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Rabe & Mills: "State energy policy in the Trump era: Insights from public opinion"

Feb 5, 2018

An article by Barry Rabe and Sarah Mills, "State energy policy in the Trump Era: Insights from public opinion," was published in the December 2017 edition of the Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences. Abstract In light of President...

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Rabe joins NAPA Panel of Fellows assessing Oklahoma Corporation Commission

Feb 2, 2018

Barry Rabe, director of the University of Michigan's Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy, has been appointed to a five-member National Academy of Public Administration Panel of Fellows that is charged with assessing the Oklahoma Corporation...

Paula Lantz and Samantha Iovan in SSIR: "When does pay-for-success make sense?"

Jan 31, 2018

An article by Paula Lantz and Samantha Iovan, "When Does Pay-for-Success Make Sense?" was published in the Stanford Social Innovation Review in December.IntroductionThere is growing excitement about the potential of pay-for-success (PFS) financing,...

For Brookings, Barry Rabe discusses state and federal tension around climate policy

Jan 30, 2018

In a new blog for the Brookings Institution, Barry Rabe looks into the difficulties surrounding climate policy in America, detailing how fluctuating positions at the federal level have impacted states and their individual commitments.Barry Rabe is...

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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...

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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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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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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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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...

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David Bohnett mayoral fellowship program featured in Governing Magazine

Dec 7, 2017

The David Bohnett Leadership and Public Service Fellowship program, which has provided generous support to 20 Ford School graduate students since its launch in 2010, is highlighted today in an article by Katherine Barrett and Richard Greene,...

Leiser says GOP tax plan burdens working Americans, exacerbates 'fairness' concerns

Nov 29, 2017

In "Taxpayers want more fairness. GOP plan to 'reform' the tax code doesn't deliver," an opinion piece published by The Conversation, Ford School lecturer and alumna Stephanie Leiser (MPP '05) describes America's disapproval of the current tax...

Ravishankar’s research on police body-worn cameras featured in NYT and NPR

Nov 14, 2017

Research by joint-PhD candidate Anita Ravishankar (political science and public policy) on police body-worn cameras (BWCs) was featured in The New York Times’ The Upshot (“A big test of police body cameras defies expectations,” by Amanda Ripley) and...

Anita Ravishankar will use her Rackham Grants in Public Scholarship award to research trust and legitimacy between police and communities in Washington, DC.

Michigan Public Policy Survey results featured by AP and Michigan Bureau of Elections

Nov 14, 2017

Results from the spring edition of the Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS) were highlighted by the Michigan Secretary of State’s Bureau of Elections in their November 9 newsletter, which is sent to election officials across the state.The latest...

As Gates Foundation signals shift on education, the media turns to Tompkins-Stange

Nov 9, 2017

When the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced changes in its approach to education philanthropy, many in the media turned to Megan Tompkins-Stange, author of Policy Patrons: Philanthropy, Education Reform, and the Politics of Influence (Harvard...

Michigan News release: Statewide election survey explores problems, potential reforms

Nov 6, 2017

ANN ARBOR—A statewide survey of local officials shows that a majority are very confident in their jurisdiction's ability to administer accurate elections, however, those in Michigan's largest cities and townships—which hold nearly half the...

Anita Ravishankar receives "Rackham Grant in Public Scholarship" research award

Oct 30, 2017

Anita Ravishankar, a joint-PhD candidate in political science and public policy, has been awarded a Rackham Grant in Public Scholarship to support research measuring the gap in trust between civilians and the police.Grants in Public Scholarship are...

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Nuszkowski boosts pedal power in the Motor City through MoGo bike share

Oct 17, 2017

During a single week in late May, more than 4,000 bike riders took to the streets of Detroit as the first users of MoGo, the city’s new bike share program. By now, the bright red/orange bikes are a frequent sight throughout the city, where locals...

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Michigan News release: Local leaders say recovery is mixed, but slightly positive overall

Oct 12, 2017

Overall, the fiscal health of Michigan's local governments appears to have improved slightly since last year, according to a new survey by University of Michigan researchers. Across the state, 35 percent of the local government leaders surveyed...

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Janet Weiss elected fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration

Sep 27, 2017

Janet Weiss has been elected a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA). NAPA is an independent, nonprofit, non-partisan organization that analyzes management challenges--through studies, advisory services, and technical...

Behavioral Finance Symposium explores intersection of economics, psychology, policy

Sep 19, 2017

The 2017 Behavioral Finance Symposium, held September 14-15 at the University of Michigan, brought together prominent scholars, policymakers, and practitioners for two days of dialogue about ways to apply insights from the behavioral sciences, which...

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Detroit 2018: Welcome to our David Bohnett Leadership and Public Service Fellows

Sep 5, 2017

Three Ford School graduate students have recently been selected to serve the City of Detroit Mayor’s Office as David Bohnett Leadership and Public Service Fellows. They will complete their service assignments during the summer of 2018, and will join...

In Brookings, Barry Rabe talks "Carbon pricing durability and the case of California"

Aug 31, 2017

“Collectively endorsing carbon pricing as the preferred route to achieve pledged [greenhouse gas] reductions is relatively easy,” writes Barry Rabe in his latest Brookings blog. “Much harder is navigating the politics upon returning home.”Rabe’s...

On WEMU, CivCity founder discusses CLOSUP report on Michigan civic engagement

Aug 9, 2017

Mary Morgan, executive director of the CivCity Initiative, joined WEMU’s David Fair this Monday for an on-air discussion of local civic engagement. Among the topics discussed: New findings from the Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS), a biannual...

Michigan News release: Survey says local leaders want more citizen engagement

Aug 1, 2017

ANN ARBOR—Increasing numbers of Michigan’s local government leaders want citizens to play a more active role in local governance, according to a new survey from the University of Michigan.Local leaders also reported that their citizens are less...

In New York Times, Dynarski makes the case for universal college admission testing

Jul 14, 2017

In the New York Times, Susan Dynarski lays out the case for states to offer free, and universal, college admission testing.“A child born into a high-income family is six times as likely to earn a college degree as one who is poor,” writes Dynarski,...

Barr files amicus brief in support of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Jul 5, 2017

University of Michigan law professor and incoming Ford School dean Michael Barr has served as co-counsel on a recent amicus brief submitted by leading financial regulation and consumer finance scholars in support of the Consumer Financial Protection...

Michigan News release: Local views on state government preemption

Jun 15, 2017

ANN ARBOR—Statewide, 70 percent of Michigan's local government officials believe the state government is taking too much decision-making authority away from local governments, according to a new survey by University of Michigan researchers.The data...

Michigan News release: In climate policy, Americans want states to pick up federal slack

Jun 9, 2017

A majority of Americans across the political spectrum believe states are responsible for addressing climate change in the absence of federal policy, according to a new survey by University of Michigan researchers.The National Surveys on Energy and...

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New U-M matching gift program magnifies impact of student support

May 9, 2017

In September, the University of Michigan made an announcement. In hopes of inspiring new gifts for student support, U-M revealed that it had set aside $40 million for a time-limited matching gift program. For every qualifying gift of $2,...

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35 years on, next-gen leaders reflect on public policy, international affairs prep school

May 3, 2017

Angela Banks (MPP '97) is a senior attorney for the U.S. Social Security Administration. Latesha Love-Grayer (MPP '02) is a senior policy analyst at the U.S. Government Accountability Office. Farouk Ophaso (MPP '06) serves on the minority staff of...