After a nationwide search, the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy welcomes Susan Guindi as the new director of Student and Academic Services. Guindi comes to the Ford School after an 18-year tenure at U-M Law."Susan rose to the top of a very...

"In the American press, [the war in Syria is] described as a conflict between democracy and a dictator, and the dictator is killing his own people and we have to punish him," Henry Kissinger said at the July 19 Ford School Citi Foundation Lecture...

A new national survey released in June shows that child poverty is on the rise, with more than 23 percent of American children living below the poverty line. This comes as the nation's economy slowly recovers, but the survey shows that...

In March 2013, Jill R. Horwitz, Brenna D. Kelly, and John E. DiNardo published "Wellness Incentives In The Workplace: Cost Savings Through Cost Shifting To Unhealthy Workers," in which they examine how the Affordable Care Act may be affecting...

Craig Ruff has joined the administration of Gov. Rick Snyder as a policy advisor in education. Ruff is a senior policy fellow at Public Sector Consultants (PSC), a Lansing, Michigan, firm specializing in health, education, economic, environmental,...

It was the latest highpoint in a year filled with them: on Wednesday evening, as part of the Citi Foundation Lecture Series, the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy hosted a lively and insightful conversation between eminent statesmen and Ford...

From the Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs The Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs (APSIA) welcomed its new executive committee to office on June 1, 2013, with Dean Susan M. Collins of the...

A complaint-worthy winter has led to a drop in the number of Americans who believe that global warming is real, according to a University of Michigan survey.The percentage of Americans surveyed who think there is solid evidence of global warming...

It was a scene that began like so many others: Kay (Milewski) Kelly (MPA '05) and her husband had just brought home their three-day-old son from the hospital. Waiting to welcome the newest member of the family, along with a homemade birthday cake,...

Congratulations to the Ford School Class of 2013 on a successful Class Gift Campaign. The campaign topped its goal of 100 gifts from 100 Fordies and raised more than $7,000, including partial matching funds from the Ford School.The Class Gift Fund...