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Growing income and gender gaps in college graduation

Dec 6, 2011
A new study shows that the gap in rates of college completion between students from high-and low-income families has grown significantly in the last 50 years."We find growing advantages for students from high-income families," said University of...

Ford School celebrates 30 years of PPIA

Sep 8, 2011
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Public Policy & International Affairs (PPIA) program-a program designed to build diversity in public service.The University of Michigan's Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy has proudly supported PPIA...
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Center for Public Policy in Diverse Societies

Sep 16, 2009
The Ford School will launch a new research center this fall, a first-of-its kind initiative designed to shed light on how public policy can most effectively navigate the opportunities and challenges posed by societies that are becoming increasingly...

Take Care: Democracy, Art & Healing

Jan 30, 2025, 7:00-9:00 pm EST
University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)
Join us for an unforgettable evening with four trailblazing women in the arts, each bringing their own unique vision on how art can heal our society—on a national, community, and personal level. Part performance, part interactive workshop, and part discussion, this dynamic event explores the themes of care, resilience, and self expression in times of challenge.
Racial Justice in Practice

Sister Insider: Navigating roles, voice, and power as a researcher in justice-oriented science

Jan 24, 2025, 12:00-1:30 pm EST
Zoom
Join us for a virtual workshop on conducting policy and action research within our own communities. Dr. Wilson will use examples from LGBTQ policy research as a jumping off point to explore strategies for navigating the power, privilege and opportunity differentials involved when researchers hope to contribute to policy solutions within their own communities.

Who's afraid of gender

Nov 13, 2024, 3:30-5:00 pm EST
Weill Hall, Annenberg Auditorium, Room 1120
Join the Faculty Senate, the Center for the Education of Women+ (CEW+), and the Ford School's Center for Racial Justice for a book talk and panel discussion with philosopher, gender theorist, and Distinguished Professor in the Graduate School at the University of California, Berkeley, Judith Butler, about their latest book, Who's Afraid of Gender? 
Real-World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions

Living on the Edge: How economic insecurity harms children and families

Oct 25, 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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Election issues

CommuniTea with Women & Gender in Public Policy

Oct 24, 2024, 5:00-6:00 pm EDT
Weill Hall, Room 5240
Join Women and Gender in Public Policy and the Health Policy Student Association for an open discussion on reproductive rights and access to care as we approach the 2024 election. 
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, Fisher Classroom (Room 1220)
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. 
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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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. 

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Higher Education: "All Progress is Precarious"

Sep 17, 2024, 3:30-5:00 pm EDT
Marsal School of Education Building, Prechter Laboratory (Room 2202)
Despite such benefits and positive outcomes of DEI, there is an active effort to discredit and dismantle the progress made by DEI informed practices. Panelists will discuss the current climate for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) within higher education and the challenges that scholars and practitioners face in employing the practices and principles of DEI.
Election issues

Immigration on the Ballot

Sep 9, 2024, 11:30 am-12:50 pm EDT
Weill Hall, Betty Ford Classroom (Room 1110)
Join the Ford School's Center for Racial Justice for a panelist discussion about the current immigration policy landscape and the implications for the upcoming election.

Ford School Pride Month Celebration

Jun 25, 2024, 1:00-2:30 pm EDT
Weill Hall, Annenberg Auditorium (1120)
Join the DEI Team for ice cream and a screening of the iconic 1990 documentary Paris is Burning.

Recognizing and Responding to Racial Gaslighting

Jun 19, 2024, 10:00 am-1:00 pm EDT
In honor of Juneteenth, please join the Ford School's Center for Racial Justice and DEI team for a virtual workshop facilitated by Professor Angelique M. Davis and Dr. Rose Ernst on racial gaslighting.

Dean's Symposium - Social Policy in the 21st Century

Apr 11, 2024, 11:00 am EDT
Joan and Sanford Weill Hall Annenberg Auditorium (1120)
The opening session of the inaugural Dean's Symposium  -- Policy Innovations for Today -- with a welcome from Dean Celeste Watkins-Hayes and a keynote address from Cecilia Munoz, national public policy leader and former director of the White House Domestic Policy Council.  
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Dean's Symposium - Public Policy in the 21st Century: Charting the Course

Apr 11, 2024, 11:00 am EDT
Joan and Sanford Weill Hall Annenberg Auditorium (1120)
Cecilia Muñoz will reflect on her long career in social activism and policymaking, and on the challenges the U.S. continues to face regarding immigration and refugee affairs, social inclusion, and the role of public interest technology.   
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Voices of Impact

Apr 4, 2024, 4:00-5:30 pm EDT
Weill Hall, Rm 1110
Join the Center for Racial Justice for an inspiring night of conversation with our '23-'24 Visiting Fellows. 
Racial Justice in Practice

Misogynoir in Education

Apr 3, 2024, 11:30 am-12:50 pm EDT
Weill Hall, Room 1210
Join the Center for Racial Justice and the Institute for Research on Women & Gender (IRWG) in welcoming Dr. Moya Z. Bailey, Associate Professor at Northwestern University, founder of the Digital Apothecary, and co-founder of the Black Feminist Health Science Studies Collective for a workshop on misogynoir in education.

Restorative Justice and its Policy Implications

Mar 25, 2024, 11:30 am-1:00 pm EDT
Join Dr. Estelle E. Archibold, the Leadership Initiative and the Center for Racial Justice for this virtual session about restorative justice and its policy implications.
Racial Justice in Practice

Delivering Equity

Mar 18, 2024, 12:00-1:30 pm EDT
Join the Center for Racial Justice in welcoming Dr. Clarence Wardell III, Senior Program Officer on the Economic Mobility and Opportunity team at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, for a virtual workshop on the importance of service design in ensuring equitable access to key government programs. 

CommuniTea

Mar 13, 2024, 4:00-5:00 pm EDT
Weill Hall, Room 5240
This discussion, hosted by the Ford School Student Affairs Committee (SAC) will focus on how to create more inclusive communities and the politics around identity.