Departments and Research Centers

Writing Center

The Ford School believes the cultivation of sound writing skills to be an essential component of a public policy education. Writing Center instructors are available to meet with Ford School students individually about their writing on an appointment basis.

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Beth Chimera

Writing Instructor
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(734) 764-5488
Beth Chimera is a writing instructor at the Ford School. In addition to offering individual writing-center tutorial hours to graduate and undergraduate students, she teaches the "Introduction to Policy Writing" first-year graduate course and the…
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Alex L. Ralph

Writing Instructor & Teaching Professor
Alex Ralph is a teaching professor and writing instructor at the Ford School, where he teaches expository writing and courses on storytelling through public policy. Prior to the Ford School, he taught for over a decade in the Sweetland Center for…
Alex Ralph
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Molly Spencer

Writing Instructor
Molly Spencer is a writing instructor, the author of two poetry collections, If the House (U. of Wisc. Press) and Hinge (SIU Press), and many essays and book reviews. Prior to her writing career, she worked in public sector project management and legislative relations. She holds degrees in economics, public policy, and writing.
Headshot of Molly Spencer in the Ford School's Towsley Reading Room