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Growing up in bad neighborhoods has a 'devastating' impact

Oct 4, 2011
Growing up in a poor neighborhood significantly reduces the chances that a child will graduate from high school, according to a study published in the current (October) issue of the American Sociological Review. And the longer a child lives in that...

MPP/MPA application for Fall 2012 now online

Oct 6, 2011
Applications for admission to the Fall 2012 cohort of the Ford School's MPP and MPA programs are now available online and are due January 15, 2012.Prospective students can learn more about the Ford School at an APSIA or Idealist.org graduate fair...

Alumni Board self-nominations are now being accepted

Oct 5, 2011
The Ford School Alumni Board has opened the self-nomination process for its six open seats (5 alumni from the graduate program, 1 alumni from the undergraduate program) in the term beginning January 1, 2012. The Alumni Board represents the Ford...

Brian Jacob receives U-M Faculty Recognition Award

Oct 3, 2011
Faculty Recognition AwardsFaculty Recognition Awards are intended for faculty early in their careers who have demonstrated substantive contributions to the university through achievements in scholarly research and/or creative endeavors; excellence...