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Schwarz and Hills comment on Kellogg HQ move

Jun 26, 2022

Kellogg Company announced plans to split into three separate companies focused on cereal, plant-based foods and snacks, with the snacks company moving headquarters from Battle Creek to Chicago. The other divisions will remain based in...

Headshots of John "Joe" Schwarz and Gerald "Rusty" Hills

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Education Policy Initiative graduates spread their research skills across the country

Jun 24, 2022

Government consulting, examining the effects of free tuition, teaching sociology – all are activities that recent graduates who worked with the Education Policy Initiative (EPI) at the University of Michigan are pursuing, putting their research and...

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Zach Marentay is an admissions officer at the University of Michigan's Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy. He is also a public address announcer for Michigan Athletics. Zach has previously worked for a few other units at U-M, including the School…

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Poverty Solutions collaborates on Detroit Land Contract Buyer Guide

Jun 22, 2022

A new Detroit Land Contract Buyer Guide launched in conjunction with National Homeownership Month offers step-by-step guidance for housing counselors and prospective and current buyers on how to connect with resources, identify predatory or...

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"Confronting the Carceral State" - Davenport and team win Meet the Moment Research Initiative grant

Jun 22, 2022

The College of Literature, Science and the Arts (LSA) is investing nearly $4.5 million in grant funding for four innovative new faculty research projects. Ford School courtesy faculty Christian Davenport is part of one of the teams that received the...

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Lewis, co-founder of Academic Leadership Institute, focuses on mechanics of leadership

Jun 21, 2022

U-M’s Center for Social Solutions is part of an effort working to address issues of representation, belonging and retention along the pathway to leadership in higher education. The Academic Leadership Institute is a partnership between CSS and...

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Cavaillé: Far-right parties find favor where immigrants, citizens vie for same public housing in Europe

Jun 23, 2022

In Europe, far-right parties have emerged as the most vocal defenders of restricting welfare benefits to citizens only. Why do voters find such a policy platform attractive? A new study examines the role played by competition between natives...

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Anti-Racism Collaborative awards over $122,000 in Graduate Research Grants

Jun 21, 2022

The Anti-Racism Collaborative, administered by the National Center for Institutional Diversity (NCID), has awarded summer research grants to 26 University of Michigan (U-M) graduate students. The Rackham Graduate School and the Center for Racial...

Headshots of recipients of Anti-Racism Collaborative grants

Ann Chih Lin: Endowed professorship in Chinese Studies inaugural lecture

Sep 22, 2022, 4:30-6:00 pm EDT

Weiser Hall - 10th floor

Join the International Institute and Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies for the inaugural lecture of Ann Chih Lin's endowed professorship in Chinese studies.

Photo of Ann Lin in her office at the U-M's Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies

In the Media

Rabe on curbing high gas prices

Jun 16, 2022 Time

This week, President Biden called on U.S. oil refiners to ramp up production to meet the growing demand for gas and rising prices at the pump. In a Time interview, Ford School professor Barry Rabe says he is "struck by the lack of appetite in either...

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