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Alumni spotlight

Latesha Love-Grayer (MPP ‘02) brings fact-based analyses for better government decision making

Aug 17, 2020

For 17 years, Latesha Love-Grayer (MPP '02) has informed decision making and monitored practices by the U.S. government at the Government Accountability Office (GAO). She says it’s the opportunity to influence legislation and improve implementation...

Lynn Vendinello: Students Can Follow in Your Footsteps

Jan 15, 2019 0:00:44

Hear from alumna Lynn Vendinello (MPP '89) on the importance of giving and the lasting, positive impact you can have on current students.

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Parthasarathy says Kamala Harris VP choice resonates with Asian-American community

Aug 13, 2020

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s choice of California Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate has excited both the Black and Asian American communities. Ford School professor Shobita Parthasarathy spoke with WXYZ-TV in...

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Faculty by courtesy

Ben Green

Assistant Professor of Information; Assistant Professor of Public Policy (by courtesy)

Green studies the social and political impacts of government algorithms. His book, The Smart Enough City: Putting Technology in Its Place to Reclaim Our Urban Future, was published in 2019 by MIT Press.

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Bohnett fellows experience a summer of change and resilience in Detroit

Jul 19, 2020

Managing the fight against homelessness, creating employment opportunities, and reforming law enforcement in Detroit are complex issues at any time. Add an economic recession caused by the coronavirus pandemic and the increased activism of the Black...

Safiya Merchant, Kevin Naud, and Alyshia Dyer

Alumni spotlight

Yosuke Matsuda (MPP ‘03) marries economics and public policy for organizational efficiency

Aug 18, 2020

A partner at McKinsey & Company in Japan, Yosuke Matsuda (MPP '03) helps industrial clients with strategy, organizational efficiency, productivity improvement, and company-wide transformation. Prior to coming to the Ford School, Matsuda worked at...

U-M, Detroit work to boost economic mobility

Mar 19, 2018 0:00:00

The University of Michigan and the city of Detroit are joining forces to boost economic mobility and break the cycle of poverty in Detroit.

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Policy Talks @ the Ford School

The next administration: Post-election recap

Nov 19, 2020, 6:00-7:30 pm EST

Associate Dean Luke Shaefer will moderate a conversation with Ford School faculty members Shobita Parthasarathy, John Ciorciari, and Justin Wolfers about the 2020 Presidential election and policy priorities of the next presidential term.

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Did the U.S. economy shrink by 32.9 percent?

Aug 4, 2020

The devastating GDP numbers announced at the end of July—a decline of 9-and-a-half percent—are the worst in American history, according to Ford School economics professor Justin Wolfers. The way the numbers are reported, that at an annualized rate...

Alumni spotlight

Laura Bishop (MPA ‘99) ‘leans in’ on environmental sustainability in the public and private sectors

Aug 17, 2020

Laura Bishop (MPA '99) recently came full circle moving between the public and private sectors, and back to state government. Her time at the Ford School gave her the foundation in public administration, analytics and economics, as well as the...

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