Dear friends, Our minds have been very much focused these past few weeks on the horrors of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Ford School faculty Javed Ali, Melvyn Levitsky and John Ciorciari, director of the International Policy Center and Weiser...

Ford School alumni have opportunities to reconnect -- physically! -- with the school and with each other at upcoming events.  Classes of '20 and '21: please save the date for September 23-24, 2022, which is the U-M's Homecoming weekend, for a...

This course will explore the legal enforcement of those human rights that are fundamental and are the birthright of all human...

Wednesday, March 16, 2022 marks Giving Blueday, an annual day of giving celebration for U-M.  Each gift to the Ford School, no matter the size, will make a difference. And this year, through a generous challenge, every donation makes an even...

University of Michigan research chipped in nearly $100 million to the state’s economy in the 2021 fiscal year, according to a report from UM’s Institute for Research on Innovation and Science (IRIS).  The data in the report shows how academic...

Racial Foundations of Public Policy is a Fall speaker series that focuses on the historical roots and impact of race in shaping public policy as both a disciplinary field and as a course of...

*Non-Ford students can register for Ford elective courses beginning Monday, June...

How are the inherent and intersecting relations of power including inherent structures of dominance related to the experience of violence, oppression and resistance textured into the context of politics and policy...

This course focuses on rigorous evaluation of policies and interventions intended to support children's early learning and success in K-12. Evaluations will be discussed in the context of the current and historical...

There is no policy without victory. More precisely, well-planned and well-executed political campaigns win elections and make governing...