| Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy

Welcome Week & Orientation at the Ford School

Aug 26, 2013, 12:00 am EDT
Welcome new students! The official start of the school year, Welcome Week and Orientation (August 26–August 30) at the Ford School gives new students the opportunity to meet and engage with peers, faculty, and staff, and begin the process of preparing for the academic year. MPP/MPA Orientation Welcome Week helps students consider what it means to join a community like the Ford School and embark on a rigorous, professional degree path.
CLOSUP Lecture Series

The honorable lives of Gerald R. Ford and James Cannon

Mar 26, 2014, 7:30-8:30 pm EDT
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
Reception and book signing following the program. Free and open to the public. Panelists: Scott Cannon, son of author James Cannon Captain James M. Cannon IV, son of author James Cannon Moderator: Barry Rabe, J. Ira and Nicki Harris Family Professor of Public Policy and Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Environmental Policy, Gerald R.
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Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

CIERS: Thomas Geraghty, CNA Education

Oct 2, 2013, 8:30-10:00 am EDT
Weill Hall
From the speaker's bio: Thomas Geraghty is a Professor of Law, the Associate Dean for Clinical Legal Education and Director of the Bluhm Legal Clinic at the Northwestern University School of Law. The Bluhm Legal Clinic houses 35 clinical faculty members and enrolls 170 students each year in its various programs.
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Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

CIERS: Douglas Harris, Department of Economics, Tulane University

Oct 9, 2013, 8:30-10:00 am EDT
Weill Hall
About CIERS The objective of the Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS) is to engage students and faculty from across the university in conversations around education research using various research methodologies. This seminar provides a space for doctoral students and faculty from the School of Education, Ford School of Public Policy, and the Departments of Economics, Sociology, Statistics, and Political Science to discuss current research and receive feedback on works-in-progress.
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Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

CIERS: Daniel Kreisman, Postdoctoral Fellow, Ford School of Public Policy

Oct 23, 2013, 8:30-10:00 am EDT
Weill Hall
About CIERS The objective of the Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS) is to engage students and faculty from across the university in conversations around education research using various research methodologies. This seminar provides a space for doctoral students and faculty from the School of Education, Ford School of Public Policy, and the Departments of Economics, Sociology, Statistics, and Political Science to discuss current research and receive feedback on works-in-progress.
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Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

CIERS: Rachel Rosen, Postdoctoral Fellow, Ford School of Public Policy

Oct 30, 2013, 8:30-10:00 am EDT
Weill Hall
About CIERS The objective of the Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS) is to engage students and faculty from across the university in conversations around education research using various research methodologies. This seminar provides a space for doctoral students and faculty from the School of Education, Ford School of Public Policy, and the Departments of Economics, Sociology, Statistics, and Political Science to discuss current research and receive feedback on works-in-progress.
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Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

CIERS: Dan Goldhaber, Center for Education and Data Research, University of Washington Bothell

Nov 6, 2013, 8:30-10:00 am EST
Weill Hall
About CIERS The objective of the Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS) is to engage students and faculty from across the university in conversations around education research using various research methodologies. This seminar provides a space for doctoral students and faculty from the School of Education, Ford School of Public Policy, and the Departments of Economics, Sociology, Statistics, and Political Science to discuss current research and receive feedback on works-in-progress.
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Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

CIERS: Scott Carrell, Department of Economics, UCDavis

Nov 20, 2013, 8:30-10:00 am EST
Weill Hall, #3240
About CIERS The objective of the Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS) is to engage students and faculty from across the university in conversations around education research using various research methodologies. This seminar provides a space for doctoral students and faculty from the School of Education, Ford School of Public Policy, and the Departments of Economics, Sociology, Statistics, and Political Science to discuss current research and receive feedback on works-in-progress.
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Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

CIERS: Sarah Turner, Department of Economics, University of Virginia

Dec 4, 2013, 8:30-10:00 am EST
Weill Hall
About CIERS The objective of the Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS) is to engage students and faculty from across the university in conversations around education research using various research methodologies. This seminar provides a space for doctoral students and faculty from the School of Education, Ford School of Public Policy, and the Departments of Economics, Sociology, Statistics, and Political Science to discuss current research and receive feedback on works-in-progress.
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CLOSUP Lecture Series

Using information disclosure to achieve policy goals: How experience with the Toxics Release Inventory can inform action on shale gas fracking

Dec 4, 2013, 10:00-11:30 am EST
Weill Hall
****Watch the video**** Free and open to the public. Abstract The federal Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) is the premier national example of a non-regulatory environmental policy, and it illustrates well both the potential and limitations of using information disclosure to achieve policy goals. The TRI was adopted in 1986 as an amendment to the federal Superfund law, and since 1988 we have had annual reports on the release of over 650 toxic chemicals by some 20,000 industrial facilities around the nation.
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