Prepared for success | Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy

Prepared for success

We offer world-class education and preparation outside as well as inside our classrooms.

Writing Center instructors Beth Chimera, David Morse, and Alex Ralph sit around a conference table

Prepared for success

Best-in-class Writing Center

Our Writing Center's outstanding instructors work with students at every skill level, helping them through every stage of the writing process--from creating a preliminary outline to polishing a final draft.
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A student stands at a Mac computer in one of U-M's state of the art campus computing centers

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Policy Analysis Learning Lab

A supportive learning initiative to equip every student with the confidence to use policy analysis for the public good.
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Nadine Jawad addresses attendees at a celebration of the 100th birthday of Mrs. Betty Ford

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The Ford School Leadership Initiative

We equip talented public policy graduates with the leadership competencies for transformative public service.
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Rey Goicochea and Supreme Court Justice Sonya Sotomayor

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Hands-on skills development

Students have many opportunities to use what they've learned in the classroom through hands-on, practical policy experiences.
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Ford School DEI Officer Stephanie Sanders leads a community conversation on the works of Ta Nehisi Coates

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Equipped to lead in an increasingly diverse world

We're an inclusive community, and we believe that issues of equity of integral to the study and practice of public policy.
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Student and staff at the Search Inside Yourself event

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Academic and career supports

Academic and career supports are provided by professional staff, peer mentors, faculty, alumni, and friends of the school.
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