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EPI Speaker Series

The Need for Comprehensive School Safety Policy

Sep 16, 2024, 12:00-12:50 pm EDT
1210 Weill Hall
Despite the relative rarity of firearm-related violence and injury in U.S. schools, the salience of school shooting events can influence local-, state-, and even federal-level school safety policy. I discuss concerns related to such direction, including: 1) a lack of evidence-based strategies to prevent firearm injury in schools; 2) the disproportionate burden of students exposed to 'school hardening' strategies; and 3) student needs overshadowed by a focus on extreme violence.
In the Media

Dominguez: What is “maximum employment”?

Jul 29, 2024 Marketplace
Kathryn Dominguez, Marketplace: Generally speaking, if more and more people are employed and the unemployment rate drops and drops further, companies may have trouble finding workers, and they’ll raise wages to attract them. That would increase...
News

U-M kicks off initiative to promote civic participation

Sep 3, 2024
The University of Michigan is launching the Year of Democracy, Civic Empowerment, and Global Engagement, a campuswide presidential initiative to strengthen democratic practices and encourage active civic participation.“As we approach a pivotal...
Election issues

One Nation, Divergent Views

Oct 23, 2024, 6:00-7:30 pm EDT
Rackham Auditorium
The Ford School is proud to co-sponsor an event with Wallace House Presents, featuring New York Times columnists Bret Stephens and Lydia Polgreen, alongside ABC News’s María Elena Salinas, in conversation with Stephen Henderson of Detroit PBS.  
News

Greater than its sum: an update on the Kohn Collaborative

Aug 28, 2024
Six years ago, Harold and Carol Kohn approached the Ford School with a vision to honor their family. Their goal was to build a vibrant research community dedicated to promoting social equity and inclusion. Today, the Kohn Collaborative for Social...