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2021-2022: Nationalist extremism

Home | About | 2021-2022 Nationalist extremism | 2020-2021 Climate change | Previous years In recent years, right-wing nationalist extremism has been a rising concern in the United States, Canada, and increasingly in Mexico. The rise of far-right...

2021 Distinguished University Professorship lectures

Nov 3, 2021, 4:00-5:30 pm EDT
Michigan League Ballroom
Three faculty members who have been recognized with one of the University of Michigan’s highest honors—including the Ford School's Earl Lewis and John Ayanian—will discuss their professional and scholarly experiences.

Rucker C. Johnson: Racial foundations of education policy

Oct 26, 2021 1:13:00

Dr. Rucker C. Johnson will join Dr. Celeste Watkins-Hayes in conversation on the Racial foundations of education policy. This talk is part of the Center for Racial Justice's Racial Foundations of Public Policy series. October, 2021.

Water diplomacy in the Middle East: Israel, Jordan and Palestine

Nov 8, 2021, 11:30 am-12:45 pm EST
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Nov 12, 2021, 2:00-5:00 pm EST
3240 Weill (Monday) 1210 Weill (Friday)
Students will learn the laws that influence water diplomacy in the Middle East and later represent Israel, Jordan and Palestine in a simulation to identify mechanisms that can enable more sustainable water management in the region. 
North American Colloquium

Historical drivers of nationalist extremism in North America

Oct 28, 2021, 12:30-1:30 pm EDT
Experts from the Autonomous National University of Mexico, University of Toronto, and University of Michigan discussed the local and transnational factors giving rise to far-right social movements and policies in each country. 
In the Media

Shaefer applauds direct payments to address poverty

Oct 20, 2021 NC Policy Watch
“There’s a question of what we do during severe recessions: What we did [during the pandemic] worked, and it worked better than anything we’ve ever done before,” Luke Shaefer told NC Policy Watch. “… If we ever wondered if the well-being of families...