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All healthy families are not alike: Christina Cross advances our understanding of dynamics among family structure, inequality, and policy

Oct 22, 2019

By David Pratt A family = Mom + Dad + kid(s). Many researchers and policymakers still treat this as the standard. But Christina Cross (PhD ’19) knows a different reality. One she has lived. Cross, a 2019 graduate of the Ford School’s joint...

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Meet the Masters of Public Affairs

Oct 15, 2019

This fall the Ford School welcomes its first Master of Public Affairs students. This powerful new nine-month degree for mid-career professionals combines rigorous training in the Ford School’s hallmark policy analysis suite with the development of...

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The Last Word: Goldberg and Swedish make the case for alumni giving

Oct 15, 2019

The Ford School recently announced a new way for alumni and others to give back: the Ford School Fund for Student Support. As we aim for more alumni donors over the next year—with gifts of any size—State & Hill caught up with Naomi Goldberg (MPP...

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Paul Weech (MPP ’81) to receive 2019 Neil Staebler Distinguished Service Award

Oct 1, 2019

The Ford School Alumni Board is pleased to announce Paul Weech (MPP ‘81) as the recipient of the 2019 Neil Staebler Distinguished Service Award. Weech currently serves as senior principal at Affordable Housing Institute and principal at...

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Mary Corcoran and Paul Courant on gender wage discrimination

Oct 1, 2019

The gender pay gap is notoriously alive and well, decades after women entered the workforce in large numbers. Mary Corcoran and Paul Courant explored this issue together many times over the years. In one important study, published in 1993, the...

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DEI October Updates

Oct 1, 2019

UPDATES REGARDING FACULTY, STAFF, AND STUDENT DEI-RELATED ACTIVITY Promoting an Equitable and Inclusive Climate: DEI Funding Request for Student Organizations The Ford School is pleased to provide funding to student organizations whose...

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Joan and Sanford Weill $5 million gift will help provide opportunities for youth in Detroit

Sep 24, 2019

ANN ARBOR—A new $5 million gift from Joan and Sanford Weill’s Family Foundation to the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan will help bolster education and create workforce opportunities for disadvantaged and...

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Ford School hosts Second Annual Policy Pitch Competition: Students returning from internships pitch their experiences, future goals

Sep 23, 2019

Last Tuesday, Ford School BA and Masters students participated in the second annual Policy Pitch Competition. The event, hosted by Graduate Career Services (GCS) & the Program in Practical Policy Engagement (P3E), gave presenters an opportunity to...

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Dynarski named one of inaugural Distinguished Diversity & Social Transformation Professors

Sep 19, 2019

On Thursday, September 19, Ford School Professor Susan Dynarski was named one of nine inaugural recipients of the University of Michigan Distinguished Diversity & Social Transformation Professorship. The designation was recently created to...

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Introducing our 2020 David Bohnett Foundation Leadership and Public Service Fellows

Sep 19, 2019

The Ford School has awarded the 2020 David Bohnett Foundation Leadership and Public Service Fellowship to incoming graduate students Alyshia Dyer, Safiya Merchant, and Kevin Naud. The Bohnett Fellows receive two years of in-state tuition support,...

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DEI September Updates

Sep 13, 2019

UPCOMING EVENTS Tuesday, October 8 | 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1110 Weill Hall | Betty Ford Classroom "The Great Pretender: Imposter Syndrome 101" Many students struggle with self-doubt and feeling inadequate despite outstanding professional and...

Welcome, and welcome back, Fordies!

Sep 3, 2019

A letter from Dean Michael S. Barr to the Ford School communityDear friends,Good afternoon! My warmest greetings as we officially launch the 2019-2020 academic year. I’m incredibly excited to see our community come back together and to welcome our...

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Barr reflects on experience working with Sen. Warren

Aug 29, 2019

Presidential campaign season brings about many profile pieces on candidates, assessing personalities and backgrounds as a match for the Oval Office. In once such piece published August 27 by the Associated Press’ Sharon Cohen titled “Elizabeth...

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InternGram: Avril E. Prakash MPP/MBA ‘21

Aug 29, 2019

This summer students were scattered around the country and across the globe getting first-hand professional experience during their summer internships. Students are sharing their experiences through InternGrams, a recap of the what, where, and wow...

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Seefeldt joins Poverty Solutions as new associate faculty director

Aug 20, 2019

In some ways, Kristin Seefeldt’s (MPP '96, PhD '10) career will come full circle this fall as she takes on a new role as associate director for educational programs at the University of Michigan’s Poverty Solutions. Seefeldt served as assistant...

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Hills draws parallel between Biden and Jeb Bush

Aug 16, 2019

After attending the democratic presidential debates in Detroit at the end of July, Rusty Hills, lecturer at the Ford School, shared some thoughts in The Detroit News about parallels between current frontrunner Joe Biden and 2016 republican primary...

New Ford faculty member Earl Lewis named Distinguished University Professor

Jul 18, 2019

Earl Lewis, who joins the Ford School faculty this year, was named a Distinguished University Professor by the Regents on Thursday. Effective September 1, this honor recognizes Earl’s scholarly achievements, reputation for academic excellence, and...

Summer update from the Ford School Alumni Board

Jun 20, 2019

Greetings Ford School alumni, Summer has FINALLY arrived in Ann Arbor! It has been a busy time at Weill Hall--the semester came to an end, the Ford School celebrated commencement, and the Alumni Board held its annual Spring meeting. As your...

Who makes the call? Thacher and Gillooly advocate for 911 operator training

Jun 18, 2019

In the past few years, there has been a growing number of instances when people of color have been the victims of racial-profiling that led to a 911 call and police dispatch. Recent legislation in Michigan, New York and other states and localities...

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Remaking Detroit’s Riverfront as a place for everyone is ‘dream job’ for alum Mark Wallace

Jun 12, 2019

Looking out over the Detroit River from Mark Wallace’s (MPP '04) 17th floor Renaissance Center office can be a little overwhelming. As you take in the scene from high above all that blue water stretched out on all sides, it’s easy to be awed. The...

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MPA alum part of winning team to reimagine Detroit’s Arts and Cultural District

Jun 12, 2019

Cézanne Charles (MPA ’15) joined forces with three U-M faculty members as part of a team to develop a new plan that will unite 12 cultural and educational institutions in Midtown Detroit. Charles is the co-director of rootoftwo, a hybrid design...

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Annual retreat brings staff to Detroit for service and fun

Jun 6, 2019

The 2019 Staff Retreat brought staff members to Detroit on June 5 for a day of service, reflection, and fun at the old Tiger Stadium site. In the morning, staff volunteered at Bennett Elementary School through U-M’s Readers & Best program and...

Two MPP alumni named 2019 Victory Empowerment Fellows

May 31, 2019

On May 23, 2019, Victory Institute announced this year’s Victory Empowerment Fellows, naming two Ford School alumni, Brenda Duverce (MPP ‘16) and Preston Parish (MPP ‘18). Victory Empowerment is a national organization that strives to promote openly...

For moms, working multiple jobs can be depressing, Bruns and Pilkauskas finds

May 22, 2019

Working mothers who have more than one job have a higher risk of depression than those who don’t, say University of Michigan researchers.According to the U-M study, working multiple jobs is linked to a 3-4 percentage points increase in the...

Ivacko discusses opioid interventions on Michigan Radio

May 14, 2019

Tom Ivacko, associate director of the Center for Local, State and Urban Policy (CLOSUP), housed at the Ford School, talks about Michigan’s relationship to the opioid crisis with Michigan Radio’s Paulette Parker. Published May 13, 2019 online, with...

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Small business, big impact: DNEP featured in “This is Michigan” video series

May 3, 2019

Small businesses can be a huge risk, with everything it takes to start one, especially when pitted against the success rate. But for Detroit-area entrepreneurs, a partnership has been helping jump that hurdle. University of Michigan’s Detroit...

Bias in bail: Parthasarathy cautions against new Public Safety Assessment tools

Apr 19, 2019

Tackling criminal justice reform requires a multi-pronged approach, and one of the most recent avenues gaining traction is an attempt to rework how pretrial decisions are made. The Michigan Supreme Court has its hands in this effort, launching a new...

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Catch up on Ford School faculty news - Winter 2019 State & Hill

Apr 17, 2019

In August, John Z. Ayanian published a policy–focused article with colleagues in the New England Journal of Medicine titled “ Mitigating the risks of Medicaid work requirements.” Michael S. Barr teamed up with Howell E. Jackson and Margaret E....

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Barr introduces Winter 2019 State & Hill

Apr 12, 2019

In our rapidly changing world, tomorrow seems hard to predict—let alone the political, economic, and social landscapes we’ll face decades from now. But at the Ford School, we take seriously the responsibility of preparing the next generation of...

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Catch up on classmates with "Class Notes" from the Winter 2019 edition of State & Hill

Apr 12, 2019

Alan Miller (MPP/JD ’74) spent February at the Rockefeller Bellagio Center in Italy, a wonderful experience with eleven other residents from all over the world. He is writing a memoir about his experiences working on protecting the ozone layer and...