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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...

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Now available, spring 2015 edition of the Michigan Journal of Public Affairs (MJPA)

Sep 22, 2015

The Michigan Journal of Public Affairs (MJPA) has published its spring 2015 volume, featuring articles and notes on a variety of topics including immigration policy, climate change, educational impacts on mental health, and development policy. This...

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Joe Schwarz presses Michigan to fund emerging primary care doctors

Sep 22, 2015

Michigan needs more medical students interested in primary care fields like internal medicine and pediatrics, according to Ford School lecturer Dr. Joe Schwarz. “Every time I go to another medical school graduation and hear the number of students...

Education Policy Initiative informs new pilot scholarship designed to enhance diversity at U-M

Sep 17, 2015

Last weekend throughout the state, an estimated 1,000 economically disadvantaged high school students with high GPAs and ACT scores found a major opportunity in their mailboxes from the University of Michigan. The students received a customized...

David Thacher comments on the Black Lives Matter agenda for police reform

Sep 10, 2015

“We are in the middle of the most important social movement for police reform in a half century,” writes David Thacher in “Don’t End Broken Windows Policing, Fix It” published on The Marshall Project criminal justice news blog. “The focus and moral...

Atlantic, HuffPo and others highlight Shaefer/Edin's new book on extreme poverty in US

Sep 8, 2015

Luke Shaefer and Kathryn Edin’s new book, $2.00 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America, details the lives of Americans in extreme poverty.In a recent op-ed for the Los Angeles Times, the authors estimate that the proportion of Americans living...

NY Times reviews Shaefer/Edin's $2.00 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America

Sep 2, 2015

“This essential book is a call to action,” writes William Julius Wilson of Luke Shaefer and Kathryn Edin’s just released $2.00 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America. Wilson, who is a professor of sociology and social policy at Harvard, writes...

Introducing Alexandra Murphy, joining our faculty with a courtesy appointment

Aug 27, 2015

The Ford School is delighted to announce that a number of faculty members will join our community this fall. To introduce them to the Ford School community, we’re running weekly Q&As throughout the summer that touch on their policy and personal...

Dingells mark Medicare and Social Security anniversary at Ford School

Aug 12, 2015

Two elected leaders and a roundtable of University of Michigan researchers convened at the Ford School on August 11 to mark the 50th anniversary of the legislation that created the Medicare system and the 80th anniversary of Social Security's...

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Introducing Bill Axinn, joining our faculty with a courtesy appointment

Aug 11, 2015

In the news, Stevenson talks My Brother's Keeper, min. wage, job licensing

Jul 31, 2015

Betsey Stevenson is helping to paint a picture of the stark reality surrounding racial and economic inequality in the United States. In a July 30 Yahoo Politics article, "Obama: Investing in minority men is not 'charity,' it's lucrative," Senior...

Introducing Natasha Pilkauskas, incoming assistant professor of public policy

Jul 16, 2015

The Ford School is delighted to announce that a number of faculty members will join our community this fall. To introduce them to the Ford School and University, we’re running weekly Q&As throughout the summer that touch on their policy and personal...

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Introducing Luke Shaefer, associate professor of public policy and social work

Jul 14, 2015

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To be effective, healthcare policy needs expanded focus says House in Guardian op-ed, new book

Jul 13, 2015

"Healthcare, for the most part, doesn't prevent illness—it tries to fix it once it happens," writes James House in his July 6 Guardian op-ed, "Healthcare heals the sick. Better pay keeps them healthy in the first place."The Affordable Care Act has...

Betsey Stevenson on the June jobs report: new jobs, flat wages, falling labor force participation

Jul 10, 2015

The American economy added 223,000 jobs this month, but wages have not risen and labor force participation has fallen to its lowest level since 1977, according to the Department of Labor's June jobs report. As a member of President Obama's Council...

Internship field report, Matt Ericson @ National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials, Washington, DC

Jul 2, 2015

Matt Ericson (MPP '16) offers this field report from Washington, DC. Ericson is working with the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials. Review more internship field reports from Ford School students serving...

ACLU's Kary Moss renews call for civil asset forfeiture reform

Jun 29, 2015

Kary Moss has long advocated for reform to the state’s civil asset forfeiture laws. After years of lobbying and advocacy, she and other supporters may finally see changes to the controversial laws.The Senate is set to consider an eight-bill package,...

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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...

Sue Dynarski’s latest NYT TheUpshot column takes on income gap in college graduation

Jun 2, 2015

In a June 2 column in the New York Times, Ford School professor Susan Dynarski writes that “class trumps ability when it comes to college graduation.”Dynarski cites a recent publication from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), which...

Seefeldt cited in WaPo analysis of Kansas law limiting welfare recipient ATM withdrawals

May 26, 2015

In a Washington Post “Wonkblog” posting published last Thursday, Kristin Seefeldt provided insight into the impact a new provision passed by the Kansas legislature could have on poor families. The provision limits the amount of cash welfare...

Dean Yang promoted to full professor of public policy and economics, September 2015

May 26, 2015

The University of Michigan Board of Regents approved Dean Yang’s promotion to full professor of public policy and economics last week. His appointment is effective September 1.Yang, an applied development economist, has held appointments with the...

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Sue Dynarski quoted in MarketWatch article on Ivy League's 'hidden poor'

Apr 22, 2015

Sue Dynarski was quoted in a MarketWatch story addressing the struggles of low-income and first-generation students at Ivy League schools. While Columbia University served as the backdrop for “The Ivy League’s hidden poor,” published today, the...

Inside Philanthropy profiles Russell Sage Foundation’s crucial role in "moving inequality to the center of politics and policy”

Apr 15, 2015

“The [Russell Sage Foundation’s] research has played a crucial, if subtle role in moving inequality to the center of politics and policy in recent years” writes David Callahan for Inside Philanthropy. The article, “Inside the Russell Sage...

Dean Yang’s research featured in HuffPo story about increased access to banking in developing economies

Apr 15, 2015

Dean Yang’s research is featured in “More people in the developing world are getting bank accounts, but there’s an asterisk on that progress,” an article by Jonathan Cohn in today’s Huffington Post. Cohn is referring to a new report from the World...

Michigan Radio interviews Kristin Seefeldt for "Up by your bootstraps," a State of Opportunity special

Apr 15, 2015

In “Up by your bootstraps,” a State of Opportunity special that aired today on Michigan Radio, Sarah Alvarez interviews Kristin Seefeldt about “policymaking by anecdote.” “Seefeldt says the number-one myth about poverty she sees making its way into...

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New York Review of Books features Sheldon Danziger’s Legacies of the War on Poverty

Apr 7, 2015

This April, Christopher Jencks reviews Sheldon Danziger’s Legacies of the War on Poverty (Russell Sage, 2013) in a two-part series for The New York Review of Books. Jencks says Legacies’ chapters are “packed with evidence, make judicious judgments,...

Poverty and social policy

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

Now available, spring 2015 edition of the Michigan Journal of Public Affairs (MJPA)

Joe Schwarz presses Michigan to fund emerging primary care doctors

Education Policy Initiative informs new pilot scholarship designed to enhance diversity at U-M

David Thacher comments on the Black Lives Matter agenda for police reform

Atlantic, HuffPo and others highlight Shaefer/Edin's new book on extreme poverty in US

NY Times reviews Shaefer/Edin's $2.00 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America

Introducing Alexandra Murphy, joining our faculty with a courtesy appointment

Dingells mark Medicare and Social Security anniversary at Ford School

Introducing Bill Axinn, joining our faculty with a courtesy appointment

In the news, Stevenson talks My Brother's Keeper, min. wage, job licensing

Introducing Natasha Pilkauskas, incoming assistant professor of public policy

Introducing Luke Shaefer, associate professor of public policy and social work

To be effective, healthcare policy needs expanded focus says House in Guardian op-ed, new book

Betsey Stevenson on the June jobs report: new jobs, flat wages, falling labor force participation

Internship field report, Matt Ericson @ National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials, Washington, DC

ACLU's Kary Moss renews call for civil asset forfeiture reform

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

Sue Dynarski’s latest NYT TheUpshot column takes on income gap in college graduation

Seefeldt cited in WaPo analysis of Kansas law limiting welfare recipient ATM withdrawals

Dean Yang promoted to full professor of public policy and economics, September 2015

Sue Dynarski quoted in MarketWatch article on Ivy League's 'hidden poor'

Inside Philanthropy profiles Russell Sage Foundation’s crucial role in "moving inequality to the center of politics and policy”

Dean Yang’s research featured in HuffPo story about increased access to banking in developing economies

Michigan Radio interviews Kristin Seefeldt for "Up by your bootstraps," a State of Opportunity special

New York Review of Books features Sheldon Danziger’s Legacies of the War on Poverty

Wolfers takes aim at recent study claiming parenting time doesn’t matter

Ford School students host annual US-Canada conference

Shaefer cited in New York Times op-ed exploring severity of poverty in U.S.

Microfinance study: Yang finds people may give more generously when they can choose what their dollars purchase