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Justin Wolfers’ social media engagement featured in University Record piece

Mar 19, 2018

A March 5 article by Safiya Merchant in The University Record, “#SocialScholars: Professors show power of public engagement,” highlights the growing use of social media among University of Michigan professors. Merchant writes that social media...

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...

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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...

Jandernoas give $4.3 million for teacher training, Ross scholarship, Ford Presidential fellowship

Feb 15, 2018

Grand Rapids business and community leaders Mike and Sue Jandernoa are intensifying their efforts to improve the mathematics proficiency of Michigan schoolchildren through a partnership with the University of Michigan.Their $4.3 million gift will...

Joe Schwarz receives Student Veterans of America Lifetime Achievement Award

Feb 13, 2018

The Student Veterans of America at the University of Michigan (SVAUM) awarded John J.H. “Joe” Schwarz their Lifetime Achievement Award at their 10th Anniversary Benefit Dinner on January 26. Schwarz is a U.S. Navy veteran and from 2007-2010...

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...

DC circuit appeals court rules in favor of CFPB legitimacy, as argued by Barr et al

Feb 1, 2018

This summer, Ford School Dean Michael Barr served as co-counsel on an amicus brief by leading financial regulation scholars in support of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The suit, brought by a NJ-based mortgage lender that had been fined...

Shipan and Potter: "Agency rulemaking in a separation of powers system"

Jan 31, 2018

An article by Professor Charles Shipan and doctoral alumna Rachel Potter (PhD '14), "Agency rulemaking in a separation of powers system," was published in the Journal of Public Policy (Cambridge University Press) in November.AbstractRulemaking gives...

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David C. Bohnett to give keynote address for Ford School's spring 2018 graduating classes

Jan 30, 2018

He's a philanthropist, an activist, an entrepreneur, and a U-M alum. David C. Bohnett (MBA '80), founder and chairman of the David Bohnett Foundation and Baroda Ventures, will give the keynote address to the Ford School's spring 2018 graduating...

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...

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Students: 24 hours left to enter Social Impact Challenge, assist Detroit pop-ups

Jan 16, 2018

The 2018 Social Impact Challenge, co-hosted by the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation, and the University of Michigan’s Center for Social Impact, is a campus-wide student competition. It tasks...

Six Ford School students win Dow Fellowships to address sustainability challenges

Jan 11, 2018

This week six Ford School students were awarded Dow Sustainability Fellowships. Each will receive $20,000 for their studies and will join a diverse and collaborative community dedicated to sustainability.Dow Fellows focus on interdisciplinary...

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Barr introduces fall 2017 S&H: The role of the university as "society's servant and critic"

Dec 30, 2017

I'm Michael Barr, and I'm pleased to introduce myself as the Joan and Sanford Weill Dean of the Ford School. While I'm new as dean, I've been working collaboratively with Ford School faculty members for 20 years now. And two decades in, I'm still...

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Low voter turnout? Introducing Turn Up Turnout and the Big Ten Voting Challenge

Dec 21, 2017

Voter turnout is abysmally poor," says Joe Schwarz, a Ford School lecturer and former U.S. Congressional representative (R-MI-7). "In general elections, you're lucky to get 50 to 60 percent of eligible voters—that just shows an embarrassing level of...

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Donor-funded fellowship lets students serve Michigan’s senior representatives

Dec 21, 2017

Sam Geller (MPP '17) For Sam Geller (MPP '17), the Riecker Michigan Delegation Fellowship offered an opportunity to see the full scope of Congressional responsibility. Geller spent the first six months of this year in the Washington, DC...

Please join us in welcoming six newly elected members to the Ford School Alumni Board

Dec 20, 2017

Ford School alumni have elected six representatives to serve on the Alumni Board. The board members, who will serve from January 1, 2018 – December 31, 2020, are: Menna Demessie (PhD ’10), Congressional Black Caucus Foundation...

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Michael Barr talks community development, consumer financial protection, and more

Dec 18, 2017

Service History Assistant secretary for financial institutions, U.S. Treasury Department (2009-10) Special advisor, President of the United States (1999-01) Deputy assistant secretary for community development, U.S. Treasury Department...

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Measuring higher ed performance: Kevin Stange on the numerator and denominator

Dec 15, 2017

As Kevin Stange sees it, there's a conspicuously missing link in much of the higher education decision-making process. "The higher ed sector, as a productive entity, is a huge fraction of the U.S. economy," says Stange, who was promoted to...

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Complex and fragile: The university's dual role as society's servant and society's critic

Dec 14, 2017

It's been 200 years since the founding of Michigan's first and flagship university: ours. Every moment is a turning point. But this moment—our bicentennial—is particularly poignant. As schools and stakeholders across the University of Michigan...

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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)...

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Detroit’s Entrepreneurs of Color Fund triples investments, celebrates 2nd anniversary

Dec 14, 2017

Michael S. Barr, Joan and Sanford Weill Dean of Public Policy at the Ford School, participated in a roundtable discussion at Detroit’s Gem Theater this morning, during which JP Morgan Chase, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the Ralph C. Wilson Jr....

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The launch of WeListen: Students foster civil civic discourse between unlikely conversants

Dec 12, 2017

In the winter of 2016, Gabriel Lerner (BA '18)—a lanky, fast-talking, liberal U-M sophomore from Bethesda, MD—won a highly competitive internship with the White House Office of Presidential Correspondence. His job? To read constituent...

Congressman Levin to join Ford School as Distinguished Policymaker in Residence

Dec 2, 2017

The Ford School is pleased to announce that Sandy Levin, who has served the people of Michigan in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1983, will be joining the Ford School as a Distinguished Policymaker in Residence, beginning in January...

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Leadership

Justin Wolfers’ social media engagement featured in University Record piece

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

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

Jandernoas give $4.3 million for teacher training, Ross scholarship, Ford Presidential fellowship

Joe Schwarz receives Student Veterans of America Lifetime Achievement Award

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

DC circuit appeals court rules in favor of CFPB legitimacy, as argued by Barr et al

Shipan and Potter: "Agency rulemaking in a separation of powers system"

David C. Bohnett to give keynote address for Ford School's spring 2018 graduating classes

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

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

Students: 24 hours left to enter Social Impact Challenge, assist Detroit pop-ups

Six Ford School students win Dow Fellowships to address sustainability challenges

Barr introduces fall 2017 S&H: The role of the university as "society's servant and critic"

Low voter turnout? Introducing Turn Up Turnout and the Big Ten Voting Challenge

Donor-funded fellowship lets students serve Michigan’s senior representatives

Please join us in welcoming six newly elected members to the Ford School Alumni Board

Michael Barr talks community development, consumer financial protection, and more

Measuring higher ed performance: Kevin Stange on the numerator and denominator

Complex and fragile: The university's dual role as society's servant and society's critic

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

Detroit’s Entrepreneurs of Color Fund triples investments, celebrates 2nd anniversary

The launch of WeListen: Students foster civil civic discourse between unlikely conversants

Congressman Levin to join Ford School as Distinguished Policymaker in Residence

Students explore the power of narrative in "Storytelling for Policy Writing"

Nadine Jawad wins Rhodes Scholarship, one of only 32 recipients across the U.S.

Kramer, cofounder of MarketSnacks, makes Forbes magazine "30 under 30" list

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

Michigan Radio features Policymaker, a platform for multiple stakeholder simulations

Michigan Journal of Public Affairs launches 2017 special issue on equity and criminal justice