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Weill Scholars and Youth Policy Fellow

About the recognitionJoan and Sanford Weill generously support six Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy master's students through the Weill Scholarship and the Youth Policy Fellowship. The Weill Scholars recognize five Ford School Rackham Master’s...

Alumni Association

Stay connected to resources, events, career services, and more through the Alumni Association of the University of...

Updates from the Alumni Board chair

Greetings fellow Fordies,The Ford School Alumni Board convened in Ann Arbor on Friday, April 5 for our twice-annual meeting. Weill Hall was buzzing, not just because it was Spring Preview weekend, but also because we had the largest in-person...

PhD dissertation archive

Dissertations Our students' dissertation titles are recorded below. Full-text versions of all the dissertations are available via the University's Deep Blue service.   Public Policy & Economics Student Name Dissertation...

Request a transcript

Request a transcript For information and to request a transcript, click here.  Please contact Patrick Lyall, the Ford School's registrar, at [email protected] or (734) 615-2026 for...

Email forwarding and technology services

Alumni who prefer not to use U-M Google for their email can still retain the use of their @umich.edu address. U-M offers email forwarding for alumni at no charge. Additionally, alumni have access to Google services (i.e. Drive) and the technology...

Archive: Planning process for "DEI 1.0" (2016-2021)

In September 2015, Dean Susan M. Collins officially launched the Ford School’s diversity, equity, and inclusion strategic planning initiative. The Ford School's five-year strategic plan was launched in October 2016, along with the University of...

STPP Certificate admissions

Any student with a bachelor's degree who has been admitted to one of the University's science (natural or social), engineering, or professional graduate degree programs, or who is currently enrolled in one of these graduate programs, is eligible to...

PhD job placement

Doctoral alumni: first and current jobs The Ford School's PhD alumni go on to impressive careers in academia and public sector organizations including think tanks, federal government agencies, and foundations. Review our list of first and current...