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Cities on the front line: Urban approaches to national issues

Sep 12, 2022, 4:00-5:00 pm EDT

This event brings together mayors from cities across the states of the Big Ten in a discussion about how leadership at the city level shapes our national approaches to some of the most pressing issues of the day.

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Climate justice for whom? A critical perspective on low-carbon transitions

Sep 9, 2022, 10:00-11:00 am EDT

1040 Dana Building

What are the types of injustices associated with low-carbon transitions? Relatedly, in what ways do low-carbon transitions worsen social risks or vulnerabilities? Lastly, what policies might be deployed to make these transitions more just?

Welcome Week

Fall 2022 incoming master's pre-welcome week

Aug 16-19, 2022, All Day

Joan and Sanford Weill Hall

Pre-welcome week is designed for incoming master's students and features the American government module, math camp, and a career session for international students.

Welcome Week

Ford School fall launch and ice cream social 2022

Aug 30, 2022, 4:00 pm EDT

Weill Hall courtyard

Students, faculty, and staff: Join the entire Ford School community in celebrating the beginning of the year and welcoming both old and new faces to our community.

In the Media

Bednar: Education looms large in Michigan governor's race

Aug 8, 2022 Chalkbeat

In the aftermath of the Michigan primary elections on August 2, the race for governor will feature incumber Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer and challenger Republican Tudor Dixon. An article in Chalkbeat states the school choice will be a major...

Info session: 2023 BA Global Engagement Seminar

Sep 12, 2022, 4:00-4:30 pm EDT

Weill Hall, Room 3240

Learn more about PubPol 480, an advanced undergraduate seminar designed to challenge public policy majors to consider how policy issues are framed and addressed in a non-U.S. context.

Adjunct faculty

Jeff Sternberg

Lecturer in Public Policy

[email protected]

Jeff Sternberg is the a lecturer at the University of Michigan's Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy and director of data and community research at the City of Detroit’s Community Health Corps. In his current roles, Jeff works at the intersection…

Staff

Karissa Knapp

Communications Specialist, Poverty Solutions

[email protected]

734-615-5997

Karissa Knapp is a communications specialist at Poverty…

In the Media

Tech groups opposing antitrust act threaten incumbents, says Hall

Aug 7, 2022 Bloomberg

Tech companies have spent almost $120 million on political advertising since the beginning of 2021, according to AdImpact, an ad-tracking service, which Bloomberg says is the first time the tech industry has spent more on political ads than the...

In the Media

Pilkauskas says finances encourage multi-generational households

Aug 7, 2022 Marketplace

Marketplace reports that 8in 10 young adults are moving settling in their home towns. And it reports that one in five adults now live in a multigenerational home. “People actually save a lot of money, I mean it’s not surprising, when they move...

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