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“Could Clinton’s health care proposals work?” asks Ayanian in The Conversation U.S.

Jul 28, 2016

John Z. Ayanian, director of the University of Michigan’s Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation, explores whether Democratic Presidential Nominee Hillary Clinton’s health care proposals might work in a July 27 contribution to The...

Governing or fundraising: What’s the duty of elected officials? Schwarz on Stateside

Jul 27, 2016

Dr. John J.H. (Joe) Schwarz spoke with Stateside, a Michigan Radio program, about “Governing or fundraising: What’s the duty of elected officials?”Schwarz, a former U.S. congressman (R-MI) and longtime policymaker and political actor, is a lecturer...

Stange study of cross-state licensing compact featured in WSJ, Brookings, more

Jul 26, 2016

Recent research by Kevin Stange, which evaluates a multi-state compact that allows nurses to easily practice across state borders, is featured in The Wall Street Journal, the Brookings Institution’s Hutchins Roundup, and the Washington Center for...

CLOSUP supports Ford School student internships with state and local policy leaders

Jul 26, 2016

In 2004, the Ford School’s newly launched Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP) sponsored its first internship partnership with the City of Ann Arbor administrator’s office. “Part of the center’s mission is to help bring the resources...

Internship field report, a Q&A with Maisy Sylvan (BA ’17) @ Boston City Council

Jul 26, 2016

This internship field report is submitted by Maisy Sylvan (BA '17), who served Boston City Council President Michelle Wu.Q. Where are you interning and how are you liking it?Sylvan. This summer, I’m interning under Boston City Council President...

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Detroit 2017, welcome our next David Bohnett Leadership and Public Service Fellows

Jul 22, 2016

The David Bohnett Foundation Leadership and Public Service Fellowship, launched in 2010 with a gift from the foundation of U-M alumnus David Bohnett (MBA ’80), is a competitive award that enables Ford School students to apply their policy training...

RNC’s new call for a return to a “competitive” student loan market won’t work, says Dynarski

Jul 21, 2016

In “The RNC wants to make student loans competitive again. They never were,” Susan Dynarski provides detailed context on one plank of the newly released Republican platform, which pushes to get the federal government out of the student loan...

Oral history of Joe Schwarz produced by the Michigan Political History Society

Jul 21, 2016

Former U.S. Congressman Dr. John J.H. “Joe” Schwarz (R-MI), a longtime lecturer in public policy at the Ford School, is featured in a nine-part oral history produced by the Michigan Political History Society.Other Michigan political leaders featured...

Internship field report, Molly Welch-Marahar @ Breast Cancer Action, San Francisco

Jul 21, 2016

Maureen (Molly) Welch-Marahar (MPP '17) submits this internship field report from her summer 2016 service with Breast Cancer Action in San Francisco, California. I’m one month into my 10 weeks here at Breast Cancer Action and I already feel at home....

Tompkins-Stange in Inside Higher Ed, “how foundations seek to shape public policy”

Jul 20, 2016

Megan Tompkins-Stange spoke with Inside Higher Education about her new book, Policy Patrons (Harvard Education Press 2016), which explores how large foundations, including the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, are working to shape educational...

Latest CLOSUP survey shows declining confidence in Michigan’s leadership, direction

Jul 20, 2016

The latest Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS), published by the Ford School's Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP), finds that local leaders are less optimistic about the state’s direction.Statewide, only 44 percent of local leaders...

Vox interviews Hillary Clinton on the rise of $2.00 a day poverty and what to do about it

Jul 19, 2016

“So, let’s start with poverty,” says Ezra Klein, editor of Vox, launching a 40-minute interview with Hillary Clinton. “Scholars have estimated that the number of American families living in extreme poverty, under $2 in cash income, has skyrocketed...

Clean Energy Revolving Loan Fund helps A2 landlords improve rental unit efficiency

Jul 15, 2016

A few years back, Ford School alumnus Cassie Brown (MPP ’14) and an interdisciplinary team of Dow Sustainability Fellows worked with the City of Ann Arbor to establish a $40,000 Clean Energy Revolving Loan Fund for landlords and renters seeking to...

Susan Dynarski in NYT, "America can fix its student loan crisis. Just ask Australia."

Jul 12, 2016

Seven million borrowers in America are in default on their student loans. In “America can fix its student loan crisis. Just ask Australia,” Susan Dynarski describes the lessons American policymakers can take from other countries.Dynarski, who...

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Inaugural Detroit Data Fellow will assist Motor City police with real-time data analysis

Jul 11, 2016

University of Michigan alum Reid Wilson was selected as the first Detroit Data Fellow and will spend the next two years analyzing Detroit Police Department data to help understand crime patterns in real time. Wilson, who earned a master's...

Latest Michigan Public Policy Survey report focuses on emergency medical services

Jul 6, 2016

One of the core functions of Michigan’s local governments is ensuring public safety. As such, the Ford School’s Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP) focused its latest Michigan Public Policy Survey on police, fire, and emergency...

Betsey Stevenson in Bloomberg View, "Want to help the economy? Learn to trust."

Jul 5, 2016

“It’s hard to know whom you can trust anymore—at least that’s the attitude of many Americans today. Therein lies a crucial challenge for the world’s largest economy,” writes Betsey Stevenson in “Want to Help the Economy? Learn to Trust,” published...

Michelmore and Dynarski on understanding income differences in student achievement

Jul 1, 2016

Katherine Michelmore and Susan Dynarski have written a National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) working paper on “The gap within the gap: Using longitudinal data to understand income differences in student achievement," released in July...

Thacher speaks with PBS Frontline about “The problem with “broken windows” policing”

Jun 29, 2016

David Thacher spoke with Sarah Childress of PBS Frontline about “The problem with “broken windows” policing.”The piece, which explores what we know, and don’t know, about the effectiveness of broken windows policing, aired on June 28.Just what is...

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Student podcasts with Michigan policy leaders on health disparities, immigration, and more

Jun 29, 2016

Students in Gretchen Whitmer’s winter 2016 seminar on “Running, Serving, and Leading” interviewed a number of thought leaders about policy issues important to...

New undergrad politics, policy course offers opportunities to work with survey research data

Jun 28, 2016

The Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP) is offering a new undergraduate course for students looking for opportunities to work with survey research...

Changes in insurance coverage among hospitalized nonelderly adults after Michigan Medicaid expansion

Jun 21, 2016

A research letter on "Changes in insurance coverage among hospitalized nonelderly adults after Medicaid expansion in Michigan," by Matthew Davis, Achamyeleh Gebremariam, and John Ayanian, was published in the June 21 edition of the Journal of the...

Latest Michigan Public Policy Survey addresses local firefighting challenges, approaches

Jun 15, 2016

CLOSUP’s latest policy report, released today, examines Michigan local government leaders’ opinions on fire protection services in their communities, including satisfaction with fire services and funding of fire protection at the local...

EPI’s DC conference, “Restructuring student loans: Lessons from abroad"

Jun 14, 2016

Roughly 100 guests—including policymakers, practitioners, and members of the press—attended “Restructuring student loans: Lessons from abroad,” a conference organized by Susan Dynarski, co-founder and co-director of the Ford School’s Education...

Susan Dynarski pens Milken Institute piece, “How to—and how not to—manage student debt”

Jun 10, 2016

For the Milken Institute Review, Susan Dynarski explains, “How to—and how not to—manage student debt.”“If you even casually follow the news, you’ve probably heard that Americans owe a record $1.3 trillion in student loans,” writes Dynarski. Seven...

Mara Ostfeld in The Conversation, "The Puerto Rican primary matters. Here's why."

Jun 6, 2016

“Puerto Rico’s primary did not receive the media attention of many of those that preceded it,” writes Mara Ostfeld in The Conversation. “And with only 60 pledged delegates, a primary late in the election season, and a population that is ineligible...

Shipan in WaPo, “The Supreme Court is taking far fewer cases than usual. Here’s why.”

Jun 3, 2016

Charles Shipan (with Kenneth W. Moffett and Forrest Maltzman) has penned a piece for The Washington Post Monkey Cage, “The Supreme Court is taking far fewer cases than usual. Here’s why.”In it, Shipan and colleagues describe their joint research...

Justin Wolfers in NYT Upshot, “The jobs report is not quite as terrible as it looks”

Jun 3, 2016

“The jobs report is not quite as terrible as it looks,” a New York Times Upshot piece by Justin Wolfers, reviews the latest employment report, which suggests that the economic recovery is slowing with only 38,000 jobs added in May.“It is worth...

Ben Bernanke talks monetary policy at Economic Club of Grand Rapids dinner

Jun 1, 2016

Ben Bernanke, former chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, was the featured speaker at the 29th annual Economic Club of Grand Rapids dinner on Tuesday, May 31. Dean Susan M. Collins interviewed Dr. Bernanke for the event, which drew 1,600 registered...

Rachel Potter wins APSA award for best doctoral dissertation in American government

Jun 1, 2016

The American Political Science Association has recognized Rachel A. Potter (PhD ‘14) with the E. E. Schattschneider award for the best doctoral dissertation in the field of American government. Her dissertation, “Writing the rules of the game: The...