Leadership

Meet our 2014 PPIA Fellows

Jun 9, 2014

An anthropology major from Ghana; a liberal arts major from Jamaica; an international studies major from Livonia; a business administration major from Los Angeles; an economics major from West Virginia; a sociology major from Santa Ana; a political...

Internship field report: Nick Pfost @ EqualityMaine

Jun 3, 2014

Second year Ford School students are engaged in public policy internships all around the world this summer, and we're hoping they'll check in to share news from the field.Review more internship field reports from Ford School students serving...

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Skin in the game, Applied Policy Seminar puts students to work for local governments, NGOs

May 1, 2014

When Susan Pollay, executive director of the Ann Arbor Downtown Development Authority (DDA), wanted to document the economic impact of her organization and others like it around the state of Michigan last fall, she sought help from the Ford...

Ford School celebrates the legacy of Margaret Ann (Ranny) Riecker (HLLD '05)

Apr 9, 2014

Margaret Ann (Ranny) Riecker (HLLD '05), who passed away in Midland, Mich., on April 7, was among the Ford School's most generous volunteers and supporters. Her philanthropy through the Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow Foundation (where she was...

7th Annual Gramlich Showcase of Student Work

Mar 4, 2014

Each spring, Ford School faculty and staff nominate dozens of outstanding student research and service projects for recognition at the Gramlich Showcase of Student Work. Established in 2008 to honor internationally renowned economist and former Ford...

A conversation on leadership and foreign policy

Feb 19, 2014

The focus of this Ford Policy Union will be on leadership and on specific examples from Ambassador Negroponte's experience. What makes a good leader and how do leaders make decisions? How do leaders handle dissent and divergent views? What lessons...

New video features a Ford School visit from the Honorable Paul O'Neill

Jan 29, 2014

2013 marked the 100th anniversary of President Gerald R. Ford's birth. To honor our namesake's legacy, the Ford School hosted several of President Ford's lifelong colleagues and friends. These distinguished visitors included "Energy Czar" Frank...

Brittany Jones (BA '14) honored as a 2014 MLK Spirit Award recipient

Jan 27, 2014

Brittany Jones (BA '14) was recognized as a 2014 Central Campus Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Spirit Award recipient during the 28th annual MLK Symposium on January 25. The Ninth Annual Central Campus Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Spirit...

Collins says Carmen Iezzi Mezzera will be a "strong advocate for international affairs education" as APSIA executive director

Dec 19, 2013

The Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs (APSIA) announced the appointment of Carmen Iezzi Mezzera as its new executive director after a search led by Ford School Dean Susan M. Collins, current APSIA president. Mezzera...

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Yes, you! - The unlikely and absolutely inspiring career of Eunice Burns

Dec 16, 2013

[Make a contribution to the Burns Fund for Water Policy Education] Eunice Burns (MPA '70) holds up a photograph taken at her 90th birthday celebration. It's of her children—Catherine's the oldest; then there's Laurie, Robert, and Tamara. In the...

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Not your typical physician - Dr. Matt Davis uses policy to tackle health disparities

Dec 16, 2013

Dr. Matthew Davis is not your typical physician. Sure, he attended medical school and completed a residency, just like his peers. But while continuing his studies as a Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar at the University of Chicago, Davis also...

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From dreaming to doing - tuition equality now

Dec 16, 2013

On April 17, 2013, at approximately 6:00 p.m., 50-60 people gathered outside the Michigan Union, at the intersection of State Street and South University. U-M student activists and Ann Arbor community members had come to protest the University's...

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The People's House - Gerald Ford's congressional legacy

Dec 16, 2013

Before Nixon's fall, before Agnew's fall, Gerald R. Ford spent 25 years in the U.S. House of Representatives. But while everyone remembers his presidency, and the "extraordinary circumstances" under which he assumed the post, too few recall the...

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Sharon Maccini new director of Ford School BA program

Jul 9, 2013

Congratulations to economist Sharon Maccini, who becomes the new director of the Ford School's undergraduate degree program in public policy on July 15. Maccini follows predecessor Edie Goldenberg after two significant years of leadership. In her...

The Ford School welcomes Susan Guindi, the new director of Student and Academic Services

Jul 1, 2013

After a nationwide search, the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy welcomes Susan Guindi as the new director of Student and Academic Services. Guindi comes to the Ford School after an 18-year tenure at U-M Law."Susan rose to the top of a very...

Recent BA graduate joins a growing cohort of Ford School Presidential Fellows

Jun 18, 2013

Madelynne Wager (BA '13) spent her senior year at the Ford School participating in a program that—of the many thousands of undergraduates in the United States—only 71 other undergrads took part in this year.She was named a Presidential Fellow at the...

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All in the game

Apr 22, 2013

An interdisciplinary approach to urban policy "Aw yeah. That golden rule." -Bunk Moreland Dirty and disheveled, Dukie rocks up to his crew in an alley somewhere off Franklin Street in West Baltimore. It's the last day of a long, hot summer,...

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Being ladylike does not require silence, the irrepressible First Lady Betty Ford

Dec 18, 2012

Being ladylike does not require silence There are photos and movies of Betty Ford in her family home from the 1960s. They show a caring homemaker and mother, busy looking after her husband and four young children in their suburban Virginia home....

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Down to earth: Marina Whitman talks life and work in "The Martian's Daughter."

Apr 26, 2012

In The Martian's Daughter: A Memoir, economist Marina Whitman talks candidly about her life, her work, and stepping outside of her famous father's shadow In the fall of 1970, Marina von Neumann Whitman, unnerved by a tight deadline, burst into...

Cooperation, Coordination, and Conciliation: John D. Dingell spells out what's lacking in Congress

Feb 23, 2012

"Congress is an extremely well-designed institution," observed Rep. John D. Dingell at the Ford School event "What's gone so wrong with Congress?" on February 22. "But it's unfortunately run by human beings." Nearly 200 people attended the...

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So What Does Somebody Do with a Bachelor's in Public Policy?

Apr 22, 2010

In the fall of 2007, the Ford School launched a bachelor's degree program in public policy. "One of the questions that has come up consistently—from the first time that we went public with this—is, 'So what does somebody do with a bachelor's in...

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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...

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

Harry A. and Margaret D. Towsley Foundation Lecture Series

Governing in time of crisis: Lessons from two big city mayors

Jan 22, 2025, 4:30-6:00 pm EST

Joan and Sanford Weill Hall Annenberg Auditorium

The COVID-19 pandemic and Black Lives Matter protests in the wake of the death of George Floyd rocked American cities in 2020. The mayors of Chicago and Seattle share their experiences and the lessons of governing during times of crisis.

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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 Future of Ukraine

Dec 3, 2024, 5:00-6:30 pm EST

Room 1010

International experts will discuss key challenges Ukraine will face after the war and provide recommendations to the incoming U.S. administration.

CommuniTea with Students of Color in Public Policy

Nov 14, 2024, 5:30-6:30 pm EST

Weill Hall, Room 5240

Join Students of Color in Public Policy (SCPP) for a discussion on the importance of diverse backgrounds in public policy and within the classroom.

communitea, a student led space for open dialogue, reflection, and healing on key policy topics of interest

Real-World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions

From surviving to thriving: The importance of engaging people with lived expertise

Nov 8, 2024, 12:00-1:30 pm EST

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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Real-World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions Speaker Series. Barbie Izquierdo, "From Surviving to Thriving: The Importance of Engaging People with Lived Expertise." November 8, noon ET. SSW ECC 1840 or watch online.

International & Domestic Implications of Government Accountability

Oct 29, 2024, 4:00-5:00 pm EDT

Weill Hall, Room 5240

Join us for "International & Domestic Implications of Government Accountability: A Conversation with Inspector General Jay Lerner," where Lerner will discuss his career in government oversight and the vital role of Inspectors General in ensuring transparency and integrity in both domestic and international contexts.

Election issues

Voting priorities of the AAPI community

Oct 22, 2024, 6:00-8:00 pm EDT

Trotter House Multipurpose Room

This panel will discuss a diverse range of priorities and voting patterns of Asian American & Pacific Islander voters and communities.

APIA Voter Panel - Tuesday, October 22nd 6-8pm