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Tools for Influence and Action

Dec 3, 2020 0:44:00

Learn about opportunities to practice these skills in and out of the classroom and how they provide a toolbox of research, analytical, and management skills that are highly transferable across sectors and issue areas.

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The Courteous Power: Japan and Southeast Asia in the Indo-Pacific Era panel

Dec 3, 2020 1:34:00

This virtual seminar on "The Courteous Power: Japan and Southeast Asia in the Indo-Pacific Era" features panelists Pavin Chachavalpongpun, John Ciorciari, and Kiyoteru Tsutsui.

Effective Advocacy Workshop

Nov 10, 2020 1:24:18

League of Conservation Voters (LCV) senior staff will discuss the steps to be an effective advocate and provide examples used by LCV during some of their successful campaigns.

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Greetings from the Dean - The Briefing, December 2020

Dec 3, 2020

Dear friends, As the year comes to a close, we often reflect on challenges and successes. This year has been fraught with significant challenges, and for many in our community and around the world, devastating losses from the global pandemic....

Michael Barr in Weill Hall, masked for COVID-19

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Experiential learning opportunities expand for students of foreign policy

Dec 2, 2020

Since its launch in 2019, the Weiser Diplomacy Center (WDC) has sought to develop new practical student training opportunities in foreign affairs. One key element is to expand the Ford School’s menu of international policy simulations. “Reading...

Zoom grid of attendees at a virtual international policy simulation event

Trivia and networking

Jan 13, 2021, 6:00-8:00 pm EST

Ford School trivia followed by networking session for graduate students and alumni.

Image styled as a neon sign with text that says: Trivia and networking for alumni and graduate students, January 13. Part of the January graduate student career expo

In the Media

Federal government should build on CARES Act success to support families, says Shaefer

Nov 30, 2020 FOX 17 West Michigan

“The things that we did in the CARES Act in May, they really worked to a greater degree than I think a lot of people have appreciated,” Shaefer said. “So we can build on that and do more. I’d like us to do more for families with kids.” Read the...

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Welcome newly elected Alumni Board members

Dec 17, 2020

Six Ford School alumni have been elected to the Alumni Board by their peers. Their term starts January 1, 2021, and runs through December 31, 2023. The elected members all are very engaged members of the alumni community, and they bring experience...

A grid of headshots for Julia Friedman, Naomi Goldberg, Veronica Gonzales Stuva, Trevis Harrold, Cortney Sanders, Ivy Tran, Maggie Barnard, and Julia Kohn

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Annual career trip goes global: January Graduate Student Career Expo and networking event expands career opportunities for students

Dec 2, 2020

RSVP for the trivia and networking event on January 13! For more than 25 years, the Ford School’s annual DC trip has inspired first and second year graduate students to explore careers, clarify goals, and make connections. Like so many other...

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Ford School welcomes four new Committee members

Dec 2, 2020

The Ford School is pleased to announce that four distinguished, dynamic leaders have joined our Committee, the school’s external advisory group. The new members are Dudley Benoit (MPP ‘95), executive vice president for Alliant Capital, Ltd.;...

A 4up grid of photos of Dudley Benoit, Broderick Johnson, Annie Maxwell, and Hardy Vieux at Ford School events

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