This week, President Biden called on U.S. oil refiners to ramp up production to meet the growing demand for gas and rising prices at the pump. In a Time interview, Ford School professor Barry Rabe says he is "struck by the lack of appetite in either...

A new data map displaying a variety of poverty and well-being metrics across Michigan holds implications for how federal American Rescue Plan Act funds could be used to address the state’s most pressing needs. Poverty Solutions at the University...

In corporate boardrooms, women often face backlash or negative career consequences when they are unable to display both warmth and competence — gendered societal expectations commonly referred to as the ‘double bind.’ Morela Hernandez, the Ligia...

Ford School economist John Leahy says the Federal Reserve showed “increasing urgency in both word and deed” this week, when it raised its benchmark interest rate by three-quarters of a point—the highest such hike since 1994. Still, the professor...

Weill Hall buzzed with excitement this week as the Ford School kicked off the 41st year of its Public Policy and International Affairs (PPIA) Junior Summer Institute – a program designed to build diversity in public service. Hailing from coast to...

What is the relationship between social inequality and violence?  For instance, how is violence used to create and preserve structural...

Class meets in-person on the following days: Tuesday, September 27 Thursday, September 29 Saturday, October 1 (Detroit tour) Tuesday, October 4 Thursday, October...

Class meets in-person on the following days: Tuesday, September 27 Thursday, September 29 Saturday, October 1 (Detroit tour) Tuesday, October 4 Thursday, October...

Governments, standard setters, regulators and analysts encouraged to provide input A pilot project involving the University of Michigan and others is exploring whether a new fiscal reporting mechanism for governmental entities can help create...