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Core faculty

Pamela Herd

Carol Kakalec Kohn Professor of Social Policy

Pamela Herd is the Carol Kakalec Kohn Professor of Social Policy and faculty associate at the Institute for Social Research Population Studies Center. Her research focuses on inequality and how it intersects with health, aging, and policy. She is…

Real-World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions

Inheritance: 11 years in the life of one boy in the opioid epidemic

Sep 27, 2024, 12:00-1:00 pm EDT

School of Social Work ECC 1840

Real World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions introduces key issues regarding the causes and consequences of poverty through an in-person lecture series featuring experts in policy and practice from across the nation.

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Real-World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions Speaker Series. Amy Toensing & Matt Moyer: "Inheritance: 11 Years in the Life of One Boy in the Opioid Epidemic." September 27, noon ET, SSW ECC 1840 or watch online. A screening of the documentary will take place after the talk.

Publication

Transitional kindergarten programs expand early education access, boost academic gain

Aug 16, 2024

Children enrolled in transitional kindergarten programs in Michigan did better in math and English by the time they reached 3rd grade, with higher test scores than other kids who didn't go through the program, according to a new policy brief from...

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Publication

As election approaches, national poll shows which health topics concern older adults most

Aug 15, 2024

All types of health care costs, and financial scams, rise to the top in University of Michigan study.More than half of the people who voted in the 2020 election were age 50 and older, making this age group a key demographic for candidates up and...

Publication

Fewer local leaders in Michigan feeling positive about how democracy is functioning in state, U.S.

Aug 15, 2024

Local leaders in Michigan are slightly less optimistic in their views on the health of democracy at the state and national levels, according to an ongoing survey by the University of Michigan.Although assessments of civic health at the national...

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Core faculty

Don Moynihan

Professor of Public Policy

Donald Moynihan is a professor of public policy at the University of Michigan's Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy. Previously he served as Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy Chair of Public Policy and the director of the La…

Publication

Key insights from the first citywide maternal and infant cash prescription program

Aug 14, 2024

A recent survey conducted by Rx Kids provides valuable insights into how Rx Kids is improving the lives of City of Flint families. These survey findings share the much-anticipated early results from Rx Kids.A prescription for health, hope, and...

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Admissions

APSIA Online Graduate School Fair II

Oct 24, 2024, 11:00 am-1:45 pm EDT

Meet admissions representatives from members of the Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs (APSIA), including the Ford School.

Admissions

APSIA Graduate School Fair

Sep 24, 2024, 6:00-8:00 pm EDT

Bloomberg Hopkins Center, 555 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC 20001

Meet admissions representatives from member schools of the Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs (APSIA), including the Ford School.

Admissions

APSIA Best Practices in Applying to Graduate School

Sep 12, 2024, 4:00-5:00 pm EDT

Join members of the Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs (APSIA) and the Ford School admissions team as they share helpful advice for applying to graduate school.

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