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Road to economic recovery: Inflation, wages, and changing labor force dynamics

Jan 24, 2022 1:01:07

Ford School economists discuss inflation and labor market fluctuations threatening the fragile economic recovery. January, 2022.

Michigan Redistricting: A Model for the Nation? Evaluating the State's New Maps and Process

Jan 19, 2022 1:30:53

Join us for a lively discussion on Michigan’s new redistricting approach and new maps that will shape elections and decision making in Michigan for the next decade. January 19, 2022.

Don Graves: This is America (Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium)

Jan 17, 2022 0:45:15

University of Michigan Ford School Dean Michael Barr and United States Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves on working to revive the economy while combating the racist systems embedded within it. January 17, 2022.

Bill Bynum: Economic empowerment and racial justice

Jan 12, 2022 0:49:35

Faculty discussant Bill Bynum, Towsley Policymaker in Residence, will focus on the role of policy to advance economic opportunity for disenfranchised populations. January 12, 2022.

News

Stevenson named to the National Academy of Social Insurance

Jan 12, 2022

Recognizing her outstanding contributions to social insurance and related policy areas, the National Academy of Social Insurance (NASI) has approved the election of Betsey Stevenson, professor of public policy and economics, to the Academy. She is...

15th annual Gramlich Showcase of Student Work

Mar 25, 2022, 3:00-5:00 pm EDT

Weill Hall Great Hall

This event features exceptional student work on a broad range of local, national, and international policy challenges.

Teaser image for the Gramlich Showcase, featuring photos of Ford School students presenting in past years

Weiser Diplomacy Center Series

Student conversation with Ambassador John Rakolta

Jan 20, 2022, 11:30 am-12:45 pm EST

3240 Weill Hall

Ambassador Rakolta will reflect on his experience as U.S. ambassador to the United Arab Emirates and his work on the historic Abraham Accords.

North American Colloquium

Nationalist extremism in North America: The current threat landscape

Dec 10, 2021, 11:45 am-1:00 pm EST

This panel discusses how nationalism and extremism pose mounting challenges around the world, including in North America.

Headshots of Dr. Stephanie Carvin, Dr. Leonardo Curzio Gutiérrez, and Dr. Cynthia Miller-Idriss of American University.

You can keep the mule: Let's explore reparations models

Jan 17, 2022, 12:30-2:00 pm EST

Hosted by the Center for Social Solutions and U-M Detroit Center, Ford School Professor Earl Lewis moderates this panel discussion around the varying concepts of what is owed and what reparations might look like.

Photo of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. waving to a historic crowed gathered on the Washington Mall

News

Jacob and Weiland rank in annual Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings

Jan 10, 2022

Education Week has unveiled the 2022 RHSU Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings, which rank the 200 university-based scholars in the United States who did the most last year to shape educational practice and policy. Brian Jacob and Christina Weiland...

Headshots of Brian Jacob and Christina Weiland

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