The Ford School Online MPA is for you if you're:Driven to make a practical impact and tackle real-world challenges.Committed to public service and improving societal well-being.Eager to advance your career, switch sectors, or take on new leadership...

With a $275,000 grant from MIT Blueprint Labs, two University of Michigan professors will tease out why some schools better prepare students for college than others.The project is led by Sarah Cohodes, associate professor at the Ford School of...

The UMich Votes coalition is aiming to increase voter registration and turnout among students on campusUniversity of Michigan students are continually breaking voter registration and turnout records. Some 78 percent of U-M students on the Ann Arbor...

The Inclusive History Project, U-M’s multifaceted initiative to study, document and better understand the university’s history with respect to diversity, equity and inclusion, is expanding its efforts with new research and engagement opportunities...

Jonathan Van Ness, star of the TV show Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, brought their podcast, Getting Curious, to Ann Arbor for a live recording to discuss voting and civic engagement. They were joined in conversation by Ford School Dean Celeste...

Recent job reports have not offered a definitive answer on how much the Fed is expected to cut interest rates. Justin Wolfers of the Ford School mentioned, "There’s nothing in this report that would turn optimists pessimistic... Would it turn...

As part of the Ford School’s commemoration of the Gerald R. Ford’s ascendance to the presidency 50 years ago, current and incoming Ford School students and recent graduates were given a challenge: to write an original essay on the relevance of...

Over the past two decades, southern universities have seen large jumps in enrollment of students from the northern region of the US. These increases have had positive impacts on economic growth for the southern universities' local economies. Ford...

Increases in extreme weather conditions have been burdensome for utility companies. The New York Times reported, "Utility companies [have]’ increasing vulnerability to extreme weather events that are becoming more common and more intense under...