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Ford School's Lin on DACA decision: "The law is higher than the president."

Jun 18, 2020

The Supreme Court ruled June 18 that the Trump administration could not shut down the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The ruling was 5-4, with the court's four liberal justices agreeing with Chief Justice John Roberts and the...

Four Ford School students honored with Institute for Social Research Next Generation Awards

Jun 17, 2020

Ford School students were honored by the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research’s (ISR) Next Generation Awards. The donor-funded awards propel recipients forward in their careers and catalyze impactful research projects. ISR says...

Young says calls to defund the police are about reform and regulation

Jun 16, 2020

An article in Bridge news on June 15 says that “as thousands of protesters across Michigan and the nation march against racial injustice and police brutality, one policy proposal has emerged as a rallying cry: defund the police.” Ford School...

Boom in demand for “anti-racist” books should lead to action - Lewis

Jun 15, 2020

Since the death of George Floyd and the nationwide flood of protest about racial inequity in policing, bookstore owners around the country have found a flood of interest in books addressing racism. An article entitled "Bookstore Owners Struggle...

Stevenson and Wolfers explain COVID-19 economic and financial turmoil

Jun 12, 2020

Last week’s surprising employment report, stock market recovery and loss, a statement from the Fed chair and a search for context marked the week ending June 12. Ford School economists Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers were called upon by the...

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To promote voting safely during COVID, Ford School lecturer and former GOP Congressman Joe Schwarz teams up with Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson

Jun 12, 2020

Access to the ballot is an increasingly fraught issue, with President Trump warning of massive fraud in absentee voting, voters worried about the risk of COVID-19 infection at polling stations, and recent mishaps with primaries in Georgia and...

Burgard says calculating benefits of a lockdown is “ethically complex.”

Jun 12, 2020

An article written by Agence France Press June 12 and distributed to publications around the world states that “lockdowns undoubtedly prevented large numbers of deaths from the new coronavirus, [yet] the repercussions of the pandemic response are...

Ford School’s Alex Ralph reports on mental health court during a pandemic

Jun 12, 2020

Alex Ralph, lecturer at the Ford School, reports for the Cincinnati Enquirer about the Hamilton County Felony Mental Health Court, established in 2010 and guided by the principle of “treatment in lieu of conviction.” The program looks after some...

Foster care and child well-being: Insights in the time of coronavirus

Jun 11, 2020

Children placed in foster care in Michigan are less likely to be abused or neglected in the future, have higher school attendance rates and perform better on standardized math tests than other vulnerable children who are not placed, a recent study...

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As COVID-19 Fiscal Strategy and Resource Guides expand, Ford School research centers launch a new program to support local governments and nonprofits

Jun 11, 2020

The guides have been helping local governments through the impacts COVID-19 will have on budgets and operations. The new COVID-19 Consulting Corps will provide individualized research and data support. Ann Arbor, MI, June 11, 2020 – The...

Domestic Policy Corps, Policy for the People, Environmental Policy Association stand in solidarity with Black lives

Jun 10, 2020

Domestic Policy Corps, Policy for the People, and the Environmental Policy Association, three Ford School student organizations, have released statements of solidarity with the Black community and the movements for Black lives. We share them,...

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Reducing coronavirus pandemic inequities requires bold policy action, Associate Dean Lantz stresses in new paper

Jun 4, 2020

“The novel coronavirus pandemic has set in high relief the entrenched health, social, racial, political, and economic inequities within American society,” opens an article co-authored by Associate Dean Paula Lantz that appears in the Journal of...

Stevenson says “pandemic could scar a generation of working mothers”

Jun 3, 2020

An article in The New York Times June 3, noted that as the pandemic upends work and home life, women have carried an outsized share of the burden, are more likely to lose a job and more likely to shoulder the load of closed schools and day care....

Arming police with military equipment appears menacing, may not reduce crime

Jun 3, 2020

Images of heavily-armed police have been one jarring aspect of the scenes on American streets for the past week. For decades, the Department of Defense has run a program that has distributed “everything from bayonets to grenade launchers” to police...

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Plugging orphaned oil and gas wells can protect the environment, create jobs

Jun 2, 2020

At a forum convened by the House Natural Resources Committee Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources on June 1, Daniel Raimi, Ford School lecturer, testified that capping “orphaned” oil and gas well – those which are no longer productive and...

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Dean Michael Barr addresses racist violence

Jun 2, 2020

Dean Michael Barr sent the following letter to the Ford School community last night, Monday, June 1: Dear friends, I am writing to you at a time of great sorrow and upheaval. I write to acknowledge the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor,...

U.S. Department of Education and Smith Richardson Foundation fund Youth Policy Lab Career and Technical Education study

Jun 2, 2020

What are the effects of high school Career and Technical Education (CTE) on students’ future career and economic prospects? It is a question that is increasingly important as students face insecurity in the labor force and the so-called...

Young says excessive police use of force in Michigan and across the country presents contradictions

Jun 1, 2020

Alford A. Young, Jr., courtesy faculty at the Ford School and Arthur F. Thurnau professor in the department of sociology and a professor of African and African American studies, reacted to protests in Michigan and across the country against police...

Wolfers says coronavirus-led economic recession reveals gaps in U.S. safety net

Jun 1, 2020

Against the backdrop of the severe U.S. economic downturn caused by the coronavirus, Ford School economics professor Justin Wolfers told ABC News Australia May 31 that the country was ill-prepared to provide a safety net for its citizens. The...

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Eric Rodriguez (MPP ‘19) innovates to reach vulnerable populations in San José with virtual local assistance center

May 29, 2020

Meeting the needs of vulnerable populations during the COVID-19 crisis was Ford School alum Eric Rodriguez’ (MPP ‘19) top priority. As senior executive analyst for the City of San José, Rodriguez launched the first virtual local assistance center...

Ethical and logistical problems raise questions about COVID-19 antibody test efficacy

May 29, 2020

As stay-at-home orders expire across the United States, a reliance on antibody testing seems to be a key element of keeping people safe and avoiding a resurgence of COVID-19. Antibody testing is being touted as a way to know whether locked-down...

Harris sees changing role for fintech companies in response to COVID-19 economic crisis

May 29, 2020

Since its inception, the fintech industry has seen consistent change and evolution. An article on Finovate published May 28, says the past few months have seen even more rapid change in this “extraordinary time”. In the article, Adrienne Harris Ford...

Business can balance PPP loan forgiveness and worker benefits

May 29, 2020

Ford School public policy and economics professor Betsey Stevenson sees a way for business owners who got a forgivable federal loan to avoid the choice between getting a loan discharged or allowing workers to collect enhanced unemployment...

High rate of Michigan nursing home deaths should trigger robust response - Udow-Phillips

May 29, 2020

One in four deaths due to COVID-19 in Michigan have been linked to long-term care residents at nursing homes, new data has indicated.Marianne Udow-Phillips, executive director of the Center for Health Research and Transformation at the University of...

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Hampshire receives NSF grant to address food insecurity during the pandemic

May 27, 2020

Ford School professor Robert Hampshire works at the intersection of public policy and engineering, with a specific focus on using better transportation systems to overcome inequities in society. Since early fall 2019, he and his colleagues had been...

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More than 4 in 10 Detroiters have lost jobs during pandemic

May 26, 2020

DETROIT—Forty-three percent of Detroiters who were working before the COVID-19 pandemic have since lost their jobs, either on a temporary or permanent basis, according to a new University of Michigan survey. The latest rapid-response COVID-19...

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Tracking the issues

May 22, 2020

Before COVID-19 began to consume our daily news coverage, we asked nine Ford School faculty what policy topics 2020 political candidates should be talking about. Javed Ali, Towsley Foundation Policymaker in Residence: There is a lot more we can...

Alumni spotlight

John Guerriero (MPP ‘17) urges governors' cybersecurity response to pandemic-related cyberattacks

May 22, 2020

COVID-19-themed cyberattacks are on the rise due to an exponential increase in telework and an opportunity to exploit fear during the pandemic. Ford School alum John Guerriero (MPP ‘17) and his team at the National Governors Association Center for...

Ford School Policy Talk: Hope for economic recovery tied to health success

May 22, 2020

The U.S. and global economy will only recover when major improvements in healthcare and the ability to combat the coronavirus take hold. The crisis has exacerbated inequality along racial, ethnic and economic lines. This recession is unlike any...

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Faculty Findings - Spring 2020

May 22, 2020

Robin Jacob on closing early childhood achievement gaps The first five years of a child’s life are considered the most critical for development. But for too many children from low-income households, learning opportunities...