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APSIA dual degree virtual open house

Sep 27, 2022, 4:00-5:30 pm EDT
Connect one-on-one with the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy and other top public policy and international affairs programs from across the country!
Weiser Diplomacy Center Series

Lech Wałęsa: Russia's war on Ukraine and its global impact

Sep 13, 2022, 4:00-5:30 pm EDT
Rackham Building, 4th Floor Ampitheatre
Nobel Peace Prize laureate and former president of Poland visits the University of Michigan to speak on the global impact of Russia's war on Ukraine.
News

Rabe: Landmark U.S. climate bill addresses methane

Aug 12, 2022
The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to pass the Inflation Reduction Act today, which includes nearly $400 billion for clean energy initiatives. The legislation was approved by the Senate last weekend and, if signed into law, would be the...
Adjunct faculty

Bethany Morrison

Lecturer in Public Policy, Ford School; Instructional Consultant, Center for Research on Learning and Teaching
Bethany N. Morrison is a lecturer at the University of Michigan's Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy and an instructional consultant at the Center for Research on Learning and Teaching. She has a PhD in political science from Emory University.…
Visiting faculty

Laurel Beatty Blunt

Harry A. and Margaret D. Towsley Foundation Policymaker in Residence
In November 2018, Ohio voters elected Judge Laurel Beatty Blunt to serve on the state's Tenth District Court of Appeals. She previously served on the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, and as director of legislative affairs and counsel to the Voting Rights Institute for the Ohio Secretary of State.
Adjunct faculty

Jonathan Cohn

Lecturer in Public Policy
Jonathan Cohn is a lecturer in public policy at the University of Michigan's Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy and the senior national correspondent for HuffPost. At HuffPost, Cohn writes about politics and policy with a focus on social welfare.…
Core faculty

Samuel R. Bagenstos

Arlene Susan Kohn Professor of Social Policy
Bagenstos specializes in constitutional and civil rights litigation, with interests in labor and employment, disability rights, and housing. He currently serves as general counsel of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and is on leave from the university.