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Local leaders open to regional partnerships-maybe

Dec 3, 2010
Government leaders in struggling communities across the state tend to be open to combining services with other towns, a new University of Michigan study finds.However, government officials who favor expanding regional planning are less supportive of...
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State & Hill

Recession Aftershocks Predicted for Michigan Cities and Towns

Apr 22, 2010
Mounting evidence suggests that an economic recovery is in view. Unemployment isn't rising as quickly as it once was. Consumer spending has increased for four consecutive months. Household net worth is growing. While the economy may be turning...

CLOSUP publishes Michigan Public Policy Survey results

Apr 13, 2010
Local government officials from across the state of Michigan were surveyed in Fall 2009 during the second wave of CLOSUP's Michigan Public Policy Survey program. This wave focused on educational, economic, and workforce development issues....
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State & Hill

Crossing borders

Sep 15, 2009
Applied Policy Seminar Evolves With Student Interests In the shadow of the Detroit-Windsor Ambassador Bridge, Mexicantown's authentic restaurants and bakeries delight tourists and locals. Every year, millions of Midwesterners drive through the...
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Brian Jacob earns prestigious David N. Kershaw Award and Prize

Oct 7, 2008
Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy Professor Brian Jacob will be presented the David N. Kershaw Award and Prize in November for his contributions to the field of public policy analysis and management.Jacob, the Walter H. Annenberg Professor of...

2008 IPE addresses issues of health care reform

Feb 15, 2008
Not long after ringing in the New Year, the Masters students at the Ford School of Public Policy traded in their party hats for business casual suits as they prepared to tackle the hefty problem of health care. January 3rd, 2008 marked the first day...
Racial Foundations of Public Policy

Disillusioned: Five Families and the Unraveling of America's Suburbs

Oct 23, 2024, 4:00-6:00 pm EDT
Weill Hall, Annenberg Auditorium (Room 1120)
Join the Center for Racial Justice in welcoming author and journalist Benjamin Herold for a conversation about his latest book Disillusioned: Five Families and the Unraveling of America's Suburbs. Through the stories of five American families, Disillusioned a masterful and timely exploration of how hope, history, and racial denial collide in the suburbs and their schools. 
Benjamin Herold
Real-World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions

Leveraging the Power of Empathy to Build Equitable Health Care Systems

Oct 18, 2024, 12:00-1:30 pm EDT
SSW ECC 1840
Real World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions introduces key issues regarding the causes and consequences of poverty through an in-person lecture series featuring experts in policy and practice from across the nation.
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Real-World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions Speaker Series. Margo Brooks Carthon, "Leveraging the Power of Empathy to Build Equitable Health Care Systems." October 18, noon ET. SSW ECC 1840 or watch online.

A look at Latinx voters and voting

Oct 15, 2024, 4:00-5:30 pm EDT
Joan and Sanford Weill Hall, Betty Ford Classroom (1110)
A panel looking at the diverse range of voices, priorities, and voting patterns of Latinx voters and communities.
Chuck Rocha
Real-World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions

All Means All: Schools Where Everyone is Somebody

Oct 11, 2024, 12:00-1:30 pm EDT
SSW ECC 1840
Real World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions introduces key issues regarding the causes and consequences of poverty through an in-person lecture series featuring experts in policy and practice from across the nation.
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Real-World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions Speaker Series. Peter Cookson, "All Means All: Schools Where Everyone is Somebody." October 11, noon ET. SSW ECC 1840 or watch online.
Conversations Across Differences

Former Governors John Kasich and Steve Bullock on Democracy and Civic Discourse

Oct 9, 2024, 4:00-5:30 pm EDT
Joan and Sanford Weill Hall, Annenberg Auditorium (Room 1120)
Former Ohio Governor John Kasich (R) and Montana Governor Steve Bullock (D) will address the threats to American democracy, and the need for civic discourse across party lines and around the country.
kasich-bullock

Jonathan Van Ness Gets Curious About Voting

Oct 4, 2024, 6:30-8:00 pm EDT
Michigan Theater
Join Jonathan Van Ness for a live recording of his "Getting Curious" podcast, themed on Getting Out the Vote, which will feature U-M scholars and students. 
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Real-World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions

A Fair Work Week: Raising the Floor on Precarious Scheduling

Oct 4, 2024, 12:00-1:30 pm EDT
SSW ECC 1840
Real World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions introduces key issues regarding the causes and consequences of poverty through an in-person lecture series featuring experts in policy and practice from across the nation.
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Real-World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions Speaker Series. Daniel Schneider & Kristen Harknett,"A Fair Work Week: Raising the Floor on Precarious Scheduling." October 4, noon ET. SSW ECC 1840 or watch online.

Policy & Activism at the Intersections

Oct 1, 2024, 5:00-6:30 pm EDT
Weill Hall, Annenberg Auditorium (Room 1120)
Join the Ford School's Center for Racial Justice for a panelist discussion with our incoming Visiting Fellows cohort about the strategies, motivations, and lessons that shape the work of racial justice changemakers who work within and across various fields. 
Amanda Alexander, Charlene Carruthers, Bianca Wilson

The White House and American Democracy

Sep 30, 2024, 4:00-5:30 pm EDT
Weill Hall Annenberg Auditorium (1120)
The White House is arguably the most important single organization in U.S. democracy. Why, then, is it often disorganized, inefficient, and scandal-prone? What can be done to make it more effective?  
chris-liddell
Conversations Across Differences

Two Dads Defending Democracy

Sep 27, 2024, 4:00-5:30 pm EDT
Joan and Sanford Weill Hall Annenberg Auditorium (1120)
Have a question for our panel? Submit your question at: https://myumi.ch/4rPZ4Two high-profile advocates from opposite ends of the political spectrum seek ways to connect and communicate about the most important issues facing the country. 
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