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State & Hill

From dreaming to doing - tuition equality now

Dec 16, 2013
On April 17, 2013, at approximately 6:00 p.m., 50-60 people gathered outside the Michigan Union, at the intersection of State Street and South University. U-M student activists and Ann Arbor community members had come to protest the University's...

Making a mark: Taurean Brown (MPP/JD '11)

May 12, 2012
Taurean Brown figured out early on that the best policy often starts with one good idea. Add hard work, the commitment to see it through, stir, repeat.During her first year as a Ford School student, Taurean founded Public Policy Connects (PPC), a...

MJPA's ninth volume features five Ford School authors

May 2, 2012
The Michigan Journal of Public Affairs has published its Spring 2012 volume, featuring five articles that address state, national and international policy topics. This marks the ninth edition since the student-run journal was founded by Ford School...
State & Hill

Undergrad covers big-time sports between Ford School classes

Apr 26, 2011
Writing concise policy memos was no sweat for Nicole Auerbach (BA '11), who covered U-M basketball, hockey and, in 2010, football for the Michigan Daily during her undergraduate career. Auerbach has interned at USA Today and freelanced for the Wall...
Racial Foundations of Public Policy

Bread and Circus, a memoir-in-verse

Nov 9, 2023, 6:00-8:00 pm EST
Weill Hall, Annenberg Auditorium, Room 1120
Join the Center for Racial Justice in welcoming Airea D. Matthews, acclaimed poet, educator, and Ford School alumna, to discuss her latest work Bread and Circus, a memoir-in-verse that combines poetry, prose, and imagery to explore the realities of economic necessity, marginal poverty, and commodification, through a personal lens. 

CRJ Visiting Fellows Spring Showcase

Mar 30, 2023, 4:00-5:30 pm EDT
Annenberg Auditorium, Weill Hall
On Thursday, March 30 at 4pm, the Center for Racial Justice invites you to attend our CRJ Visiting Fellows Spring Showcase featuring the work of our inaugural cohort of visiting fellows: sociologist and legal scholar, Dr. Atinuke (Tinu) Adediran; freelance journalist, Makeda Easter; and writer and filmmaker, Julian Brave NoiseCat. Fellows will present their racial justice catalyst projects to the U-M community, followed by remarks from U-M community members: Vikramaditya S. Khanna (U-M Law), Srimoyee Mitra (U-M Stamps), and Forrest Cox (BA '13 and U-M Ross). A post-event reception will be held in the Rebecca M. Blank Great Hall. Please register here!
Getting Stuff Done

Getting the story told and working with the media

Apr 12, 2022, 12:00-1:00 pm EDT
Join the Program in Practical Policy Engagement for a workshop on developing your message, telling your story, and utilizing traditional and social channels to get the word out. 

Tightrope: Americans Reaching for Hope

Oct 30, 2020, 12:00 pm EDT
For almost two decades, The New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof has traveled the globe to put human faces on the devastating problems plaguing the planet — from disease and poverty to violence and exploitation — and on the efforts of individuals and organizations to repair it.  
Getting Stuff Done

Brown bag with Anne Doyle

Jun 15, 2020, 12:00-12:50 pm EDT
Virtual event
Join us for a discussion with Anne Doyle, global speaker, author, journalist, business executive, podcast host, former elected official and lifetime change agent, who has been on the front lines of women's progress for nearly five decades.

Getting It Right on Social Media

Apr 12, 2019, 11:30 am-1:00 pm EDT
1110 Weill Hall
Join the Program for Practical Policy Engagement,  Communications & Outreach, Public Engagement & Impact, and Michigan News for a Getting Stuff Done: Communications Skills Series.
Ford School

Getting your op-ed placed

Mar 22, 2019, 11:30 am-1:00 pm EDT
1110 Weill Hall
Join the Program for Practical Policy Engagement,  Communications & Outreach, Public Engagement & Impact, and Michigan News for a Getting Stuff Done: Communications Skills Series.
Ford School

Getting the media on your side

Feb 22, 2019, 11:30 am-1:00 pm EST
1110 Weill Hall
Join the Program for Practical Policy Engagement,  Communications & Outreach, Public Engagement & Impact, and Michigan News for a Getting Stuff Done: Communications Skills Series.
Ford School

Getting the story told

Jan 18, 2019, 11:30 am-1:00 pm EST
1110 Weill Hall
Join the Program for Practical Policy Engagement,  Communications & Outreach, Public Engagement & Impact, and Michigan News for a Getting Stuff Done: Communications Skills Series.
Ford School

“Trump, Twitter and Fake News: How Journalists Can Build Credibility by Opening Up Their Work” with David Fahrenthold

Oct 26, 2017, 2:30-4:00 pm EDT
Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre
Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter David Fahrenthold of The Washington Post offers suggestions for both reporters and news consumers on navigating this new era. He will discuss how journalists can open up their own reporting process through social media, show the public the work that underlies their stories and invite readers in as co-collaborators.
Ford School