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Ford School hosts private screening of documentary, Gerald R. Ford: A Test of Character

Sep 8, 2016

Some 120 students, faculty, and staff—along with a number of distinguished guests—attended Tuesday’s private screening of Gerald R. Ford: A Test of Character at the Ford School.The documentary, which is narrated by Michigan’s own Jeff Daniels,...

Stevenson on Women's Equality Day and newly launched Employers for Pay Equity

Aug 26, 2016

“It’s easy to get the impression, as the U.S. celebrates the 45th annual Women’s Equality Day today, that the march toward equality has slowed to a crawl. Allow me to disagree,” writes Betsey Stevenson in today’s Bloomberg piece, “Believe it or not,...

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Internship field report, Bohnett Fellow Luz Viviana Meza @ the Detroit mayor's office

Aug 19, 2016

Luz Viviana Meza (MPP '17) is submitting this field report from her summer 2016 internship at the City of Detroit mayor's office, where she works with the Department of Immigrant Affairs and the Department of Neighborhoods (District 6). As a...

Whitman in Detroit Free Press, “In Brexit debacle, who will lead from the edge of the inside?”

Jul 6, 2016

In a July 5 Detroit Free Press op-ed, Marina v.N. Whitman asks, “In Brexit debacle, who will lead from the edge of inside?”“On the same morning that we woke up to learn that British voters had set their country on a path of divorce from the European...

Ford School partners with INCAE Business School in Latin America

Apr 25, 2016

The University of Michigan will launch a new partnership that enables MBA students from one of Latin America's top business schools to earn a master of public administration degree at the Ford School of Public Policy.The dual-degree program, which...

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Ford students take on income inequality at annual Ford + U. of Toronto case competition

Mar 16, 2016

On Friday March 11, 23 Ford School master’s students traveled to the University of Toronto’s School of Public Policy and Governance for "Ford + SPPG," our annual student-led policy conference and case competition. Each year, the event brings...

Brenda Duverce (MPP ’16) named one of 30 Top Thinkers Under 30 by Pacific Standard

Mar 14, 2016

Last week, Pacific Standard magazine profiled Ford School master’s student Brenda Duverce (MPP ’16) as one of the "30 Top Thinkers Under 30."The profile highlights her path to graduate school and her experiences as a Fulbright scholar, Department of...

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Former White House Deputy Director James Kvaal is next Towsley Foundation Policymaker in Residence

Mar 10, 2016

The Ford School community will welcome former Deputy Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council James Kvaal as a Towsley Foundation Policymaker in Residence this fall. The White House announced Mr. Kvaal's departure this morning,...

President Barack Obama and James Kvaal in the Oval Office

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In Brookings, Barry Rabe sees policy potential in renewed U.S.-Canada relations

Mar 10, 2016

Barry Rabe’s latest blog for Brookings explores how President Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau might leverage their new relationship to make progress on climate, water and infrastructure. “Methane may offer some real opportunity for...

Ford School students attend J. Ira Harris Lecture in New York, meet Secretary of Commerce

Feb 22, 2016

On Thursday, February 11, the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy hosted the J. Ira Harris Lecture, made possible with generous support from friends of J. Ira Harris (BBA ‘59, LLD Hon ‘12), in honor of his 75th birthday.At the Andaz 5th Avenue in...

Join us in congratulating the Ford School’s MLK Spirit Award nominees, recipients

Jan 28, 2016

Seventeen undergraduates, including five of the Ford School’s bachelor’s degree students, were recognized at a January 23 MLK Spirit Award ceremony that highlighted the ways in which these students have worked to carry on King’s spirit.Dr. Martin...

In Michigan Daily, Hills inspires students to ‘make a difference’ through public service

Jan 20, 2016

A January 7 Michigan Daily article, “’U’ classes help inspire careers in government,” highlights the involvement of recent U-M alumni in local government. The article identifies the skills and inspiration students have gained from U-M faculty and...

Inaugural Riecker Michigan Delegation Fellow has begun assignment with Senator Debbie Stabenow

Jan 19, 2016

The Ford School is delighted to announce that Myra D. Lee (MPP ’16) will serve as the inaugural Riecker Michigan Delegation Fellow. Lee began her six-month assignment last week. She will support the work of U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI),...

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Next-gen Detroit Area Study, informing policy in the greater Detroit area

Nov 25, 2015

Building a data infrastructure to inform policy in the greater Detroit area Starting in 1951 and running for more than 50 years, U-M’s annual Detroit Area Study (DAS) helped social scientists better understand the attitudes, views, and lives of...

Barry Rabe analyzes Republican Presidential candidates’ views on climate change

Oct 30, 2015

Public policy professor Barry Rabe penned a blog post for the Brookings Institution, titled "Some GOP candidates are warming to climate change", on October 29. In the piece, Rabe comments on “the wide range of positions on climate change,” of GOP...

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Local leaders worry about retiree health care benefits, says latest CLOSUP MPPS report

Oct 29, 2015

ANN ARBOR—Health care benefits for retirees of Michigan's local governmental units are presenting significant fiscal challenges, and more than half of local officials surveyed indicate they are concerned they won't be able to fulfill their...

Wolfers comments on online betting markets and Hillary Clinton’s presidential prospects

Oct 22, 2015

Justin Wolfers is quoted in Tuesday's Washington Post offering insight into betting markets and how they historically underrate the chances of big favorites in elections.According to the article, “The math is clear: Hillary Clinton has better odds...

Susan Dynarski honored by Michigan for tackling barriers to education for low-income youth

Oct 8, 2015

On September 21st, State Representative Adam Zemke, State Senator Rebekah Warren, and Governor Rick Snyder honored Professor Susan Dynarski with a special tribute from the state for her work on the HAIL (High Achieving Involved Leaders) Scholarship...

Matt Davis honored with U-M Regents Award for Distinguished Public Service

Oct 8, 2015

Physician, researcher and health policy educator Dr. Matthew Davis was honored Monday with the Regents' Award for Distinguished Public Service, which recognizes service activities that relate closely to teaching and research. Davis is widely known...

AP quotes John Chamberlin on the ethical implications of Michigan's recent political scandal

Sep 15, 2015

In a September 15 Associated Press article, "Statehouse sex scandals between lawmakers, interns, lobbyists carry public costs, consequences," John Chamberlin outlines the public harm of Michigan's recent political sex scandal."They're abusing the...

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CLOSUP wins Third Century Initiative grant to bring data to the classroom in a big way

Sep 8, 2015

CLOSUP, the Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy, is ready to bring real-world data to the classroom in a big way. Through a recently awarded Quick Wins/Discovery grant, part of the University of Michigan's Third Century Initiative,...

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Local leaders' confidence in state's direction erodes, CLOSUP MPPS reveals

Aug 26, 2015

ANN ARBOR—For the first time since 2012, fewer than half of Michigan's local leaders believe the state is headed in the right direction—chief culprits include road funding fumbles, state tax policies and general dysfunction in Lansing, according to...

Announcing the Riecker Michigan Delegation Fellowship in Senator Debbie Stabenow’s office

Aug 19, 2015

The Ford School is delighted to announce a pilot fellowship—the Riecker Michigan Delegation Fellowship—that will send one competitively selected graduate student to Washington, DC to complete a six-month assignment in the office of a senator or...

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Parthasarathy takes aim at 'out of step' patent system, calls for reforms

Jul 31, 2015

Shobita Parthasarathy has called for serious patent system reforms in a July 31 article she authored in The Conversation. Such reforms, she said, could "include increasing opportunities for the public to participate in patent decision-making,...

Professor Shobita Parthasarathy leads a discussion in the Betty Ford Classroom

Widespread international media coverage for Dominguez Fed nomination

Jul 21, 2015

Hundreds of news stories around the globe focus on Ford School Professor Kathryn Dominguez as President Obama nominates her for an open seat on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. Here's a roundup of some of the recent posts. [View the story...

Kathryn Dominguez nominated to serve on Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors

Jul 20, 2015

President Obama said Monday he’ll nominate University of Michigan professor Kathryn Dominguez to serve on the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.Dominguez is professor of public policy and economics at U-M and research associate at the...

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Internship field report, Sandy Mervak from the National Conference of State Legislatures

Jul 7, 2015

That old trope about states serving as "laboratories of democracy" has become much more real for me this summer. I am working as a research intern in the energy program at the National Conference of State Legislatures—a national, bipartisan NGO that...

With SCOTUS marriage decision, Kary Moss calls for 'LGBT Equality Day'

Jun 29, 2015

In a press conference Friday in Ferndale, Kary Moss was joined in celebration by Michigan LGBT civil rights leaders for a victory she called "historic." Moss, the director of the Michigan branch of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), was, of...

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Schwarz called as witness, provides direction in municipal ethics violation hearing

Jun 25, 2015

Dr. Joe Schwarz was called as a witness Tuesday in a Battle Creek ethics code violation hearing involving a city commissioner. Ward 5 commissioner Jeff Domenico was found to have violated the city’s ethics code by “publically attacked the police...

'Complete Streets' policies more popular in Michigan's urban areas

Jun 18, 2015

Complete Streets, policies that encourage local governments to take all users—pedestrians, cyclists, public transit users and drivers—into account when designing and constructing roads, have a good deal of support among Michigan local officials, but...