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Pilkauskas finds Earned Income Tax Credit helps low-income moms live on their own

Jun 20, 2019

Increasing the Earned Income Tax Credit helps low-income single mothers improve their housing outcomes as they are less likely to live in crowded households and more likely to live independently, according to a University of Michigan study.The...

Who makes the call? Thacher and Gillooly advocate for 911 operator training

Jun 18, 2019

In the past few years, there has been a growing number of instances when people of color have been the victims of racial-profiling that led to a 911 call and police dispatch. Recent legislation in Michigan, New York and other states and localities...

For moms, working multiple jobs can be depressing, Bruns and Pilkauskas finds

May 22, 2019

Working mothers who have more than one job have a higher risk of depression than those who don’t, say University of Michigan researchers.According to the U-M study, working multiple jobs is linked to a 3-4 percentage points increase in the...

Ivacko discusses opioid interventions on Michigan Radio

May 14, 2019

Tom Ivacko, associate director of the Center for Local, State and Urban Policy (CLOSUP), housed at the Ford School, talks about Michigan’s relationship to the opioid crisis with Michigan Radio’s Paulette Parker. Published May 13, 2019 online, with...

Joshua Rivera testifies before U.S. House Financial Services Subcommittee

May 3, 2019

On May 1, 2019, Joshua Rivera (MPP ’17), a researcher with U-M’s Poverty Solutions, testified before the U.S. House Financial Services Committee’s Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee. The hearing, titled “Examining Discrimination in the...

Bias in bail: Parthasarathy cautions against new Public Safety Assessment tools

Apr 19, 2019

Tackling criminal justice reform requires a multi-pronged approach, and one of the most recent avenues gaining traction is an attempt to rework how pretrial decisions are made. The Michigan Supreme Court has its hands in this effort, launching a new...

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A new professorship: giving voice to the voiceless

Apr 1, 2019

“They lost their voices, they lost control of their lives, they lost their home,” Hal Kohn says of his grandparents. “They fled from Germany to Amsterdam, but Hitler invaded the Netherlands and they were deported to Sobibór and murdered...

Ivacko provides context for economic hardship findings

Mar 29, 2019

Understanding poverty in Michigan is the first step towards alleviating it, so people are playing particular attention to the recent Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP) report on how local officials think about economic hardship. Much...

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Brendan Nyhan's quest for the truth behind fake news

Mar 28, 2019

After receiving his PhD in political science from Duke University in 2009, Brendan Nyhan came to U-M to study health policy as a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Scholar. His mentors were the Ford School’s Paula Lantz and Rick Hall. Nyhan was then...

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The Drivers of Inequality: Poverty Solutions calls for reform on Michigan auto insurance laws

Mar 21, 2019

The Motor City developed with cars in mind, but for a majority of its population-particularly those who are low-income-access to a car is financially impossible. Michigan’s notoriously high auto insurance rates are a main culprit, according to...

U-M Poverty Solutions report on student absenteeism featured on Michigan Minds

Mar 15, 2019

Jennifer Erb-Downward, a Ford School researcher for U-M presidential initiative Poverty Solutions, was featured in the latest "MIchigan Minds" podcast on March 6. The interview explores a report from the reseach center about the degree, causes, and...

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Poverty Solutions & CLOSUP new report find local officials believe many Michigan residents struggle to make ends meet

Mar 7, 2019

AMany local governments in Michigan report poverty and economic hardships among their residents, according to a survey from University of Michigan researchers. Almost half (44 percent) of local officials say more than one in five of their...

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Gerber, Shaefer, Hampshire to serve on U-M’s Detroit Advisory Group

Feb 20, 2019

The University of Michigan has been making concerted efforts to engage thoughtfully and purposefully with the city of Detroit. To that aim, the recent inception of the Detroit Advisory Group gathers faculty leaders and community advocates to...

Professor Natasha Pilkauskas' research details the rise of the new American household

Feb 8, 2019

There is an emerging trend for American households as the nucleur family comprised of a father, mother, and children is on the decline. Three-generation households in which three generations live under one roof are becoming more and more common....

Welcome Charlotte Cavaille to the Ford School family!

Feb 4, 2019

The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy is excited to announce the addition of Charlotte Cavaille to the faculty as an assistant professor this coming fall. Cavaille is currently an assistant professor at the School of Foreign Service at...

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Minimum wage delay—what is it good for? Wolfers adds perspective

Dec 10, 2018

In an attempt to forestall a citizen-led initiative to raise the state’s minimum wage, Michigan GOP legislators approved a gradual increase that would get the state to a $12-minimum in 2022. However, during this lame duck session, they instead...

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New U-M professorship to support social justice research, action

Dec 6, 2018

By Mandira Banerjee | Originally published by Michigan News, December 6, 2018 ANN ARBOR—A $2.5 million gift by the Kohn Charitable Trust to the University of Michigan will establish a new professorship of social justice and social policy at the...

Not just the recession—Pilkauskas shows 3-generation households continue to grow

Nov 19, 2018

It’s an easy narrative to follow: the Great Recession hit, housing prices soared along with unemployment, so it made sense for extended families to move under one roof. But Ford School assistant professor Natasha Pilkauskas proves that this trend...

MPP alum named Health Policy Research Scholar

Oct 15, 2018

Demar Lewis (MPP ’16), a member of the Ford School’s Alumni Board, was named a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Research Scholar (HPRS). This prestigious program supports second-year doctoral students across disciplines who have an...

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CLOSUP survey reveals that local officials are perplexed on Prop 1

Oct 12, 2018

On November 6, Michigan voters will have the option to either affirm or oppose Proposal 1, an amendment to the Michigan state constitution that will legalize the use of recreational marijuana. While public opinion polls convey support for the...

Ford School’s Shaefer recognized by university for scholarship and service

Oct 3, 2018

H. Luke Shaefer, associate professor of public policy at the Ford School and director of Poverty Solutions, was honored this week with the University of Michigan’s Faculty Recognition Award. He is among 22 faculty members honored during this annual...

New concentrations offered to strengthen MPP skillset

Oct 1, 2018

Master of Public Policy (MPP) students will have the opportunity to declare a concentration in one of five policy areas starting in fall 2019. The five optional concentrations include Public Policy Analysis Methods, Public & Non-Profit...

Professor Susan Dynarski’s research confirms the basis for radical educational innovation

Sep 28, 2018

In the most poverty-stricken school district in San Antonio, the work of Syracuse University’s Katherine Michelmore and Ford professor Susan Dynarski is helping to reshape educational reform. In an effort to bolster college-readiness, increase...

Iovan and Lantz team up again for AJPH article on Pay for Success and population health

Sep 26, 2018

“‘Pay for Success’ Projects: financing interventions that address social determinants of health in 20 countries,” a journal article by Ford School researchers Samantha Iovan and Paula Lantz, along with student Shoshana Shapiro (PhD ‘21), was...

MLive taps Poverty Solutions expert on child poverty in Flint

Sep 25, 2018

New analysis from the U.S. Census Bureau data from 2017 reveals Flint is the poorest city in the U.S. of its size, and that more than half of the city’s child residents are living in poverty, according to a September 17, 2018 article by Zahra...

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Harvard Magazine publishes feature on previously-announced partnership with U-M Poverty Solutions

Sep 25, 2018

Two new partnership between U-M’s Poverty Solutions and Harvard University’s Equality of Opportunity Project (EOP), announced last week, will integrate high-level research with the applied scholarship U-M’s initiative is known for to tackle the...

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Introducing our 2019 David Bohnett Leadership and Public Service Fellows

Sep 21, 2018

Three Ford School graduate students – Eric Hanss, Jonatan Martinez, and Nick Najor – have recently been selected to serve the City of Detroit Mayor’s Office as the 2019 David Bohnett Leadership and Public Service Fellows. In addition to completing...

Dean Michael Barr sounds off: Washington politics put renters at risk

Sep 21, 2018

In a recent Market Watch article focusing on the lack of financial regulations in the housing market, Ford School Dean Michael Barr states that “Our politics in Washington right now are pushing us toward a set of steps that will make the financial...

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Michigan-Harvard team up to bolster Detroit economy, tackle nationwide opioid epidemic

Sep 14, 2018

The University of Michigan and Harvard University are forming two new partnerships designed to spur economic mobility and reduce poverty in Detroit, as well as combine resources and expertise in response to the national opioid...

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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