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New Wolfers segment on MSNBC: The Professor Is In!

May 23, 2025

Ford School economics professor Justin Wolfers is one of the most prolific “public” scholars at the school. His analyses about current economic events regularly appear on the pages of The New York Times (among others), on the screens at Bloomberg...

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Students get free access to Google certificates, AI training at University of Michigan

May 19, 2025

University of Michigan students now have free access to job and skill training through Google.Students enrolled at the university’s three Michigan campuses can access career certificates and artificial intelligence courses at no cost. The...

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Ford School mourns the loss of Marina von Neumann Whitman

May 22, 2025

Marina von Neumann Whitman, professor emerita of business administration and public policy, passed away on May 20, 2025, at the age of 90.Marina’s distinguished career spanned academia, government, and industry. She was the first woman to be...

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Expert Analysis: House bill proposes restrictions to Medicaid through work requirements that won't work

May 22, 2025

The U.S. House narrowly passed a bill early Thursday that would slash taxes and cut Medicaid, a health care program that provides comprehensive health care services to low income adults and children. It now heads to the Senate.While major changes...

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Local Officials: Residents trust police more where there are policies to improve relations

May 22, 2025

More Michigan communities are adopting policies to improve police-community relations, and local officials see increased trust among residents for law enforcement officers where certain practices were in place.The latest Michigan Public Policy...

Digitizing municipal financial reporting: A new open source tool for Excel - XBRL conversion

Jun 4, 2025, 3:00-4:30 pm EDT

The University of Michigan Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP) teamed up with DAC Bond to develop a free, open source proof of concept tool that will allow users to convert the data in their Annual Comprehensive Financial Reports from Excel/Word format into XBRL, a leading open source data standard for financial reporting.

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State-level AI legislation can guide fair housing practices

May 20, 2025

As the number of artificial intelligence (AI)-related measures introduced in U.S. state and territorial legislatures continues to grow, policymakers, advocates and consumers can seize the moment to assure that the technology is promoting fair...

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U-M develops free tool to empower municipalities, modernize financial reporting

May 19, 2025

Free webinar June 4 will demo the Excel to iXBRL Conversion toolA free, open-source tool designed by the University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy is now available to help local governments make financial data more accessible. Developed...

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Ambassador Melvyn Levitsky to retire from the University of Michigan’s Ford School

May 15, 2025

Ambassador Melvyn Levitsky will retire from the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan, effective June 1, 2025....

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Cavaillé promoted to associate professor

May 15, 2025

On May 15, the Regents of the University of Michigan approved the promotion for Charlotte Cavaillé to associate professor of public policy, with tenure, and associate professor of political...

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