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Report finds gaps in access to career, technical ed programs

Feb 5, 2020

A new University of Michigan report detailing access to career and technical education programs in Michigan has found that while CTE courses are popular among high school students, there’s a gap in access to them.CTE courses prepare students to work...

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February 2020 DEI Updates

Feb 4, 2020

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,...

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Ambassador Susan Rice shares leadership, career lessons with students

Jan 30, 2020

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...

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January 2020 DEI Updates

Jan 10, 2020

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...

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DECEMBER 2019: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the Ford School

Dec 2, 2019

UPDATES REGARDING FACULTY, STAFF, AND STUDENT DEI-RELATED ACTIVITY Focus on our goal: Diversifying who we are Sponsored by Students of Color in Public Policy (SCPP), the Pipeline Initiative aims to help prospective students navigate the...

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Dynarski’s work on school day SAT testing cited in Inside Higher Ed analysis of the 2019 test results

Nov 8, 2019

Sue Dynarski’s research is cited in a recent Inside Higher Ed analysis of an initiative that expanded access to the SAT for low-income, first-generation, and minority students. 2019 marked the highest number of SAT test-takers to date: 2.2...

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DEI November Updates

Nov 1, 2019

UPDATES REGARDING FACULTY, STAFF, AND STUDENT DEI-RELATED ACTIVITY Promoting an Equitable and Inclusive Climate 2019-2020 DEI Coalition The first meeting of the Ford School DEI Coalition was Friday, October 25. The Coalition reviewed 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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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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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...

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Borrowing student loans leads to higher academic performance, Dynarski explains

Sep 10, 2019

The threat of crippling debt creates hesitancy when students decide whether to borrow student loans. But recent research reveals that students who took out more student loans were less likely to default, had higher academic performance, and more...

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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Susan Dynarski explains who struggles most with student debt

Jul 11, 2019

News coverage about student debt is piling up, just like the student debt itself. But the people who are struggling the most with student debt aren’t the ones you may expect, explains Susan Dynarski, professor of public policy, in an interview with...

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Dynarski testifies before House Subcommittee on Education and Labor

May 10, 2019

College access has been getting a lot of buzz, but getting more people to enroll in higher education is only the first step. Helping people graduate is proving a larger hurdle, something the House Committee on Education and Labor’s Subcommittee on...

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Brian Jacob honored as a Rackham Distinguished Graduate Mentor

Apr 23, 2019

Brian Jacob, Walter H. Annenberg Professor of Education Policy at the Ford School, Co-Director of the Education Policy Initiative (EPI) and Youth Policy Lab (YPL), and faculty director of the Ford School’s joint-doctoral program, was named as a...

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Paula Lantz talks to State & Hill about new educational offerings

Apr 11, 2019

New educational offerings are coming for current and future Fordies, including a powerful new Master of Public Affairs degree and the opportunity for Master of Public Policy students to declare a concentration. Below, Paula Lantz, the Ford School’s...

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HAILed it - Tuition-free promise attracts low-income students to U-M

Apr 5, 2019

A research study that centered around a large maize-and-blue-striped envelope caught the attention of more than just the students it sought to target. The work launched a larger initiative at the University of Michigan and is being lauded as...

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DEI April Updates

Apr 1, 2019

UPCOMING EVENTS Wednesday, April 17 | 11:30 AM - 12:50 PM | 1110 Weill Hall (Betty Ford Classroom) Children of the Dream: Why School Integration Works with Associate Professor Rucker C. Johnson Please join us for a book talk by Rucker C....

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College admissions scandal reaffirms prevalence of privilege in higher education for Dynarski

Mar 16, 2019

Everyone on college campuses across the nation is discussing the latest admissions scandal in which wealthy prospective students received acceptance into prominent universities as a result of unfair tampering. For many, the story merely confirms...

DEI March Updates

Mar 1, 2019

UPCOMING EVENTSCritical Race Theory Discussion SeriesWith Faculty Discussant Phyllis MeadowsFriday, March 15 | 11:45 AM - 12:50 PM | 1110 Weill Hall | Betty ClassroomPhyllis Meadows, Ford School Towsley Fellow; Senior Fellow at The Kresge...

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Op-eds draw upon Dynarski's reserach

Feb 18, 2019

The Ford School’s Susan Dynarski has a long history of being an ardent advocate for policies aimed at improving the financial aid process in the U.S. In two recent op-eds, the authors turned to Dynarski’s research on making college a more...

DEI February Update

Feb 1, 2019

UPCOMING EVENTSCritical Race Theory Discussion SeriesWith Faculty Discussant Margaret HickenFriday, February 1 | 11:45 AM - 12:50 PM | 1110 Weill Hall | Betty ClassroomMargaret Hicken, research assistant professor in the survey Research center,...

Ford School students receive MLK Spirit Award

Jan 25, 2019

Two Ford School undergraduate students, Alexandra (Drea) Somers (BA ’19) and Ashley Tjhung (BA ’19), were among the winners who received the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Spirit Award. The MLK Spirit Award recognizes students who exemplify the...

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DEI January Update

Jan 1, 2019

UPCOMING EVENTS Opening: Deported: An American Division Tuesday, January 15 | 4:00 - 6:00 PM | Weill Hall Great Hall A display of Rachel Woolf’s documentary photography capturing Lourdes Salazar Bautista and her family’s experience of...

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It’s HAILing coverage for Susan Dynarski and team

Dec 21, 2018

Last week, Susan Dynarski, Ford School professor, and her fellow researchers released a new research study titled “Closing the Gap: The Effect of a Targeted, Tuition-Free Promise on College Choices of High-Achieving, Low-Income Students.” Since...

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HAILed it: Tuition-free promise effectively recruits low-income students to U-M

Dec 12, 2018

ANN ARBOR—High-achieving, low-income students who received personalized commitment of financial aid are more than twice as likely to apply, be admitted to and enroll in a top-tier university, according to a new University of Michigan...

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DEI December Update

Dec 9, 2018

MARK YOUR CALENDARS MLK Jr. Symposium Memorial Keynote Lecture This year’s U-M MLK Jr. Symposium features two speakers, Tim Wise, author and scholar, and Julia Putnam, Detroit principal and writer. Monday, January 21 | 10:00 - 11:30 AM | Hill...

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Professor Susan Dynarski sees a bright future for Ford School's role in new UM-MSU educative partnership

Nov 30, 2018

Earlier this week, the University of Michigan and Michigan State University announced a new partnership in which Michigan’s two premiere public universities will work alongside the state’s Department of Education to figure out what is and is not...

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New collaboration supports education research between U-M, MSU and state of Michigan

Nov 28, 2018

The launch of a new research collaboration and a data center at the University of Michigan marks the start of a unique collaboration between U-M, Michigan State University, the Michigan Department of Education and the Center for Educational...

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DEI November Update

Oct 31, 2018

UPCOMING EVENTS Critical Race Theory Discussion Series With Faculty Discussant Clifford Lampe Friday, November 2 | 11:45 am - 12:50 pm | 1120 Weill Hall Clifford Lampe, professor in the School of Information, will facilitate the third...