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Michelmore on a permanent expansion of the Child Tax Credit

Aug 27, 2021 Marketplace

New evidence shows the federal expanded Child Tax Credit has had a positive impact on low-income families, decreasing childhood hunger and poverty. Those benefits are set to run out at the end of the year, but an extension is making its way through...

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Federal fleet EV delays won't make much of a difference in the long run, says Rabe

Aug 27, 2021 E&E News

Supply shortages, funding roadblocks, and a slow fleet turnover has delayed the Biden Administration's goal to transition the entire federal fleet to electric vehicles. Barry Rabe spoke with E&E Climate Wire: “When you have a very welcomed buyer...

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Hernandez and Barr explore the essential themes of leadership

Aug 27, 2021

Ford School Dean Michael S. Barr and Professor Morela Hernandez, faculty director of the Leadership Initiative, reflected on the attributes and importance of good leadership as an essential asset for public policy practitioners during a summer...

Michael S. Barr and Morela Hernandez portrait

What's next for Afghanistan?

Aug 30, 2021, 11:30 am-12:50 pm EDT

Betty Ford Classroom, 1110 Weill Hall

Join Ford School faculty for a conversation about the situation in Afghanistan after the withdrawal of U.S. and NATO forces.

CLOSUP Lecture Series

Public meetings of the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commissioners

Sep 2, 2021, 1:00-8:00 pm EDT

Michigan Union Rogel Ballroom (2nd Floor)

Public meetings of the Michigan Citizens Independent Redistricting Commissioners with agenda to include racially polarized voting analysis, Voting Rights Act analysis, and map drawing for State Senate districts for Oakland, Macomb, and Wayne counties.

4th Annual Policy Pitch Competition

Sep 14, 2021, 6:00-7:15 pm EDT

Ford School students pitch skills they gained and lessons learned from their summer internship experiences.

In the Media

Ali says ISIS-K should be taken very seriously

Aug 25, 2021 BBC World News

Javed Ali explains why ISIS-K is so dangerous on BBC World News. "Isis Khorasan, one could argue, remained the most active and viable branches of the broader ISIS family."...."As the attacks have shown over the past few years, (this group)...

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Racial justice, national security, global health in focus at Ford School autumn events

Aug 29, 2021

Fall term 2021 will see another packed events calendar, as the Ford School continues to attract some of the most compelling experts and voices from around the world. In conjunction with the launch of the new Center for Racial Justice, the Racial...

fall 2021 events lineup with headshots and Policy Talks bracket

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Ford School commemoration events reflect on cultural and security challenges in the post-9/11 world

Aug 26, 2021

The events of 9/11 touched the Ford School directly, with the death of Josh Rosenthal, a 1979 University of Michigan graduate, who in 2001 was 44 years old and worked as a senior vice president at The Fiduciary Trust, which had its offices on the...

9/11 Tribute in Light in New York City, where University of Michigan alum Josh Rosenthal worked in the south tower of the World Trade Center

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Alumni reflect on the enduring and ongoing impact of PPIA

Aug 26, 2021

“It was really transformational. I really feel like it changed my life, at least my career trajectory. It exposed me to new career paths that I wasn't aware of. It gave me skills and competencies for a number of different roles. In a lot of ways, it...

Event panelists appear on a laptop computer screen

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