| Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy

2022 Commencement - Paul Brown: Remarks

Apr 30, 2022 0:02:44

U-M Regent Paul Brown speech at the 2022 Ford School Commencement. April, 2022.

2022 Commencement - Michael Barr: Opening remarks

Apr 30, 2022 0:12:49

Ford School Dean, Michael S. Barr, welcomes graduates and their families and gives opening remarks for the 2022 Ford School Commencement. April, 2022.

In the Media

Wolfers notes ambiguity in current strength of the economy

Apr 29, 2022 Bloomberg

Bloomberg reports that the Covid-19 pandemic, now in its third year, has turned into a catalyst for lasting economic change, which will outlast the disease. Ford School economics professor Justin Wolfers notes that on the one hand the economy has...

Publication

Investment in public schools reduces contact with criminal justice system - EPI working paper

May 10, 2022

Increased investment in public schools pays off through reductions in adult crime, a new Education Policy Initiative brief shows. The working paper, “Public School Funding, School Quality, and Adult Crime,” authored by E. Jason Baron, Joshua Hyman,...

Alumni spotlight

Sierra Stephens (BA ‘20) helps businesses invest in a sustainable future

Apr 29, 2022

When the global pandemic locked down international travel and postponed her fellowship in 2020, Sierra Stephens (BA ‘20) took time to reflect on her long-term goals. She turned her car into a camper and set out to explore national parks in the...

Publication

North American Colloquium publishes eight reports on climate policy analysis after a year of collaborative work

Apr 29, 2022

The North American Colloquium (NAC) is a forum that strengthens a wider North American conversation and more fruitful trilateral cooperation between Canada, Mexico and the U.S., led by the International Policy Center at the University of Michigan’s...

Close up photo of the flags for Canada, Mexico, and the United States

Publication

Stange and co-authors study cost differences across fields of study at colleges and universities

Apr 29, 2022

Determining the monetary value of an education often is calculated based on what students pay in tuition and fees compared to what they earn after graduation. But, Kevin Stange, Ford School associate professor of public policy, and four other...

Building Detroit's digital infrastructure for small businesses

May 4, 2022, 1:00-2:00 pm EDT

Join this livestream event on Wednesday, May 4 at 1:00 p.m. to learn more about the new Community Teach Worker project.

Timelapse of Elbel Field: Commencement 2022

Apr 28, 2022 0:02:00

What's happening on Elbel Field? Take a look behind-the-scenes at our setup for Commencement 2022.

2 days in 2 minutes: Elbel Field Commencement 2022

News

DNEP +ISLB internship begins May 4

May 4, 2022

A natural extension of the interdisciplinary Detroit Neighborhood Entrepreneurs Project, the DNEP +ISLB offers students an intensive hands-on experience working collaboratively with fellow students to run a multidisciplinary student staffing agency...

Subscribe to