One element of the struggle for economic equity in Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color (BIPOC) communities is the intentional denial of support networks that provide funding, customers, connections or other resources for businesses and...
In February 2019, Hardy Vieux (MPP/JD '97) traveled to Tijuana, Mexico, to better understand the needs of asylum seekers at the United States’ southern border. That trip laid the foundation for a program to help people navigate the process, at the...
Throughout his career in academia and in government, Ford School Dean Michael S. Barr has sought ways to help low-income people get better access to the financial system, and to change the financial system to work better for low-income...
"Everybody's grades are getting better every year," according to Paul Courant, Ford School professor. "When I went to college, a B+ average was considered to be quite good. Now in many places, it's not seen that way."
Grade inflation prevents a...
A segment on Marketplace on NPR, stated that the U.S. economy contributes more than half of the world’s stock market capitalization, accounts for over 15% of global GDP and is a crucial import market. U-M Provost and Ford School economics professor...
Ford School faculty by courtesy Christian Davenport writes in Business Insider that curbing police violence will require a sentiment more radical than what occurred at the end of the Civil Rights movement in the '60's. At that time, he says, "there...
An article in Bridge Detroit on July 9 looked at suburbanites engaging with the history and policies of their communities in the wake of Black Lives Matters demonstrations. Some of these suburbs were developed as anti-Black "sundown towns".
Ford...
At the July 16 meeting of the University of Michigan Board of Regents, Susan Collins, Ford School Dean from 2007-2017, was appointed the University of Michigan’s provost and executive vice president for academic affairs..
Her appointment is...
Ford School PhD candidate Matthew Alemu (MPP '09) says that while he appreciates support from white friends when racist incidents occur, something deeper needs to occur. In an opinion piece in the Detroit Free Press on July 7, he notes that...
Ford School lecturer and diversity, equity, and inclusion officer Stephanie Sanders offers lessons about creating inclusive spaces in an essay published in Higher Education Today.
As part of a project run by the National Center for Institutional...
The Michigan Journal of Public Affairs, a graduate student publication at the Ford School, has released a statement of solidarity with the Black community and the movements for Black lives. We share it, unedited and unabridged, below. Learn more...
Since the death of George Floyd and the nationwide flood of protest about racial inequity in policing, bookstore owners around the country have found a flood of interest in books addressing racism.
An article entitled "Bookstore Owners Struggle...
Domestic Policy Corps, Policy for the People, and the Environmental Policy Association, three Ford School student organizations, have released statements of solidarity with the Black community and the movements for Black lives. We share them,...
Stephanie Sanders, the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer and a lecturer at the Ford School, sent the following letter to the Ford School community last night, Tuesday, June 9.
Dear Ford School Community,
George Floyd. Ahmaud Arbery....
The Students of Color in Public Policy (SCPP) and Women and Gender in Public Policy (WGPP), two longstanding Ford School student organizations, have released statements of solidarity with the Black community and the movements for Black lives. We...
The Student Affairs Committee (SAC) and International Policy Student Association (IPSA), two longstanding Ford School student organizations, have released statements of solidarity with the Black community and the movements for Black lives. We share...
Using racial justice and equity as her north star, Cézanne Charles (MPA '15) helps shape Detroit’s cultural sector and champions the integrative role it plays in civic action and social movements. Charles leads multiple projects that explore new...
Before COVID-19 began to consume our daily news coverage, we asked nine Ford School faculty what policy topics 2020 political candidates should be talking about.
Javed Ali, Towsley Foundation Policymaker in Residence: There is a lot more we can...
Javed Ali wrote or co-authored multiple op-eds published by The Hill. He also appeared as a frequent commentator on MSNBC. Topics ranged from U.S. national security to crises in the Middle East.
John Ayanian, inaugural Director of U-M’s Institute...
Since the implementation of the governor’s stay at home order, Ann Arbor’s vehicle traffic has declined markedly. Ann Arbor city council members may consider vehicle street closures in an effort to expand space available for pedestrians and cyclists...
U.S. competitiveness in global research and development (R&D) is hampered by political bias and a lack of diversity, according to Ford School professor Shobita Parthasarathy. She spoke at a February 25 meeting of the National Academy of Sciences,...
UPDATES REGARDING FACULTY, STAFF, AND STUDENT DEI-RELATED ACTIVITY
Focus on our goal: Promoting an Equitable and Inclusive Climate
2019-2020 DEI Coalition. In partnership with the Rackham Graduate School, each graduate program is asked to...
UPDATES REGARDING FACULTY, STAFF, AND STUDENT DEI-RELATED ACTIVITY
Focus on our goal: Promoting an Equitable and Inclusive Climate
During the January faculty meeting, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Paula Lantz, and DEI Officer,...
Following her public event at the Ford School this past Monday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Ambassador Susan Rice sat down with 20 Ford School students to discuss her career and leadership experiences working for the U.S. government. Students from...
On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Ford School hosted Ambassador Susan Rice, former United Nations Ambassador and former U.S. National Security Advisor, for a conversation with Dean Michael S. Barr on her new memoir Tough Love: My Story of the...
UPDATES REGARDING FACULTY, STAFF, AND STUDENT DEI-RELATED ACTIVITY
Focus on our goal: Promoting an Equitable and Inclusive Climate
2019-2020 DEI Coalition. The Ford School DEI Coalition met on December 6. The Coalition reviewed DEI related...
