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Dylan Horwitz: 2020 Policy Pitch Competition

Oct 1, 2020 0:03:44

Dylan Horowitz (BA ‘21) said the COVID-19 interruption of his in-person internship at the U.S.

Clary Baudraz: 2020 Policy Pitch Competition

Oct 1, 2020 0:04:46

Clary Baudraz (MPP '21) says her time at Save the Children allowed her to promote her concern for women’s and girls’ political participation, to make sure that girl's voices are being heard in the policy debates that affect their lives.&nbsp

2020 Policy Pitch Competition: Q&A

Oct 1, 2020 0:16:55

Returning Ford School master's and BA students completing summer internship experiences answer questions from the audience.

2020 Policy Pitch Competition: Judge's Presentation

Oct 1, 2020 0:07:16

Judges announce the winners of the 2020 Policy Pitch Competition. New this year is an audience prize, as selected by audience members.

In the Media

A Biden victory still means confronting steep climate policy challenges, says Rabe

Oct 16, 2020 Environment & Energy News

"The administrative route, in my view, is loaded with challenges," Rabe said during a Brookings Institution sponsored panel. The article notes that Biden's other option — trying to get Congress to enact climate legislation — also would be...

In the Media

Goldenberg optimistic about smooth 2020 election, cautions against calling election early

Oct 15, 2020 Deutsche Welle

"I'm generally optimistic that we're going to make this work because the interest in the election is extremely high," said Goldenberg. "I really think that we're going to run a reasonably smooth election in November. Some states are going to be in a...

In the Media

Shaefer on the success of the CARES Act

Oct 15, 2020 New York Times

“It wasn’t perfect, but hands down it’s the most successful thing we’ve ever done in negating hardship,” said H. Luke Shaefer. Read the full New York Times article...

In the Media

Women, mothers face increasing challenges from pandemic, says Stevenson

Oct 14, 2020 New York Times

"The drop in female labor-force participation was quite dismal and not surprising with the return back to school not happening,” said Stevenson. “Sacrificing market skills to help your family comes at a really big cost... and potentially causes...

In the Media

Hanson on blue collar Michigan

Oct 14, 2020 CNBC

Macomb is "a transition county that’s very middle class and very blue collar. In some ways it’s a snapshot of Michigan overall, but also in a lot of ways it ...looks similar to a lot of the rest of the country. If the 2018 election is any indicator...

2020 Policy Pitch Competition: Full Video

Oct 1, 2020 1:16:30

Returning Ford School master's and BA students completing summer internship experiences will have the opportunity to reflect on their internship experience and celebrate the start of the upcoming school year.

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