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Center on Finance, Law & Policy (CFLP)

The Center on Finance, Law & Policy at the University of Michigan is an interdisciplinary research center which draws together faculty and students from more than a dozen of Michigan’s nineteen schools and colleges to work on a broad range of...
In the Media

Kamara: ECOWAS departures create uncertainty

Jan 30, 2025 BBC News
As Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger depart ECOWAS, the Ford School's Kamissa Camara, a former foreign minister of Mali, tells the BBC, the formation of the Alliance of Sahelian States among Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali is "quite...
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Policy Talks @ the Ford School

"Empowering Bureaucrats to do Better"

Mar 31, 2025, 4:00-5:30 pm EDT
Joan and Sanford Weill Hall Annenberg Auditorium
Dan Honig discusses his book, Mission Driven Bureaucrats:  "Imagine a world where government workers are not just faceless cogs in a vast bureaucratic machine but passionate individuals dedicated to making a real difference." 
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"Beyond the Bridge: A Solution to Homelessness"

Mar 11, 2025, 6:00-9:00 pm EDT
Michigan Theater
Explore actionable solutions to one of the most pressing issues of our time—homelessness—at a moment when our local community is reporting the fastest and highest rates of homelessness in its history.  This event features a powerful new documentary, Beyond the Bridge: A Solution to Homelessness, which examines the root causes of homelessness and explores comprehensive solutions, followed by a panel discussion. 
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In the Media

Lowande: Trump "firehose" of activity is intentional

Jan 28, 2025 The Christian Science Monitor
President Trump's first week's his week’s furious pace is by design, presidential scholars say. “The fire hose is the point,” says Kenneth Lowande, a political scientist at the University of Michigan. “The point of all of it is to say he’s checked...
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