin Wolfers told MSNBC, "Center-right and center-left economics all agree that this is going to have a massive effect blowing up the national debt. The White House Council of Economic Advisors... has put out a...
Justin Wolfers
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Bednar: Musk's third party unlikely to rival established parties

Jul 7, 2025 The Times of India
Jenna Bednar, a political scientist at the University of Michigan, echoed these concerns in an interview with The TimesofIndia.com: "“In the United States' electoral system, third parties face nearly insurmountable organizational, institutional, and...
Jenna Bednar
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Kleinman shares AI expertise with local policymakers

Jul 7, 2025
Molly Kleinman provided the Ypsilanti City Council with an overview of the common types of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in use today, how it can be useful to local governments, and common concerns about its use. She also offered to be a resource as...
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The Ford School mourns the loss of Richard Boucher

Jul 3, 2025
The Ford School mourns the loss of Ambassador (ret.) Richard A. Boucher, who was a frequent presence at Weill Hall Ann Arbor for many years. He died on June 27 at his home in Arlington, Va. During his thirty-two years career in U.S. diplomacy, he...
Richard Boucher
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Reframing civil rights advocacy to tackle 21st century issues

Jun 26, 2025
Civil rights appeals have historically been instrumental in driving social change and safeguarding human rights in the United States. But invoking civil rights to garner public support for addressing present-day social problems may actually...
Fabiana Silva
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Potential health impacts of the ‘big beautiful bill’

Jun 17, 2025
As the U.S. Senate debates the One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025, University of Michigan experts are available to discuss elements of the proposed spending plan that stand to leave a mark on health, health care and public...
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Jasdeep Kler wins the 2025 Ali Family Memorial Writing Prize

Jun 17, 2025
Jasdeep Kler (MPP ‘26) has won the Ford School’s Ali Family Memorial Writing Prize for his work, “Michigan’s Re-entry Healthcare Waiver is a Start, Now it Needs Real Reform.” The student writing prize recognizes written work that researches,...
Jasdeep Kler
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Katherine Richard wins the 2025 Peter Eckstein Prize

Jun 17, 2025
Katherine Richard, who holds a PhD in Economics and Public Policy from the University of Michigan, is the 2025 winner of the Peter Eckstein Prize for Interdisciplinary Research. She is recognized for her study on a policy reform that increased...
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Ali Q&A on Israeli attack on Iran

Jun 13, 2025
Ford School Professor of Practice Javed Ali gave the following Q&A to The Conversation one day after the Israeli attacks on Iran: Israel’s strike on Iranian nuclear and military facilities has pushed the Middle East one step closer to a far wider,...
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Greetings from the Dean - The Briefing, June 2025

Jun 10, 2025
Dear friends,As we close another academic year, it's a good time to reflect on our shared experiences and celebrate the strength of our community. Last month, we joyously celebrated our graduates at Hill Auditorium—a day filled with optimism and...
Celeste Watkins-Hayes
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Hanson: Federal travel ban ignites racial bias debate

Jun 9, 2025
President Trump’s long-anticipated travel ban takes effect today, marking a significant shift in U.S. immigration policy. University of Michigan expert Jonathan Hanson, a lecturer in public policy at the Ford School, said the implications of this...
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Ford School welcomes 2025 PPIA Junior Summer Institute fellows

Jun 9, 2025
The Public Policy and International Affairs (PPIA) Junior Summer Institute (JSI) welcomes 24 undergraduate students from 15 U.S. states and Puerto Rico. Chosen from a highly competitive pool of applicants, the students will spend seven weeks taking...
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Remembering Ambassador Melvyn Levitsky

Jun 6, 2025
The Ford School is deeply saddened to announce the passing of Ambassador Melvyn ‘Mel’ Levitsky, esteemed professor of international policy and practice. He passed away on May 17, 2025 at the age of...
Ambassador Melvyn Levitsky
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New U-M professorship to support environmental policy

Jun 2, 2025
The University of Michigan will establish the Lenore K. and Robert Damrauer Professorship of Social Policy at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy to contribute to policies and actions that advance sound U.S. environmental policies....
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