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Ford School students gain insight through Gulf International Forum

Aug 3, 2020

The Persian Gulf region represents one of the most geopolitically and strategically important parts of the world. Among other attributes, the nine Gulf nations hold 55 percent of the world’s oil reserves. However, tensions among and between the...

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Tannistha Datta (MPA ‘09) protects children’s rights in India

Jul 13, 2020

Since volunteering with a children’s nonprofit in high school, Tannistha Datta (MPA '09) wanted to pursue children’s rights protection work. At the Ford School, this desire was confirmed. "Through policy and international development frameworks, the...

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Democracy & Debate Theme Semester launches

Jul 2, 2020

This week marks the launch of the Democracy & Debate Theme Semester, a unique opportunity for teaching and learning about free speech and the exchange of ideas, democratic engagement from a global perspective and what it means to be a member of a...

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...

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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Stephanie Sanders, DEI officer and lecturer, shares a statement on solidarity

Jun 9, 2020

Stephanie Sanders, the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer and a lecturer at the Ford School, sent the following letter to the Ford School community last night, Tuesday, June 9. Dear Ford School Community, George Floyd. Ahmaud Arbery....

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Students of Color in Public Policy and Women and Gender in Public Policy leaders stand in solidarity with Black lives

Jun 8, 2020

The Students of Color in Public Policy (SCPP) and Women and Gender in Public Policy (WGPP), two longstanding Ford School student organizations, have released statements of solidarity with the Black community and the movements for Black lives. We...

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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,...

Annual DC career trip fosters connections between students and alumni

Feb 11, 2020

On February 6 and 7, 2020, the Ford School held its annual DC career trip with record student attendance (55 graduate students) and alumni participation (140). A Ford School tradition, this year’s Washington, DC experience provided students with...

New BA minor opens policy education to more U-M students

Dec 10, 2019

Starting fall 2020, the Ford School will offer University of Michigan undergraduates a 16-credit minor in public policy. The minor will have a competitive application process that will go live in April 2020. The school expects to enroll around...

Withdrawing from the Flores Agreement could keep immigration lawyers in dark, Vieux says

Sep 5, 2019

Immigration policy has been rapidly changing for the past few years. From increasing caseloads to fast-paced legal changes and their implications on clients, immigration lawyers have a lot to juggle. The recent challenge to the Flores Agreement,...

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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Joint-PhD Paul Atwell receives first Peter Eckstein Prize

May 2, 2019

Paul Atwell, a joint-PhD student in public policy and political science, along with his microeconomist co-authors Alex Armand and Joseph Gomes from the University of Navarra in Spain, are the inaugural winners of the Peter Eckstein Prize for...

Susan Waltz testifies before the Committee on Foreign Affairs

Mar 29, 2019

On March 26, 2019, Professor Susan Waltz testified for a subcommittee hearing for the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs, discussing the potential foreign policy and human rights ramifications of the recent small arms...

When interests clash, John Ciorciari says hybrid courts are “prone to crash”

Nov 19, 2018

When done well, international tribunals play an integral role in governmental cooperation and the promotion of human rights. But this is a tricky balance, and the costs—both in financial and human capital—are high. To explore the success of such...

Immigration and the midterms: the pro-immigration push

Oct 29, 2018

As the midterm elections rapidly approach, President Trump is eager to rally his base, escalate voter turnout and see a pro-Trump referenda come November. Returning to his incendiary rhetoric on immigration, a strategy that helped propel Trump to...

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Ford School research suggests refugee restrictions will harm Michigan’s economy

Sep 28, 2018

In line with his “America First” foreign policy, President Trump recently declared that the United States will limit the number of refugees permitted into the United States. Research from Global Detroit and the Ford School, however, shows how such...

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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Dean Michael Barr reflects on Supreme Court decision on travel ban

Jun 27, 2018

Dean Michael Barr's message to the Ford School community, following the June 26, 2018 Supreme Court travel ban decision: Dear Ford School community,Yesterday’s Supreme Court ruling, which upheld the President’s authority to ban travelers from...

Lin provides analysis of Supreme Court immigration ruling, Trump response

Jun 27, 2018

Professor Ann Lin was interviewed about the Supreme Court's ruling in favor of President Trump's travel ban by Associated Press reporter Mark Sherman. The article, published in the June 26, 2018 edition of the Detroit News, outlines the...

Susan Waltz published in Washington Post on a proposal to loosen restrictions on exporting semiautomatic weapons

Jun 12, 2018

Susan Waltz published an essay in the Washington Post on Monday, June 4, in which she explains the implications of a rule change proposed by the Trump administration. The change would loosen the export requirements on semiautomatic weapons, such as...

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...

New Ciorciari article: protecting survivors through the process of transitional justice

May 2, 2018

In a piece recently published in The Conversation, Ford School professor John Ciorciari reflects on his most recent findings associated with his long term study of survivors of Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia. Ciorciari, an expert in international...

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...

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...

Ravishankar’s research on police body-worn cameras featured in NYT and NPR

Nov 14, 2017

Research by joint-PhD candidate Anita Ravishankar (political science and public policy) on police body-worn cameras (BWCs) was featured in The New York Times’ The Upshot (“A big test of police body cameras defies expectations,” by Amanda Ripley) and...

Anita Ravishankar will use her Rackham Grants in Public Scholarship award to research trust and legitimacy between police and communities in Washington, DC.

Cozart op-ed, "From Skaramagas Dock," shares lessons from IEDP Greece trip

Nov 9, 2017

“From Skaramagas Dock,” an op-ed by Anthony Cozart (MPP ’18), was published on October 30 by The Michigan Daily and will be published in the Daily's print edition, The Statement, on Tuesday, November 14. The piece recounts Cozart’s experience in...

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Media highlights Global Detroit, Ford School study on economic impact of refugees

Nov 7, 2017

On October 17, Global Detroit and researchers at the Ford School of Public Policy released a study estimating that refugees in southeast Michigan contribute up to $295 million to the regional economy – leading to coverage by numerous media outlets,...

Global Detroit, U-M release study: Refugees infuse up to $295M/year in SE Michigan

Oct 17, 2017

Every year, refugees to southeast Michigan contribute up to $295 million to the region's economy, according to a new study led by Global Detroit and researchers at the University of Michigan Ford School of Public Policy.The economic contributions...

Internship field report, Eli Johns @ The Asia Foundation in Colombo, Sri Lanka

Sep 19, 2017

Eli Johns (MPP/JD '17) submitted this field report from his summer 2017 internship at The Asia Foundation in Sri Lanka.The Asia Foundation is an international development organization that operates across eighteen Asian countries. The Foundation’s...