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New Ford faculty member Earl Lewis named Distinguished University Professor

Jul 18, 2019

Earl Lewis, who joins the Ford School faculty this year, was named a Distinguished University Professor by the Regents on Thursday. Effective September 1, this honor recognizes Earl’s scholarly achievements, reputation for academic excellence, and...

Two MPP alumni named 2019 Victory Empowerment Fellows

May 31, 2019

On May 23, 2019, Victory Institute announced this year’s Victory Empowerment Fellows, naming two Ford School alumni, Brenda Duverce (MPP ‘16) and Preston Parish (MPP ‘18). Victory Empowerment is a national organization that strives to promote openly...

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With a declining birthrate, Farley suggests it's time to reimagine policy

Mar 11, 2019

Although we may not notice in a bustling town like Ann Arbor, we are amidst a crisis—the number of births in the state of Michigan has reached its lowest point since World War II. In the last three decades, births have fallen from 153,000 in 1990 to...

Not just the recession—Pilkauskas shows 3-generation households continue to grow

Nov 19, 2018

It’s an easy narrative to follow: the Great Recession hit, housing prices soared along with unemployment, so it made sense for extended families to move under one roof. But Ford School assistant professor Natasha Pilkauskas proves that this trend...

MPP alum named Health Policy Research Scholar

Oct 15, 2018

Demar Lewis (MPP ’16), a member of the Ford School’s Alumni Board, was named a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Research Scholar (HPRS). This prestigious program supports second-year doctoral students across disciplines who have an...

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Introducing our 2019 David Bohnett Leadership and Public Service Fellows

Sep 21, 2018

Three Ford School graduate students – Eric Hanss, Jonatan Martinez, and Nick Najor – have recently been selected to serve the City of Detroit Mayor’s Office as the 2019 David Bohnett Leadership and Public Service Fellows. In addition to completing...

Students publish 15th edition of the Michigan Journal of Public Affairs

Jul 9, 2018

In June, Ford School graduate students announced the publication of the Michigan Journal of Public Affairs, Volume 15. The journal is available online here.MJPA is the Ford School's graduate student-run journal, dedicated to publishing innovative...

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Times of India publishes Q&A with newly-promoted Shobita Parthasarathy

Jul 3, 2018

The Times of India published a Q&A with Shobita Parthasarathy titled, "Indian-Americans need more role models in public policy, says Indian-origin professor at University of Michigan." The interview, written by Mandira Banerjee from Michigan...

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Lantz, Iovan, et al published in The Milbank Quarterly on using “Pay for Success” to finance childhood asthma interventions

Jun 22, 2018

“Pay for Success” (PFS) financing could help scale implementation of evidence-based childhood asthma interventions in the Medicaid population if legal and regulatory barriers can be overcome, write Paula Lantz, Samantha Iovan, and co-authors in the...

PhD candidate Jessica Gillooly writes op ed for Washington Post

May 30, 2018

This Sunday's print edition of the Washington Post included an opinion piece penned by joint doctoral student Jessica W. Gillooly. The post, titled "Want to stop more Starbucks scenarios? Train these people." suggested that 911 operators have a key...

Faculty appointments, promotions grow and strengthen the Ford School

May 17, 2018

Earlier this afternoon, the University of Michigan Board of Regents approved several key faculty appointments at the Ford School, as we continue to grow and strengthen our outstanding faculty.Shobita Parthasarathy has earned a promotion to professor...

Meghan Klaric’s (MPP ’18) “Villanova fans for Flint, MI” fundraiser featured in MLive

Apr 18, 2018

Passions were running high at the NCAA championship basketball game between the University of Michigan and Villanova University on April 2. But Meghan Klaric (MPP ’18) says some Villanova fans crossed the line when they hung a banner near campus...

Michigan News release: Rate of dementia on the decline—but beware of growing numbers

Apr 17, 2018

The good news? The rate of older Americans with dementia is on the decline. The bad news? The number of Americans 85 and older will roughly double in the next 20 years, so even with a decline in the rate of dementia among older adults, the number...

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Jacob: Grow Detroit’s Young Talent benefits youth “long after they receive their last paycheck”

Apr 13, 2018

The administrators of Grow Detroit’s Young Talent, a youth summer employment program, always knew that the program made a difference in participants’ lives. Now, that intuition is backed up by data. Researchers at the University of Michigan,...

Prof. Brian Jacob says child abuse and neglect should be ‘central concern’ for state in new Brookings report

Apr 10, 2018

Late last month the Brookings Institution released a report by U-M professors Brian Jacob and Joseph Ryan. The assessment was the result of a partnership between the University and the State of Michigan, detailing the prevalence of abuse and...

Hall & Jacobson in Health Affairs: “Health in All Policies” can promote health equity

Mar 6, 2018

An article by Richard Hall and Peter Jacobson (University of Michigan) in the March edition of Health Affairs reports on "Examining whether the health-in-all-policies approach promotes health equity." Hall participated in a briefing about the new...

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Dynarski argues for universal SAT/ACT testing in her latest Brookings report

Feb 27, 2018

In her latest piece for the Brookings Institution, Susan Dynarski writes on the benefits of providing universal SAT and ACT testing, arguing their usefulness towards detecting academically talented students who typically “fall off the path to...

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Farley on “Detroit: The emergence, decline and possible revitalization of a great city”

Feb 16, 2018

Reynolds Farley has contributed a chapter entitled “Detroit: The emergence, decline and possible revitalization of a great city” for the August 2017 book A Twenty-First Century Approach to Community Change: Partnering to Improve Life Outcomes for...

Melvin Washington (MPP ‘18) presents at U-M’s inaugural MLK “King Talks”

Feb 16, 2018

A week after U-M’s MLK Symposium recognizing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s life and work, the Rackham graduate school hosted five student speakers in a TED-style presentation called “King Talks.”In its inaugural year, King Talks followed the...

Pilkauskas, colleagues measure assets among low-income families in the Great Recession

Feb 13, 2018

Valentina Duque (University of Michigan), Natasha Pilkauskas, and Irwin Garfinkel (Columbia University) published a February 1 paper in PLoS ONE: "Assets among low-income families in the Great Recession." Abstract This paper examines the...

Stevenson, Owen in WSJ: “Yellen leaves the Fed--and a glass ceiling shattered”

Feb 8, 2018

A recent Wall Street Journal story by Nick Timiraos, “Janet Yellen leaves the Fed--and a glass ceiling shattered,” focuses on Yellen’s recent departure from the Fed as “an example of the challenges even the most successful women still face,”...

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In Brookings, Jacob argues for greater support systems for community college students

Feb 7, 2018

In his most recent report for the Brookings Institution, Brian Jacob highlights the many advantages of support programs for community college students, with data showing a profound impact on students receiving these interventions. Jacob’s piece,...

Axinn: The association between college experience and the odds of forced intercourse

Feb 5, 2018

William Axinn served as lead author on "General population estimates of the association between college experience and the odds of forced intercourse," published by Social Science Research in October 2017.AbstractSexual assault on college campuses...

Wolfers in New York Times: “Why women’s voices are scarce in economics”

Feb 3, 2018

“For decades, the number of women studying economics seemed to be increasing, easing the persistent scarcity of professional female economists in the United States,” writes Justin Wolfers in his February 2 column, "Why women's voices are scarce in...

Ford School BA students win MLK Spirit Awards for inclusivity and social justice work

Jan 25, 2018

Four Ford School undergraduate students were nominated for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Spirit Awards this year for exemplifying leadership and extraordinary vision in inclusivity and social justice.Kyra Hudson (BA '19), Gloriela Iguina-Colón (BA...

Broderick D. Johnson to serve as winter 2019 Towsley Policymaker in Residence

Jan 16, 2018

Broderick D. Johnson (JD '83) will join the Ford School as the winter 2019 Harry A. and Margaret D. Towsley Foundation Policymaker in Residence, teaching a course on "Lobbying and Mass Incarceration." He follows Dudley Benoit (MPP ‘95) who taught...

Pilkauskas in Developmental Pyschology: “Maternal employment stability in early childhood”

Jan 4, 2018

Natasha Pilkauskas, Jeanne Brooks-Gunn (Columbia), and Jane Waldfogel (Columbia) have published a 2017 paper in Developmental Psychology: “Maternal employment stability in early childhood: Links with child behavior and cognitive skills.” The...

Pilkauskas and team research likelihood of grandparental coresidence during childhood

Jan 2, 2018

Mariana Amorim (Cornell University), Rachel Dunifon (Cornell University), and Natasha Pilkauskas recently co-authored a paper on "The magnitude and timing of grandparental coresidence during childhood in the U.S." The paper was published on December...

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"Discourse: Ford School faculty in the news," from the fall 2017 issue of State & Hill

Dec 25, 2017

With a series of regulatory changes, the Trump administration is taking us in the wrong direction, making student loans riskier, more expensive, and more burdensome for borrowers. Susan Dynarski on "The wrong way to fix student debt." The New...

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Michigan Alumnus profiles four Fordies in Detroit “Movers and Shakers” feature

Dec 14, 2017

In a recently published piece for Michigan Alumnus, the magazine of the University of Michigan Alumni Association, 20 Michigan graduates are recognized as Detroit “Movers and Shakers,” including four Ford School grads. Lisa Nuszkowski (MPP ’03)...