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Ford School launches new website

Aug 31, 2020

Just in time for the beginning of the fall 2020 semester, the Ford School launched its new website, providing the school with an inviting and modern look, a streamlined architecture, and a major technological upgrade. “We wanted to have a site...

Side by side mockup of old and new websites

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Dean Barr welcomes the Ford School community to an unprecedented year

Aug 31, 2020

A letter from Dean Michael S. Barr to the Ford School community Dear friends, I know this continues to be a time of great uncertainty. For many, a time of fear. That is real. At the same time, I’m so excited to be getting started tomorrow...

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Faculty by courtesy

Kenneth Lowande

Associate Professor of Political Science; Associate Professor of Public Policy (by courtesy)

Kenneth Lowande studies American political institutions and policymaking.

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Students support local organizations to improve equity

Aug 28, 2020

One element of the struggle for economic equity in Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color (BIPOC) communities is the intentional denial of support networks that provide funding, customers, connections or other resources for businesses and...

Three people, wearing masks, at a meeting.

Policy Talks @ the Ford School

Tribal sovereignty: Current issues and legal challenges

Dec 1, 2020, 4:00-5:00 pm EST

Join us for a panel discussion on Tribal issues, focusing on Tribes’ status as sovereign governments and current issues relating to tribal government.

Developing Future Leaders in U.S.-Russia Relations

U.S.-Russia Future Leaders Professional Development Workshop: Assessing Information about Russia and its Neighbors

Sep 17, 2020, 11:30 am-12:40 pm EDT

Sep 18, 2020, 11:30 am-12:40 pm EDT

The inaugural Ford/CREES U.S.-Russia Future Leaders Professional Development Workshop will be led by Jill Dougherty, (BA Russian ’70), Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University.

3rd Annual Policy Pitch Competition

Oct 1, 2020, 6:00-7:00 pm EDT

Returning Ford School master's and BA students completing summer internship experiences reflected on their internship experience and celebrated the start of the upcoming school year.

Bringing Early Education to Young Refugee Children in Countries Affected by Humanitarian Crisis

Sep 29, 2020, 4:00-5:30 pm EDT

Please join the Education Policy Initiative in welcoming Hirokazu Yoshikawa, the Courtney Sale Ross Professor of Globalization and Education at NYU Steinhardt and a University Professor at NYU, and Co-Director (with J. Lawrence Aber) of the Global TIES for Children center at NYU, for a virtual education policy talk.

Alumni spotlight

Caroline Andridge (BA ‘14) keeps a person-centered approach to humanitarian relief

Aug 27, 2020

Even in high school, Caroline Andridge (BA '14) had a vision of shaping policy that would impact an individual’s quality of life. She came to Michigan already intending to apply to the Ford School. She said: "I was drawn to the ability to dig...

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