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Alumni, then and now (the times have changed)

Dec 9, 2014
By Erin Spanier   In the 1950s, a half-dozen African nations had won their independence. In 1960, more than a dozen others followed. It wasn’t long before these new nation-states would send their top diplomats to Washington, DC to present their...
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The Last Word

Dec 8, 2014
We kicked off our Next Century Campaign as part of our Centennial Reunion celebrations. Here, two members of our development team, Dan Ginis and Sonia Gill, talk about our alumni campaign. S&H: Set the stage: what are our alumni campaign goals?...
The Last Word

Rabe in HuffPo on likely impact of Republican jobs bills

Dec 2, 2014
Barry Rabe was one of five policy and economic experts tapped by the Huffington Post to examine the merits of the 40-plus jobs bills Republicans have tried to pass in recent years. While the majority of the bills have stalled in the...
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How states should tax new fossil fuel boom

Nov 14, 2014
In “How Should States Tax New Fossil Fuel Boom,” Barry Rabe speaks with Michigan Radio’s Stateside with Cynthia Canty to discuss the taxation of fossil fuels, which has become a frontline political issue in many states due to the growth of fracking....
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Barry Rabe on U.S./China climate deal

Nov 13, 2014
In the November 13 U.S. News & World Report story, “Obama’s latest climate goal with China, what it will take” Barry Rabe discusses President Barack Obama’s recent pledge to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by nearly 30 percent from 2005 levels by...

Internship field report: DuoDuo Zhang @ Washington, DC

Jun 25, 2014
"Hello. Congressional Management Foundation….How may I help you?"So begins DuoDuo (Doris) Zhang's days as a research assistant at the DC-based Congressional Management Foundation (CMF), which works to enhance interactions between Congressional...
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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...

Wolfers for Upshot: Labor Market Dented, Not Broken

May 13, 2014
In his May 13 Upshot blog post for the New York Times, "Labor Market Seems Dented, Not Broken," Ford School Professor Justin Wolfers argues for a sunnier outlook on labor market prospects."The darker view," says Wolfers, "is that the Great Recession...
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Fighting poverty like an IPPSter

May 2, 2014
Peter Borish applies analytics and creativity to for-profit and not-for-profit endeavors alike "I was like every other kid," says Peter Borish (AB '81, MPP '82). "When I was growing up, I wanted to become a professional baseball player." Like...
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The power of philanthropy to transform Arkansas communities

Oct 8, 2013
"I want change now," says Sherece West-Scantlebury (MPP '89). "I want the solutions now to solve old and difficult problems that keep Arkansas in the bottom five on indicators of children and family well-being. I want us to be number one on those...

Ford School alum Manny Teodoro to receive 2013 ASPA Book Award

Jan 17, 2013
Ford School alum Manny Teodoro (PhD '07) has been named the recipient of the 2013 Book Award presented by the Section on Public Administration Research (SPAR) of the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA). The award is given to new works...
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Having an impact now

Dec 18, 2012
When Jeff Kessner (MPP/MUP '14) joined the Nonprofit and Public Management Center (NPM) last year, he knew he would learn a lot about how nonprofits work. But he didn't know that he would soon be on the board of one. "I was a Board Fellow last...