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Alumni-in-Residence student conversation with Penny Naas (MPP '93)

Sep 23, 2021, 12:00-1:00 pm EDT

3240 Weill Hall

Graduate Career Services and the Weiser Diplomacy Center invite Ford School graduate and undergraduate students to an Alumni-in-Residence conversation with UPS President for International Public Affairs and Sustainability, Penelope Naas.

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Morela Hernandez named to Collegiate Chair

Sep 23, 2021

On September 23, the University of Michigan Board of Regents approved the appointment of Ford School professor Morela Hernandez as the newly established Ligia Ramirez de Reynolds Collegiate Professor of Public Policy for a five-year renewable term....

U.S. Department of State summer internships information session

Sep 22, 2021, 6:00-7:30 pm EDT

Former State Department Diplomat in Residence Danielle Harms will host an information session and review the application process for the summer internships.

Career talk with Andrew Clark

Oct 4, 2021, 11:30 am-12:30 pm EDT

Student & Academic Services and the Weiser Diplomacy Center host a career talk with Andrew Clark, U-M History graduate '08 and a current Foreign Affairs Officer at the U.S. Department of State.

Real-World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions

Terri Friedline: Why Financial Technology Won’t Save a Broken System

Oct 15, 2021, 12:00-1:00 pm EDT

Terri Friedline will discuss her book, Banking on a Revolution: Why Financial Technology Won’t Save a Broken System, which takes a critical look at advancements in financial technology (“fintech”) in the banking and financial industries.

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Info session: 2022 BA Global Engagement Seminar

Sep 22, 2021, 2:00-3:00 pm EDT

Weill Hall, Room 3240

Due to high demand, IPC will host a second info session about PubPol 480, an advanced undergraduate seminar designed to challenge public policy majors to consider how policy issues are framed and addressed in a non-U.S. context.

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U.S. counterterrorism efforts moving forward - Ali

Sep 21, 2021

Javed Ali, associate professor of practice and counterterrorism expert, provided counterterrorism insights in a number of news outlets this week. "9/11 was such a profoundly important moment, not only in US history, but I would argue in...

In the Media

Raising aspirations for poor entrepreneurs may backfire - Yang

Sep 21, 2021 VoxDev

Can setting larger, more ambitious goals and financial self-help books aid poor entrepreneurs in decision-making? In a new study, Dean Yang, professor of economics and public policy, and Aakash Mohpal, a U-M PhD alum, found that the two variables...

In the Media

Rabe explains Manchin's predicted opposition to electric vehicle proposal

Sep 21, 2021 Automotive News

A House proposal giving consumers an incentive to buy union-made electric vehicles could be blocked by West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin. West Virginia has one automobile factory owned by Toyota. “In a state like West Virginia, with a really, really...

Real-World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions

Carolyn Barnes: Low-Income Families and the New Welfare State

Oct 8, 2021, 12:00-1:00 pm EDT

Carolyn Barnes will discuss her book, “State of Empowerment: Low-income Families and the New Welfare State,” exploring how government-funded after-school programs can enhance the civic and political lives of low-income citizens.

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