In February 2009, twenty-five graduate students from across the University of Michigan spent a week in the African country of Senegal as part of the Ford School's International Economic Development Program (IEDP). This annual program began in 1999...

For the last four years, Crain's Detroit Business has profiled twenty people under the age of twenty who are committed to empowering and revitalizing Detroit. Geoff Young, a 2007 Ford School MPP graduate, was named to Crain's "2009 Class." Young...

Each year, the University Record features stories of outstanding graduates in its pre-commencement issue. Beard was chosen as a representative of the Ford School's first undergraduate class because, according to Robert Axelrod, "The clarity, depth...

Blank was the Dean of the Ford School for nine years and was also co-director of the National Poverty Center; she is currently the Robert S. Kerr Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution. The Under Secretary for Economic Affairs is in charge of...

Each year, The Statement profiles the "top headline makers and movers-and-shakers on campus" for the ending academic year. C.J. Lee, a first year MPP student, was recognized for his dedication and leadership as a walk-on captain of the U-M...

What Does the Future Hold for the US-Brazil Relationship?Question: In a report released earlier this month entitled "A Second Chance: US Policy in the Americas," the Inter-American Dialogue said "neither Brazil nor the United States is yet ready to...

Phi Beta KappaSeven Ford School undergraduate students were recently initiated into the University of Michigan Chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa Academic Honor Society.These students were juniors Lesley Plimpton and Rochelle-Leigh Rosenberg and seniors...

Sidney Brown, an Environmental Justice dual degree student, and seven School of Natural Resources peers were named 2008-2010 fellows because they show outstanding promise as future leaders in nonprofit or governmental conservation. Established in...

U-M students invited to present their strategy for making comprehensive health curricula available as open educational resources (OER) to healthcare educators and students.Nejay Ananaba, School of Dentistry; Stephanie Munz, School of Dentistry; Matt...

The Journal of Labor Economics (JOLE), published by the University of Chicago Press, is the top economics field journal that disseminates research related to the economics of education and employment. The Journal's contributors investigate various...