International development

Inaugural Wallenberg Fellow to study conservation practice in Kenya

May 4, 2013

By Kevin Brown - The University RecordThe first-ever $25,000 Raoul Wallenberg Fellowship will be awarded to Zachary Petroni, a senior graduating from Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, for his plan to study conservation governance in...

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Alan Deardorff on comparing the advantages of international free trade

Apr 22, 2013

In March 1990, Associate Dean Alan V. Deardorff shivered in a cold passenger jet on a runway in Alpena, MI. He was seated with his son and his son's friend, in the midst of a plane full of people anxious to escape. They were all waiting for the...

Ford School students travel to Cape Verde for 2013 IEDP

Apr 12, 2013

In March, graduate students from the Ford School and other programs at the University of Michigan spent ten days exploring development issues in Cape Verde as part of the Ford School's 2013 International Development Program (IEDP). The research trip...

U-M moves up on Peace Corps' annual top colleges rankings

Feb 5, 2013

For the thirteenth year in a row, the University of Michigan has earned a spot on the Peace Corps' annual list of the top volunteer-producing large universities across the country. With 93 graduates currently serving as Peace Corps volunteers,...

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Everyday innovation

Dec 18, 2012

Ford School alumni 'work smart' on international development at USAID "Just imagine the communities you came from if, within a six-week period of time, your schools had to double in capacity to take in refugees from a neighboring country,"...

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Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA)

Dec 18, 2012

International development interns put ideas to work One block down Hill Street, just west of State, is Ali Baba's, a small Middle Eastern restaurant with habit-forming grape leaves and baklava. Any day of the week, you're sure to find a table, or...

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The heart of security

Dec 17, 2012

New IPC director Allan Stam is taking the research center in bold new directions. His latest project on the 1994 Rwandan genocide shows, for him, what's really at stake: how to improve the lives of citizens. Allan C. Stam, the new director of the...

Susan M. Collins speaks at Columbia conference on labor and development

Oct 30, 2012

Dean Susan M. Collins spoke at the Conference on Labor and Development, hosted by Columbia University's Center on Global Economic Governance (CGEG).Collins appeared alongside former World Bank chief economist and Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz and...

Maturu: Making clothes, making a difference

Aug 5, 2012

Two things about which Nina Maturu (MPP/MBA '13) is passionate? Economic development and sewing—so much so that she combined them in a social enterprise she's named Maturu. "There doesn't have to be a trade-off between fashion and socially conscious...

Research project led by Dean Yang receives USAID grant

Jun 1, 2012

Development Innovation Ventures, a competitive grant program by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), has awarded a grant to a group of researchers led by Dean Yang. Yang's project, "Honing help back home: Maximizing the...

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Starting over

Apr 26, 2012

Japan has known earthquakes—the Great Kanto quake of 1923, the Great Hanshin quake of 1995, the Fukui quake of 1948, and hundreds of others—but Japan had never known an earthquake like the 9.0 Tohoku quake that struck just off the northeast coast...

Article by John D. Ciorciari on South China Sea disputes appears on CNN

Jun 27, 2011

An article by John D. Ciorciari, "Chinese Dilemmas in the South China Sea," appeared on CNN's website on June 23rd. The article focused on China's disputes with countries such as Vietnam and the Philippines over the Spratly Islands in the South...

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PhD student 'becomes the demand'

Apr 26, 2011

Understanding labor patterns in rural Malawi Jessica Goldberg understands the precepts of labor economics well enough to know when something doesn't seem right. "I see things all the time in Malawi where I observe someone's behavior and I...

Robert M. Stern edits new book, "The Japanese Economy in Retrospect"

Aug 4, 2010

Robert M. Stern co-edited a new book, "The Japanese Economy in Retrospect," published by World Scientific. The book, presented in two volumes, contains selected papers by Gary Saxonhouse. Saxonhouse, considered a leading expert on the Japanese...

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Developing Economies: IEDP Celebrates Ten Years of Student Immersion

Apr 22, 2010

In 2000, it was Costa Rica. In 2005: Ethiopia. This spring: the Philippines. Each of these developing countries has been the focus of the International Economic Development Program (IEDP), a three-credit Ford School course that allows University of...

Students take on comprehensive immigration reform for annual Integrated Policy Exercise

Jan 21, 2010

The winter semester kicked off early for Ford School MPP students, who arrived back on campus before classes started for the annual Integrated Policy Exercise (IPE). The topic for this year's IPE was comprehensive immigration legislation, a package...

Ambassador Melyvn Levitsky appears as a guest commenter in a recent edition of the Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Advisor, answering the question: "What Does the Future Hold for the US-Brazil Relationship?"

Mar 25, 2009

What Does the Future Hold for the US-Brazil Relationship?Question: In a report released earlier this month entitled "A Second Chance: US Policy in the Americas," the Inter-American Dialogue said "neither Brazil nor the United States is yet ready to...

Melyvn Levitsky on Brazil's Presidential Election

Jazz musician Etienne Charles examines the effects of climate change on vulnerable communities

Jan 17, 2025, 2:30-3:30 pm EST

Joan and Sanford Weill Hall Annenberg Auditorium

Jazz musician Etienne Charles explores the effects of climate change on vulnerable communities. We are excited about his appearance as the Ford School of Public Policy’s annual Martin Luther King Day speaker on January 17.

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Gilbert S. Omenn and Martha A. Darling Health Policy Fund

Dr. Denis Mukwege and the Fight against Rape as a Weapon of War

Dec 9, 2024, 4:00-5:30 pm EST

Joan and Sanford Weill Hall Annenberg Auditorium

World-renowned gynecologist, human rights activist, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Dr. Denis Mukwege will address the use of sexual violence in war, and also a new campaign focused on critical minerals and the role of responsible business in the peace process in Democratic Republic of Congo.

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The Hazards of Reporting on Human Rights Abuses

Dec 4, 2024, 4:00-5:30 pm EST

Koessler Room (3rd Floor)

Please join Baktygul Chynybaeva (Kyrgyzstan), Kunāl Majumder (India), and Zahra Nader (Afghanistan), three of this year's Knight-Wallace Fellows, as they discuss the challenges of reporting on human rights abuses by governments and other actors.

Election issues

FBI Perspectives on Election Security

Sep 24, 2024, 4:00-5:00 pm EDT

Annenberg Auditorium (Room 1120)

Join us for an inside look at how the FBI is tackling the evolving threats to U.S. elections, from cyberattacks to terrorism. Deputy Director Abbate will discuss the FBI's latest strategies and hard-earned lessons in defending democracy.

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Deputy Director Paul Abbate talks with Javed Ali, associate professor of practice

Aid & Development

Making International Development More Locally Led and Sustainable: A Practical Skills-Building Workshop

Sep 16, 2024, 11:30 am-12:45 pm EDT

Weill Hall 1110

The International Policy Center (IPC) is hosting this workshop as part of its Aid & Development series. At Aid & Development events, students build practical skills for future international development careers.

Conversations Across Differences

Dean's Symposium - The State of Democracy around the World

Apr 12, 2024, 1:00 pm EDT

Betty Ford Classroom (1110)

Democracy around the world is both robust -- two billion people will be able to cast a ballot in 2924 -- and fragile, as threats to the voting process, to the structures of democratic society, and to the voters themselves afflict many nations.

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Africa's Strategic Role in Charting a New Economic and Policy Path

Mar 26, 2024, 1:00-2:30 pm EDT

Betty Ford Classroom (Room 1110)

Former United Nations Under-Secretary General and the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), will join us to discuss the intricate relationship between health equity and economic resilience in Africa. Dr. Songwe's insights will highlight Africa's role in global power dynamics and strategies for asserting its agency amid evolving economic landscapes.

Has the Russia-Ukraine War transformed the International Security System?

Jan 30, 2024, 12:30-1:30 pm EST

3240 Weill Hall

Discover the captivating journey of President Zelensky's former press secretary and a globally acclaimed journalist. Uncover the behind-the-scenes stories of her impactful work in Ukraine and the dynamic world of journalism!

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The Local Systems Framework as a tool for locally driven development

Nov 8, 2023, 11:30 am-12:50 pm EST

Weill Hall 1220

Aid & Development

Student conversation with Ms. Tina Byenkya (USAID/Somalia)

Oct 9, 2023, 9:00-10:00 am EDT

Weill Hall 3240

The International Policy Center (IPC) is hosting this breakfast talk as part of its Aid & Development series. At Aid & Development events, students build practical skills for future international development careers.

Aid & Development

Evaluating democracy & governance-focused development programs

Oct 9, 2023, 11:30 am-12:50 pm EDT

Weill Hall 1220

Admissions

APSIA Online Graduate School Fair II

Sep 28, 2023, 11:00 am-1:45 pm EDT

Connect one-on-one with the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy and other top public policy and international affairs programs from across the country!

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Aid & Development

Planning for development impact

Sep 11, 2023, 11:30 am-12:50 pm EDT

Sep 13, 2023, 11:30 am-12:50 pm EDT

Weill Hall 1120 (Annenberg Auditorium)

During this Aid & Development workshop, students will develop and apply design, planning, and management skills using a U.S. foreign aid project in Nigeria as a case study.