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In the Media

Ciorciari on what happens next with Afghan troops

Aug 20, 2021 CNBC
John Ciorciari, associate professor of public policy and director of the Weiser Diplomacy Center and International Policy Center, spoke to CNBC about Afghanistan's fall to the Taliban after President Biden withdrew the U.S. military from the...
In the Media

Weiland provides context for kindergarten enrollment numbers

Aug 20, 2021 MLive
With the delta variant on the rise, educators are worried about getting kindergartners in the classroom yet again. Christina Weiland, associate professor of education, explained why kindergarten enrollment shrunk last year, and the variant might...
PhD Students

Parker Martin

Parker graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with degrees in Economics & Management. Upon graduation, he worked as a high school adviser with the Carolina College Advising Corps. Parker served in Wilson, NC, and worked to…
PhD Students

Karla Magana

Karla Magaña is a joint Ph.D. student in Public Policy and Political Science at the University of Michigan. She is an APSA Diversity Fellow and a Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellow, broadly specializing in the racialization of the United States…
STPP Lecture Series, Harry A. and Margaret D. Towsley Foundation Lecture Series

Fatima Hassan on global vaccine equity and health justice

Dec 6, 2021, 11:00 am-12:00 pm EST
Join us for a talk on global vaccine equity and health justice with Fatima Hassan, human rights lawyer, social justice activist, and the founder of the Health Justice Initiative in South Africa; and Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, Towsley Policymaker in Residence at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy.
STPP Lecture Series

Jacqueline Patterson on environmental and climate justice

Sep 27, 2021, 4:00-5:00 pm EDT
Jacqueline Patterson, Founder and Executive Director of The Chisholm Legacy Project, and Kyle Whyte, Professor of Environment and Sustainability at the University of Michigan and affiliate of the Science, Technology, and Public Policy program, discuss environmental and climate justice.
Admissions

Beyond Albion graduate school fair

Sep 14, 2021, 4:00-6:00 pm EDT
Albion College 203 S Hannah St. Albion, MI 49224
Meet representatives from our admissions team and learn more about the Ford School.