The Gerald Ford School of Public PolicyUniversity of MichiganContact: lklee[at]umich.eduExcerpt from U of M news and information, 6/23/2005Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy Professor Janet A. Weiss has accepted an offer to become the next Dean...

In Detroit Free Press op-ed , Marina v. N. Whitman asks "what would a political party that appeals to moderates look like?" Whitman writes that a party representing the moderate majority would stand for fiscal responsibility and social inclusiveness...

With a recycling rate of less than 20 percent, Michigan falls far below both the regional and national average. In an interview on Michigan Radio's Stateside program, Barry Rabe discusses why Michigan has such a low recycling rate and what policies...

John Ciorciari was quoted in a New York Times article on the potential for a pending catfish inspection program to complicate a major trade agreement between the U.S. and 11 Pacific nations, known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership. The proposed...

Voting is now open for the six open seats on the Ford School Alumni Board. The Board supports the activities of the Ford School through alumni networking, career services, student recruitment, and fundraising activities. Alumni should check their...

A new study from researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that reforms made surrounding children's cough and cold medicines, including labels which warning that they should not be given to children younger than 4, have had...

In a Huffington Post opinion article, "Ravages of the Great Recession," Sheldon Danziger writes that Congress's dysfunction, in particular its preoccupation with slashing the federal deficit, is prolonging economic pains. Danziger cites a new study...

A proposal by Sue Dynarski and Education Policy Initiative postdoctoral research fellow Daniel Kreisman for a single loan repayment system was highlighted in the Wall Street Journal article "How to Overhaul the Student-Loan System." Under the...

On November 6, Steve Rzeppa (BA '14) became an elected policy maker in his hometown of Trenton, Michigan, a small city about 40 miles from Ann Arbor. In his new role, Rzeppa hopes to bring a fresh perspective to the city council and help keep...

This week, the Census Bureau released 2012 poverty numbers under the supplemental poverty measure, which calculates the number of poor people in America as 3 million higher than the official count. Based on this revised formula, 1 and 6 US...