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Rabe comments on GM's historic move to electric vehicles

Jan 28, 2021

General Motors announced Thursday, January 28, that it would eliminate gasoline and diesel powered engines in their passenger cars, vans, and SUVs by 2035. They also pledged to make their factories carbon neutral by 2040. In an interview with...

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Owen-Smith comments on university enrollment pressures during COVID

Jan 27, 2021 Chronicle of Higher Education

“Think of the university budget like a balloon,” said Ford School faculty by courtesy Jason Owen-Smith. “In good times, if you squeeze one part of the balloon, it can bulge somewhere else. Right now, there’s no elasticity in the balloon at...

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Rabe on climate politics: Democrats should look to Virginia and Colorado

Jan 27, 2021 The Brookings Institution

As Democrats take control of government at the federal level, albeit narrowly, Professor Barry Rabe writes that congressional Democrats should follow the lead of Colorado and Virginia -- two states with similarly narrow Democratic-controlled...

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Ali on combating online extremism

Jan 27, 2021 The Cipher Brief

In the aftermath of the violent attack on the Capitol on January 6th, Ford School Towsley Policymaker in Residence Javed Ali suggests a number of policy changes related to tracking violent extremist content online, including, "greater emphasis on...

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Rabe: Biden might face "classic tough choice" on international pipeline dispute

Jan 26, 2021 MLive

The Canadian government and corporate leaders are disputing Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer's plan to revoke the operating license of the Enbridge Line 5 oil line crossing that runs under the Straits of Mackinac. If the challenge is...

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Gerber and Morenoff seek to understand vaccine hesitancy in Detroit

Jan 25, 2021 Model D

"It really jumped out that for people of color in general, and Blacks specifically, how important it is to get a [vaccination] recommendation from a health care provider or government health officials," said Jeffrey Morenoff, commenting on findings...

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Policy memo: Leiser and Ivacko on "State and local governments as partners in our national recovery"

Jan 25, 2021

As the Biden administration embarks on its first hundred days, experts from the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy have produced a series of policy briefs on key issues. Download the PDF of this brief or read the web-formatted version...

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Ali questions why January 6 Capitol riot didn't turn more violent

Jan 23, 2021 Business Insider

"Was it because they couldn't find members of Congress and the vice president? Was it because law enforcement thankfully prevented them from doing it? Was it because they had a change of heart at some point in the middle of their time in the...

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Robert Hampshire joins Biden administration to work in transportation research and technology

Jan 21, 2021

Robert Hampshire, associate professor at the University of Michigan's Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, whose research and policy engagement focuses on understanding the societal, climate and equity implications of autonomous and connected...

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Parthasarathy comments on Biden's science strategy

Jan 21, 2021 Axios

Emphasizing a need to pay attention to marginalized communities, Shobita Parthasarathy says "Giving people more involvement in decision-making about what research is prioritized and how it is carried out could help "align government's values with...

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Hanson highlights expected message of Biden inaugural address, early policy objectives

Jan 20, 2021 Yahoo News / WXYZ

"First and foremost, I think he wants to send a message of unity. Americans have been more divided in the last four years than we've been in a long time. The first thing Biden would like to do is bring us back together," said Hanson. Among early...

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Biden administration to begin by tackling COVID-19 then repairing alliances, says Levitsky

Jan 20, 2021 KSU Sentinal

“Biden will have a full box on his desk, but the first item is the coronavirus,” said Levitsky. Biden is also expected to lift the Muslim ban, stop construction of the border wall, and prevent family separations at the border. Through these and...

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Ford School experts address Biden priorities in new policy memos

Jan 19, 2021

As the Biden administration embarks on its first hundred days, experts from the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy have produced a series of policy briefs in their areas of expertise. All of the prepared briefs can be downloaded...

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Amid unprecedented security for the Inauguration, Ali argues the domestic terrorism will remain main U.S. security threat

Jan 19, 2021

Towsley Policymaker in Residence Javed Ali, who spent his career in counterterrorism, including as a former senior director for counterterrorism at the National Security Council, said the massive and unprecedented security measures taken in advance...

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Parthasarathy lauds Biden's choice for science and society advisor

Jan 18, 2021 Science Mag

"What an incredibly important and forward-thinking move to include social perspectives on science and tech policy in the office," said Shobita Parthasarathy about Alondra Nelson, the new deputy director for science and society in the White House...

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Shaefer: Biden lays out bold vision for social policy

Jan 18, 2021 The New York Times

"This is the boldest vision laid out by an American president for fighting poverty, and child poverty in particular, in at least half a century," said Luke Shaefer. Read Kristof's opinion in the New York...

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Auto companies signal 'rule of law' matters, scrutinize political giving after US Capitol attack, says Bednar

Jan 18, 2021 Automotive News

"They're signaling that the rule of law matters," Bednar said. "But there may also be a downside if they're shown to be supportive of some of these members of Congress who later end up being implicated in the events of last week, so disassociating...

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Catherine Hausman comments on electrical grid changes in California

Jan 18, 2021 The San Francisco Chronicle

As California begins its transition to a battery powered electrical grid, Catherine Hausman comments that "these large-scale batteries can bring a real boost to grid reliability, and they can support zero-carbon electricity's integration into the...

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Ali comments on social media bans, imminent danger from domestic terror groups

Jan 16, 2021

Towsley Policymaker in Residence Javed Ali has been sought-after by news outlets around the world for his expertise in the wake of the attack on the Capitol. Excerpts The National While the purge disrupted communication among extremist...

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Lewis receives $5 million Mellon Foundation grant to address racial justice and inequity

Jan 13, 2021

Ford School professor Earl Lewis joined Stephanie Fryberg as recipients of two $5 million grants through The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation’s Just Futures Initiative competition. The grants will fund projects that focus on addressing racial...

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Ford School for Public Policy, UMMA, and the Democracy & Debate Theme Semester welcome Mitch Landrieu in conversation on the role and power of public monuments in MLK Day panel

Jan 13, 2021

The debate over the removal of Jim Crow-era statues of Confederate leaders in cities across the country, including two in the U.S. Capitol building itself, and the 2018 opening of the Legacy Museum and the National Memorial for Peace and Justice in...

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Pineiro, MPP '22, calls for a constitutional assembly on Puerto Rican statehood

Jan 13, 2021 Caribbean Business

In an essay in Caribbean Business, Pineiro says recent referendums have been non-binding and a waste of money. "Past results in status referendums have been closely split, with low participation rates and thousands of blank ballots as a form of...

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Schwarz criticizes Michigan politicians for attending "Stop the Steal" rally

Jan 12, 2021 Michigan Advance

“The only thing I can say about it, it was poor judgment, ill-advised and shows very little knowledge or respect for the history and tradition of presidential succession in the country. He should be called out for it,” Schwarz told Michigan...

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Two additional Towsley Foundation policymakers in residence offer practical learning opportunities

Jan 11, 2021

Since 2002, the Harry A. and Margaret D. Towsley Foundation Policymaker in Residence Program has brought national and international leaders to campus as Ford School faculty. For the winter 2021 semester, the Ford School welcomes two additional...

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Davenport argues Biden has unique opportunity to change police tactics

Jan 11, 2021 Business Insider

Davenport and Stanford University professor Sarah Soule write in Business Insider, "As President-elect Joe Biden nears inauguration, police reform remains top of mind for many Americans. Biden's criminal justice plan focuses on community crime...

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Schwarz joins other former GOP lawmakers in calling for Trump impeachment

Jan 11, 2021

In a letter published by the Project on Government Oversight, Ford School lecturer Joe Schwarz joined 30 other Republican former members of the House of Representatives in calling for the impeachment of President Trump, saying, in part, "There is no...

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Jacob and Dynarski ranked among top U.S. education policy influencers

Jan 11, 2021

Education Week released their 11th annual RHSU Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings—the top 200 university-based scholars who shape education practice and policy. Ford School professors Brian Jacob and Susan M. Dynarski were two of the four...

Brian Jacob, Sue Dynarski, and members of the Education Policy Initiative stand along the winding main staircase of the Ford School's home, Weill Hall

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Threatening protests earlier in 2020 created an environment for the insurrection, says Bednar

Jan 10, 2021 MLive

Bednar told MLive that antigovernment actions earlier in 2020 in Michigan had created an environment that led to the storming of Congress on January 6th. “Do you remember the day when there were several men who entered the Senate gallery in...

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Bednar says Trump punishment necessary to affirm the Constitution

Jan 10, 2021 The National Interest

Speaking to The National Interest, Bednar said, “Our laws and the Constitution itself depend on a belief that those who violate them will be punished. Many lawmakers have condemned the president’s role in inciting the attack on the Capitol. If they...

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Capitol Police riot response requires scrutiny, says Hanson

Jan 10, 2021 MLive

Hanson, a former congressional legislative assistant, told MLive, “What I’m surprised about is how easy it was for them to break into the Capitol and sort of rampage around in offices on the Senate floor.” “I was taken aback how ill-prepared the...