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Kara Swisher

Harry A. and Margaret D. Towsley Foundation Policymaker in Residence
Kara Swisher is an editor-at-large of New York Media, host of the On With Kara Swisher podcast and co-host of its Pivot podcast. She is also a contributing writer for New York Magazine and a regular CNN contributor. Her latest book, “Burn Book: A…
In the Media

Wolfers acknowledges economic uncertainty for business owners

Mar 10, 2025 ABC Australia
On an ABC Australia review on the current economic state of the U.S. and the outlook on what's to come for business owners and CEOs. the Ford School's Justin Wolfers stated the Trump Administration's economic policies have "raised the possibility...

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News

Johnson and Wang awarded 2025 Riecker Fellowship

Mar 12, 2025
Two second year master’s students, Hope Wang (MPP ‘25) and Julia Johnson (MPP ‘25), have been selected from a competitive pool of applicants for the Ford School’s prestigious 2025 Riecker Fellowship. They are spending the winter semester in...
In the Media

Hanson on why Latinos voted for Trump

Nov 8, 2024 BBC Mundo
Ford School professor Jonathan Hanson says that "voters have largely felt the economic pain of the post-COVID inflationary period, and they're taking it out on Biden and Harris." Among other factors, this is what may have pushed latino voters to the...
In the Media

All economists think tariffs will weaken the US and Canada - Stevenson

Mar 6, 2025 Michigan Public
Betsey Stevenson, Ford School professor and economist, talked with Michigan Public's Stateside about the claims Trump has made about Canada, she says Trump "has claimed it is because of drug trade or illegal immigration but we just don't have a lot...