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Exciting events at the Ford School this January

Jan 10, 2025

The Ford School is pleased to announce an exciting lineup for our January 2025 Policy Talks @ the Ford School series and other special public events hosted with partners from across campus.Events are free and open to the public unless otherwise...

State & Hill

Jim McIntire: He answered the call to serve

Dec 17, 2024

James McIntire leaves a legacy of policy for the public goodThis year, the Ford School Alumni Board honored James L. McIntire (MPP ’78) with the 2024 Neil Staebler Distinguished Service Award, which recognizes outstanding professional achievement in...

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A conversation with public management scholar Donald Moynihan

Dec 17, 2024

Donald Moynihan joined the Ford School this year as the next J. Ira and Nicki Harris Family Professor of Public Policy. His research seeks to improve how government works by studying the administrative burdens people encounter in government, and he...

State & Hill

Faculty Findings, fall 2024

Dec 17, 2024

Mental health and marriage timing Decades of research document powerful associations between parents’ characteristics and children’s marital behaviors. “Parental mental health strongly shapes or disrupts family life and long-term opportunities for...

Panoramic view of Pokhara, with Mt Fishtail / Machapuchare (Himalayan range)

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The Last Word: Sue Johnson

Dec 17, 2024

For 25 years, Sue Johnson has been a driving force behind successful fundraising efforts at the University of Michigan, first supporting Rackham Graduate School, then the University’s Museum of Art, and the Law School. Since 2016, the Ford School...

In the Media

Why Herd says barriers to healthcare access are particularly "frustrating"

Dec 16, 2024 The Seattle Medium

Speaking with The Seattle Medium, Ford School professor Pam Herd stated paperwork and barriers to government benefits are almost always frustrating and painful. “It’s one thing to be frustrated at the DMV because you have a ton of paperwork to fill...

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Rx Kids shows promising results after its first year

Dec 9, 2024

Since its start in January of 2024, Rx Kids has been a lifesaver for young families in Flint Michigan. The program was co-founded by the Ford School's Luke Shaefer and provides Flint residents with $1,500 mid-pregnancy, and $500 each month for the...

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Moynihan warns of removal of civil servants and conflicts of interest in next Trump administration

Nov 24, 2024

The Ford School’s Donald Moynihan has been quoted by many networks for an outlook on the upcoming Trump administration. Moynihan focuses on how the election outcome will likely impact many civil servants and warns of a transition to politically...

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Spotlight on poverty and opportunity: Katherine Michelmore

Nov 15, 2024

Dr. Katherine Michelmore, associate professor of public policy at the University of Michigan’s Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy has been awarded the 2024 David N. Kershaw Award and Prize for her contributions as a leading scholar and educator...

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Majority of local officials in Michigan lack confidence in ‘red-flag law’ aimed at reducing gun violence

Oct 31, 2024

A majority of local government and law enforcement officials in Michigan say they lack confidence the state’s new “red-flag law” aimed at reducing gun violence will do so, according to a University of Michigan survey.Further, those officials...

Wayne County Courthouse in Detroit, Michigan

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The functioning of democracy at the local level

Oct 29, 2024

The Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP) has released a new resource that summarizes Michigan local government leaders' views on democracy and democratic governance. The findings come from the Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS), a...

In the Media

Herd argues administrative barriers to welfare programs are promoting poverty

Oct 27, 2024 Vox

Vox network recently spoke with the Ford School's Pamela Herd on current barriers in the distribution system of social welfare programs. Herd testified, “We have a huge array of different programs with the primary goal of reducing poverty and...

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Grant to U-M, Georgetown aims to break down barriers to food, health and economic aid

Oct 21, 2024

There’s ample evidence that U.S. government programs improve food security, health and economic mobility. Yet confusing, complicated applications and interview processes often stand in the way of eligible people getting the help they need.The Better...

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Don Moynihan appointed as Ford School’s J. Ira and Nicki Harris Family Professor of Public Policy

Oct 17, 2024

On October 17 the Regents of the University of Michigan approved the appointment of Donald P. Moynihan as the J. Ira and Nicki Harris Family Professor of Public Policy for a five-year renewable term, effective January 1, 2025. Barry Rabe, the...

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Katherine Michelmore wins the 24th David N. Kershaw Award and Prize

Sep 25, 2024

Katherine Michelmore, associate professor of public policy at the University of Michigan’s Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy has been awarded the 2024 David N. Kershaw Award and Prize for her contributions as a leading scholar and educator on...

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Introducing the 2024 David Bohnett Foundation Leadership and Public Service Fellows

Sep 24, 2024

First-year MPP students, Delaney McDermott (MPP/MPH ‘27) and Bradley Popovich (MPP ‘26) have been selected as the 2024 Bohnett Fellows at the Ford School of Public Policy. The competitively awarded David Bohnett Foundation Leadership and Public...

Bohnett Fellows Delaney McDermott and Bradley Popovich

In the Media

Horner offers solutions to the law enforcement staffing shortage in Michigan

Sep 23, 2024 WJR

Debra Horner spoke with WJR proposing potential solutions to improve the alarming law enforcement recruitment deficit. “One of the first and most important issues that chiefs of police, sheriffs, and local government officials brought up was the...

In the Media

Moynihan pushes for human centered design in digital benefit distribution systems

Sep 18, 2024 State Scoop

Recent efforts to alleviate consumer burden have been made within states by enhancing their digital systems used to distribute government benefits. With these efforts, Donald Moynihan argues for a system that focuses on reducing "administrative...

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Local leaders in Michigan sound alarms over hiring, keeping law enforcement officers

Sep 17, 2024

Concerns about hiring and keeping law enforcement officers have skyrocketed among local government officials in Michigan in the past decade.Local law enforcement officials themselves are even more pessimistic about recruitment and retention within...

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U-M Ford School welcomes renowned scholars and former city leaders

Aug 22, 2024

The Ford School successfully grew our faculty in 2024, bringing in experts to deepen our focus on early childhood education, health and aging, better government, and criminal justice policy. Additionally, we welcomed distinguished policymakers in...

In the Media

If elected, Trump may replace civil servants - Moynihan

Aug 15, 2024 NPR

Don Moynihan, Ford School professor told NPR that if Donald Trump wins the White House, he expects him to bring back many policies like Schedule F. He added, "If you are a federal career employee, you should be nervous right now," because Trump may...

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Disparity dynamics: Geographic impact of social transfer programs on income inequality

Jul 31, 2024

Social transfer programs have significant geographic differences in spending that help to reduce income gaps between rich and poor regions of the United States, according to new University of Michigan research.The study, published in Social Service...

Map of personal income per capita in US Core-Based Statistical Areas, 2019. Per capita incomes were highest in metropolitan areas on the East and West Coasts and in tourism and natural resource centers in the interior West.

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A sustainable approach for a fairer future - Stevenson

Jul 25, 2024

At the AGSM 2024 Professional Forum hosted by the University of New South Wales in Australia, Ford School professor Betsey Stevenson gave the keynote address on sustainable leadership and how it can help address the world’s most complex problems....

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More Michigan communities developing renewable energy goals, CLOSUP survey finds

Jul 17, 2024

The percentage of Michigan local governments that say they have or are considering renewable energy goals has doubled since 2019.Local officials also report that a variety of energy issues, such as energy infrastructure zoning and planning for...

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Ford School welcomes senior scholars Pamela Herd and Donald Moynihan

Jul 12, 2024

On June 20, the Regents of the University of Michigan approved the appointments of two distinguished new Ford School faculty, sociologist Pamela Herd and political scientist Donald...

Headshots of Pamela Herd and Donald Moynihan

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Former Chicago mayor to return to U-M as visiting professor, joining past NYC leader in residence

Jul 11, 2024

Former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is joining the University of Michigan as a visiting professor, adding more mayoral expertise to the faculty in an effort to encourage and equip students for careers in public service and policy.Lightfoot will join...

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CLOSUP categorizes ‘a tsunami’ of public input to help redraw Michigan districts

Jul 10, 2024

Students working with the University of Michigan’s Center for Local, State and Urban Policy (CLOSUP) have created a system to help a Michigan commission collect and analyze public comments about drawing Michigan’s congressional and state legislative...

A blue map of Michigan layered over a blue neighborhood map

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Identifying and Reducing Burdens in Administrative Processes - Herd and Moyhihan

Jul 2, 2024

Ford School professors Pamela Herd and Don Moynihan coauthored an article with Amy Widman for The Regulatory Review on why people are often unable to access what they are entitled to from the government and how to solve this problem. "Tens of...

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Most local officials support rooftop solar, a majority opposes nuclear power

May 22, 2024

Michigan’s local leaders overwhelmingly support adding rooftop solar infrastructure in their communities, while a majority strongly oppose developing nuclear power.Those are among the key findings in the latest Michigan Public Policy Survey...

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More local officials see relevance of electric vehicle planning

May 2, 2024

Local officials across Michigan increasingly view electric vehicle infrastructure planning as relevant for their governments, though many cite too few public charging stations and costs associated with adding them as barriers to expansion.The...

Gray Electric Car Parked on a Charging Bay