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PubPol 750.012

PubPol 750.012: Topics: Politics of Healthcare Reform

Instructor: Jonathan...

Policy Talks @ the Ford School, Conversations Across Differences

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

Jan 24, 2022, 6:00-7:00 pm EST

Inflation and labor market fluctuations are threatening the fragile economic recovery. Increasingly, Americans are worried about their financial future. Join Ford School economists for a discussion of these crucial issues.

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News

Michigan local government officials report improved fiscal health after a year of COVID-19, but not to pre-pandemic levels

Dec 16, 2021

Michigan’s local governments report improvement on many fiscal health measures after a year of struggles with the COVID-19 pandemic, but for much of the state the situation has stayed the same or continues to decline, according to a new Michigan...

Careers in public policy

Dec 14, 2021 0:48:00

With professional, personalized career services and a powerful, deeply committed alumni network, the Ford School helps students achieve their career goals.

Publication

Bednar essay explores the Constitution, democratic safeguards, and polarization

Dec 14, 2021

In a new essay published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Jenna Bednar, professor of public policy and political science, compares the state of the U.S. democracy to the notions that existed when James Madison was writing the...

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News

Parthasarathy calls for people-centric health innovation

Dec 13, 2021

Government investment and encouragement of innovation needs to expand its scope to consider the social and economic effects on marginalized groups. In a paper published by The Next System Project, Ford School public policy professor Shobita...

Virtual Spy Chat with Chris Costa: Javed Ali

Dec 13, 2021 1:00:14

Watch this online discussion of the latest intelligence, national security, and terrorism issues in the news with Spy Museum Executive Director Chris Costa.

News

$5M gift from Joan and Sanford Weill and Weill Family Foundation supports graduate student fellowships

Dec 14, 2021

A new $5 million gift from Joan and Sanford “Sandy” I. Weill and the Weill Family Foundation to the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan will provide endowed support for three graduate fellowships in perpetuity. The...

State & Hill

Letter from Dean Michael S. Barr

Dec 13, 2021

For 18 months, while the Diag was calm, Weill Hall stood mostly empty, and the Big House was quiet, our community was hard at work to address urgent societal challenges from the pandemic, racial injustice, assaults on democracy, climate change, and...

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