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Ambassador Harry K. Thomas: Race and foreign policy professions

Feb 9, 2022 1:27:16

Ambassador Harry Thomas examines the racial foundations of public policy in the United States and how race impacts policy choices and consequences at the global level. February 9, 2022.

Peace Corps information session

Feb 15, 2022, 12:00-1:00 pm EST

5240 Weill Hall

Please join the University of Michigan's Peace Corps Office for an info session on the Peace Corps and Peace Corps Response.

News

Application deadline nears for inaugural racial justice reading circles

Feb 7, 2022

In an effort to expand the ways in which the university community approaches discussion of racial equity, the Center for Racial Justice has established two reading circles for the winter 2022 term. The reading circles are open to graduate students,...

News

Prestigious National Academies committee selects Parthasarathy

Feb 7, 2022

Ford School professor Shobita Parthasarathy has been selected to serve on a committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) that will help guide federal judges on questions of science, technology, and medicine in...

News

Stevenson weighs in on January jobs report

Feb 6, 2022

The January jobs report revealed strong employment gains, with 467,000 jobs added in January. Betsey Stevenson, professor of public policy and economics, analyzed the report for numerous media outlets. The jobgains occurred in the midst of a...

In the Media

Not all Americans included in economic recovery - Wolfers

Feb 6, 2022 Los Angeles Times

The latest jobs report reflects a strong, recovering economy. But, Justin Wolfers, professor of public policy and economics, explained that not all Americans are feeling the effects of recovery. "A lot of people, particularly older people, have...

In the Media

Levitsky says Bolsonaro-Putin meeting hurts U.S.-Brazil relations

Feb 7, 2022 BBC Brazil

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is planning to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin next week. The meeting could affect Brazil's relationship with the United States, due to the current circumstances in Ukraine. "It is not possible for...

Kristin Seefeldt: Helping across generations and impacts on retirement and retirement planning

Feb 3, 2022 0:49:43

Kristen Seefeldt introduces a project that investigates the ways helping across generations impacts retirement and retirement planning. February 3, 2022.

U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren: Inequality

Feb 11, 2022 0:52:48

Senator Elizabeth Warren and Ford School Dean Michael Barr discuss perspectives on poverty and inequality in the United States. February, 2022.

Publication

Cavaillé examines how material self-interest affects political opinion

Feb 4, 2022

How do material self-interest and competing non-material factors, such as partisanship or ideological predispositions, shape political preferences? In a new study, “Elite Cues and Economic Policy Attitudes: The Mediating Role of Economic...

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