The Ford School celebrates the achievements of the 14 students who will participate in the Winter 2009 Commencement activities having earned a degree in public policy.Olesya Tkacheva (PhD in Public Policy & Political Science) Yiwei Chen...

An article, "Deflating the Grade Inflation Scare," published on Miller-McCune.com, describes grade trend research by Paul N. Courant and Alexandra A. Killewald (PhD candidate). Courant and Killewald's research, originally published in the Journal of...

In an article called "Most back a treaty on global warming," Barry Rabe helped to explain the results of a recent USA Today/Gallup poll. The poll, which asked Americans about the need for U.S. climate change policy, produced mixed results. According...

In "To Beat Al Qaeda, Look to the East," an op-ed written for the New York Times, Scott Atran explains social structure commonalities between Al Qaeda and the Taliban and discusses how the U.S. can use these similarities to defeat violent extremism...

AnnArbor.com interviewed Ford School student Rebecca Lopez Kriss (MPP '11) about her involvement with a local networking group for young professionals, YP Underground. Lopez Kriss, a self-proclaimed "professional volunteer," is actively involved in...

Each year, the New York Times Magazine showcases ideas on research and issues that have shaped the past 12 months. Research by Dean Yang and Sharon Maccini exploring the long-term impact of early-life rainfall was selected as a "big idea" in social...

In December, Susan Dynarski gave the keynote address at a University College Dublin (UCD) conference called "Evaluating the Impact of UCD New Era Widening Participation Initiative." The conference examined the performance of this initiative in terms...

Susan M. Collins was invited to attend the early December presidential forum on jobs and economic growth in Washington D.C. Collins participated in the breakout session called "Expanding Job Opportunities for American Workers through Exports" where...

Susan M. Collins spoke to the Detroit News about the administration’s willingness to engage business, academic, and political leaders in a forum to discuss unemployment and economic growth. According to Collins, the administration is considering...

Rachel White (BA ‘10), a Women’s Cross Country runner, is one of forty-one U-M student athletics named to a fall Academic All-Big Ten team. To be eligible for selection, student-athletes must be letterwinners in at least their second academic year...