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Giving Blueday: Record-setting day of giving

Apr 12, 2023

On March 15, the Ford School community raised the bar once again for the number of donors in a single day, garnering more than $43,000 for student support. It was part of U-M’s Giving Blueday celebration, a day devoted to philanthropy for U-M causes...

A close-up photo of the entrance to Weill Hall, with "Joan and Sanford Weill Hall" etched into the stone and light reflecting off the large glass windows

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An immersive leadership development experience

Apr 12, 2023

Two Ford School students—Flor Azul Lorenzo (MPP ‘24) and Alejandro Villafuerte (MPA/MSW ‘23)—braved a chilly spring break in northern Michigan to build leadership skills at M-LEAD’s LeaderShape Institute. The scenic, community-driven Camp Michigania...

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Yasmine Elkharssa (BA '24) awarded 2023 Truman Scholarship

Apr 12, 2023 0:02:20

Watch as Elkharssa (BA '24) learns she won the prestigious fellowship with a surprise visit by Dean Celeste Watkins-Hayes during class. April, 2023.

Dean Celeste Watkins-Hayes and Yasmine Elkharssa

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March Jobs Report: Strong, if slowing, labor market continues as Black unemployment falls to a record low

Apr 9, 2023

In March, employers added 236,000 jobs as the economy continued to expand. Job growth is slowing, with most job growth in the past month occurring in the sectors that have been the slowest to recover from the pandemic. The unemployment rate ticked...

Fordie Grad Fair

Apr 18, 2023, 11:30 am-1:30 pm EDT

"The Becky" (Great Hall)

Congratulations, '23 graduates! Let's celebrate your upcoming graduation at Fordie Grad Fair!

Publication

Jacob finds little benefit, large costs to pretrial juvenile detention

Apr 11, 2023

Despite the large number of youth detained in juvenile detention centers before a trial, little research has been conducted on the impact of this detainment on life outcomes. Publishing a new research brief for the Cato Institute, Brian Jacob,...

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Black Perspectives in Public Policy

Apr 10, 2023 1:21:07

Patrick Wimberly and Theodore Jones join the Ford School in conversation with DeAndre Cavert, P3E community engagemen manager. April, 2023.

Black Perspective in Public Policy Speakers

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Michigan environmental leaders analyze CLOSUP recycling report

Apr 9, 2023

The Center for Local, State and Urban Policy released a new report that polled local officials on issues related to recycling as part of the Michigan Local Recycling Policy Project. The Capital News Service gathered reactions from across the...

In the Media

Unemployment benefits are “the most arcane and complicated” government program - Shaefer

Apr 6, 2023 NPR Marketplace

Luke Shaefer, NPR Marketplace: "There is undoubtedly a set of people who actually are eligible for benefits and should be getting...

Photo of Luke Shaefer in the Ford School's Towsley Reading Room

In the Media

Cooney on Detroit guaranteed income proposal

Apr 4, 2023 WDET

Patrick Cooney, WDET: "It’s no surprise that when people get cash material hardship drops. But the fact that material hardship was so high in the first place in the richest country on Earth…that is a big...

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