Departments and Research Centers

Education Policy Initiative

The Education Policy Initiative (EPI) is a program within the Ford School that brings together nationally-recognized education policy scholars focused on the generation and dissemination of policy-relevant education research.

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EPI Speaker Series

Is there a student debt crisis? A discussion with Rohit Chopra and Susan Dynarski

Jan 27, 2016, 4:00-5:30 pm EST
Weill Hall, Annenberg Auditorium
The Education Policy Initiative and the School of Education welcome Rohit Chopra, senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, and Susan Dynarski, professor of education, public policy, and economics at the University of Michigan, to discuss the repercussions of the $1.3 trillion dollar student loan deficit on higher education and economic inequality.
Ford School
Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

Shanyce Campbell, School of Education

Oct 28, 2015, 8:30-10:00 am EDT
Weill Hall, Room 3240
A presentation by Shanyce Campbell, postdoctoral fellow, School of Education
Ford School
Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

Education grants and state fiscal priorities

Jul 22, 2015, 11:30 am-1:00 pm EDT
Weill Hall, Room 3240
A presentation by Andrew Litten, PhD student in Economics and Public Policy.
Ford School
Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

A presentation on school choice

Apr 22, 2015, 8:30-10:00 am EDT
Weill Hall, Room 3240
A presentation by Isaac McFarlin, Assistant Research Scientist of Public Policy.
Ford School
Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

Sandra Black, University of Texas at Austin

Apr 15, 2015, 8:30-10:00 am EDT
Weill Hall, Room 3240
Open to PhD students and faculty engaged in causal inference in education research.
Ford School

Making higher education work for low income students

Apr 13, 2015, 11:30 am-1:00 pm EDT
Weill Hall, Annenberg Auditorium
Libby Nelson moderates panelists Ajita Talwalker Menon, Kevin Stange, and Susan Dynarski in a discussion about a policy change proposal that could increase low-income student access/attainment in higher education.
Ford School
EPI Speaker Series

The future of education in Detroit: As told by Detroit educators, activists, and chroniclers

Mar 11, 2015, 4:00-5:30 pm EDT
Weill Hall, Annenberg Auditorium
An Education Policy Initiative and School of Education Speaker Series with panelists Chastity Pratt Dawsey, reporter for Bridge Magazine, Diana Preciado, instructional specialist at Detroit Public Schools, Lamont D. Satchel, Chief Innovation Officer at Detroit Public Schools, and Tawana Petty aka Honeycomb, Detroit mother/organizer/author/poet.
Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

Does money matter? Spending to educate

Feb 18, 2015, 8:30-10:00 am EST
Weill Hall, Room 3240
A presentation by Gaurav Khanna, PhD candidate in Economics.
Ford School
Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

Damon Clark, University of California-Irvine

Jan 28, 2015, 8:30-10:00 am EST
Weill Hall, Room 3240
Open to PhD students and faculty engaged in causal inference in education research.
Ford School
Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

Andrew Litten, University of Michigan

Dec 10, 2014, 8:30-10:00 am EST
Weill Hall, Room 3240
Open to PhD students and faculty engaged in causal inference in education research.
Ford School
Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

Lance Lochner, University of Western Ontario

Nov 19-21, 2014, 8:30-10:00 am EST
Weill Hall
Open to PhD students and faculty engaged in causal inference in education research.
Ford School