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The Role of Special Interests in American Politics

May 8-9, 2015, 8:00 am-12:15 pm EDT
Weill Hall, Betty Ford Classroom
This program features some of the best scholars of interest groups, policy advocacy, and social movements in the country.  The papers presented span three disciplines (Political Science, Economics, Sociology) and include work that is experimental, formal, historical, comparative, qualitative, and quantitative. They deal with a number of topics, including corporate and nonprofit advocacy, health and environmental policy, and campaign finance.
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Policy Talks @ the Ford School

CANCELED: Mike Duggan, Mayor of Detroit

Mar 12, 2015, 4:00-5:30 pm EDT
CANCELED
CLOSUP and EPI welcome Mayor of Detroit Mike Duggan for a Policy Talks @ the Ford School lecture.
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Greater Chicagoland Alumni & Student Reception

May 20, 2015, 5:30-7:30 pm EDT
BlackFinn Ameripub - River North
Network, socialize, and connect with students, alumni, and friends in Chicago from both the Ford School and the Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota. 
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Diversity, equity, and inclusion at the Ford School

A Lunchtime Conversation about "White Fragility"

Mar 9, 2020, 12:00-1:00 pm EDT
1100 Weill Hall (Betty Ford Classroom)
Please join us for a lunchtime conversation with Professor Alford Young about Robin DiAngelo's book, "White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism." 
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Citi Foundation Lecture

Observations from soldiering in Iraq

Mar 23, 2006, 4:00-5:30 pm EST
Weill Hall, Annenberg Auditorium
Lieutenant General David Petraeus, Commander of the U.S. Army Combined Arms Center and Fort Leavenworth. General Petraeus served in Iraq as the first commander of the Multinational Security Transition Command – Iraq from June 2004 to September 2005, during which he was responsible for helping organize, train, and equip Iraq 's security forces. He previously commanded the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) in the first year of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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Josh Rosenthal Education Fund Lecture, Policy Talks @ the Ford School

Managing global borders: In defense of big data

Sep 12, 2013, 4:30-6:00 pm EDT
Weill Hall, Annenberg Auditorium
Lecture by Alan Bersin, Assistant Secretary of International Affairs and Chief Diplomatic Officer for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
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Citi Foundation Lecture, Policy Talks @ the Ford School

Helene Gayle, president and CEO of CARE

Mar 20, 2013, 4:00-5:30 pm EDT
Weill Hall, Annenberg Auditorium
Please join us for a conversation with President and CEO of CARE USA Helene D. Gayle and Ford School faculty Marina Whitman and Sharon Maccini on current trends in international development aid, microfinance, and global health initiatives.
Policy Talks @ the Ford School

U.S.-China relations in the second Obama Administration

Feb 13, 2013, 4:00-5:30 pm EST
Weill Hall
Free and open to the public Join the conversation on Twitter: #policytalks About the event: Please join us as Kenneth Lieberthal returns to the University of Michigan for a lecture on current U.S-China relations under President Obama's new foreign policy team. Lieberthal will also take questions from the audience and from Twitter. From the speaker's bio: Kenneth Lieberthal is senior fellow in Foreign Policy, Global Economy, and Development and also at the John L.
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Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy 2013 Commencement

May 4, 2013, 5:00-6:45 pm EDT
Rackham Auditorium
This year marks the 100th Anniversary of President Gerald R. Ford's birth. To honor President Ford's legacy, the Charge to the Class will be delivered by Paul H. O'Neill, 72nd U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and deputy director of the U.S. Office of Management and Budget under President Ford. Join the conversation on Twitter: #fordlegacy From the speaker's bio Paul H. O'Neill was the 72nd Secretary of the U.S. Treasury, serving from 2001-2002.
Josh Rosenthal Education Fund Lecture, Policy Talks @ the Ford School

Law, policy, and the war on al-Qaida: An emerging consensus?

Sep 7, 2012, 1:00-2:30 pm EDT
Michigan League, Lydia Mendelssohn Theater
Lecture by General Michael Hayden, retired United States Air Force four-star general and former Director of the CIA and NSA.
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