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Cavaillé's fairness model aims to boost understanding of politics of income redistribution

Mar 8, 2021

How popular is Robin Hood, anyway? With rising global income inequality, Charlotte Cavaillé asks why society isn’t doing more to redistribute income. Cavaillé, assistant professor of public policy at the University of Michigan’s Ford School of...

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Support what you love about the Ford School on Giving Blueday - March 10!

Mar 5, 2021 Giving Blueday

Wednesday, March 10, 2021 marks Giving Blueday, an annual day of giving celebration for U-M. Each gift to the Ford School, no matter the size, will make a difference. And this year, through a generous challenge offered by the Borish Family,...

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March 2021: Diversity, equity, and inclusion at the Ford School

Mar 3, 2021

Updates regarding faculty, staff, and student DEI-related activity at the Ford School Diversifying what and how we teach Morela Hernandez adds leadership and diversity expertise to Ford School faculty. The University of Michigan Regents...

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Ford School expert tells lawmakers: Equity needs to go hand-in-hand with innovation in energy, climate

Mar 3, 2021

Pursuing energy and climate innovations grows ever more critical, but must include the involvement and participation of marginalized, vulnerable communities from the beginning. That's the message Ford School professor and director of the Science,...

Professor Shobita Parthasarathy leads a discussion in the Betty Ford Classroom

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Rein in or win over utility monopolies, says Basseches

Mar 2, 2021 Grist

Postdoctoral fellow Josh Basseches researches the power of investor-owned utilities on state climate policy. His opinion appeared in Grist. Now that we’ve had a couple weeks to process all that went wrong in Texas, people are paying more...

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Addressing structural inequity during Black History Month at the Ford School

Mar 1, 2021

The Ford School marked Black History Month by lifting up Black voices with a series of discussions about identifying inequities in society and seeking policy solutions to address them. Research centers, student groups, faculty, staff, and alumni all...

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Stevenson tapped for analysis on deficit spending, disparate effect of the “shecession” and the divorce rate

Feb 28, 2021

The Biden administration’s $1.9 trillion relief package raises many questions. CNN quoted Stevenson supporting the package's temporary provisions lifting low-income families which are "really the foundation of setting up a fairer society." She...

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New attorney general will address domestic extremism threat, which Ali calls a “fifth wave” of U.S. terrorism

Feb 28, 2021

The United States is experiencing a ”fifth wave” of terrorism, according to Towsley Policymaker in Residence Javed Ali, after “Anarchist, Anti-Colonialist, New Left, and Religious” periods. He writes in an essay in The Cipher Brief that this wave...

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Wolfers co-authored paper looks at systemic sexism in economics

Feb 28, 2021

A paper on which Ford School economics professor Justin Wolfers collaborated (with Pascaline Dupas, Alicia Sasser Modestino, Muriel Niederle, and a broader set of 97 economist collaborators known as the Seminar Dynamics Collective), “Gender and the...

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Parthasarathy testifies about equity in innovation before key Congressional subcommittee

Feb 25, 2021

On February 25, Shobita Parthasarathy testified before the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies. The hearing included four invited experts to speak about energy and climate innovation issues....

Screen cap of Shobita Parthasarathy testimony

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Michigan's redistricting effort makes slow but steady progress, despite delayed data, other challenges - Chamberlin

Feb 25, 2021

John Chamberlin, Ford School professor emeritus of political science and public policy, describes himself as a "redistricting junkie." Not unexpectedly, he possesses a keen interest in and understanding of the efforts under way to develop Michigan's...

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Ford School plays virtual host as students around the world compete in a real-time simulation to stop the next pandemic

Feb 24, 2021

Hundreds of students will tackle a deadly outbreak during a very timely NASPAA-Batten Student Simulation Competition On February 27, the Weiser Diplomacy Center at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at University of Michigan and the...

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Greetings from the Dean - The Briefing, February 2021

Feb 18, 2021

Dear friends, It has been an historic start to 2021. For all of the pain, fear, and division in our national political climate, we also see so much hope: the inauguration of President Joe Biden, a man of great decency, and Vice President Kamala...

Michael Barr and a scaled replica statue of Gerald R. Ford, both masked amid the COVID-19 pandemic

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Morela Hernandez adds leadership and diversity expertise to Ford School faculty

Feb 18, 2021

Earlier today, the University of Michigan Regents approved the appointment of Morela Hernandez as professor of public policy with tenure at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, effective August 31, 2021. She will also hold a collegiate chair...

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Raimi awarded grant from U-M's new Carbon Neutrality Acceleration program

Feb 18, 2021

The Graham Sustainability Institute’s Carbon Neutrality Acceleration Program (CNAP) announced a series of projects chosen for an initial round of funding, each with dramatic potential to help reduce net carbon emissions. The multi-year,...

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Courant to deliver Distinguished University Professor lecture, "Society, the University, and How I Spent the Last 40-odd Years"

Feb 17, 2021

In July 2019, the University of Michigan Regents named Ford School professor Paul Courant as a Distinguished University Professor (DUP), the university’s highest faculty honor. Courant will deliver his DUP lecture, "Society, the University, and...

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Unequal burden of the COVID recession on women highlighted by Stevenson

Feb 13, 2021

The disappointing unemployment reports at the beginning of the month should give greater impetus to the Biden administration’s stimulus plan. Ford School economist Betsey Stevenson notes that 10 millions jobs are still missing in the U.S....

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Ambassador Levitsky’s gift supports student internships

Feb 11, 2021

With a generous gift from Ambassador Melvyn Levitsky, a Professor of International Policy and Practice, the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy will establish the Joan Levitsky Internship Fund. The Fund, established in memory of Joan Levitsky,...

Photo of Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, President Bill Clinton, and Joan and Ambassador Mel Levitsky

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Ali on white nationalist violence and the Capitol siege

Feb 11, 2021

As the nation watched the prosecution in the impeachment trial of Donald Trump lay out a timeline for the causes and actual insurrection at the Capitol on January 6, Ford School Towsley Policymaker-in-Residence Javed Ali has been commenting on many...

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U-M research on material hardship in 2020 offers guidance for next economic relief package

Feb 9, 2021 Michigan News

Material hardship in the United States rose significantly in the final months of 2020 and was particularly high for households with children, according to new research from Poverty Solutions at the University of Michigan. The rise in hardship...

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Students address climate change migration at the U.N. in Integrated Policy Exercise

Feb 6, 2021

The United Nations General Assembly recently agreed to three resolutions addressing the rights of climate migrants and refugees. It was a landmark moment for international cooperation on an issue that will become more urgent as the effects of...

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Ford School students named as Dow Sustainability Fellows pursue equity and people-centered solutions

Feb 4, 2021

Four Ford School students will spend the next year working to make Michigan water resources cleaner and more accessible, helping Great Lakes Bay region businesses dedicate to sustainable practices, and promoting environmentally-sensitive tourism in...

Students Kristina Curtiss (MPP ‘22), Tyler Orcutt, (MPP, MS ‘23), Anna Seifert (MPP ‘22) and Javier Piñeiro

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Black History Month is important to a world hurting from racial injustices, pandemic

Feb 1, 2021 Michigan News

Faculty Q&A February is Black History Month when the contributions, customs and achievements of African Americans are celebrated. But as the country deals with racial injustice and civil unrest, these 28 days take on greater importance, says Earl...

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February 2021: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the Ford School

Feb 1, 2021

Updates regarding faculty, staff, and student DEI-related activity at the Ford School Diversifying what and how we teach Parthasarathy profiled: why we need to diversify expertise. In a Public Books Public Thinker profile, Shobita...

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Stevenson says Biden administration needs to focus on those worst affected by COVID recession

Jan 30, 2021

Ford School economics professor Betsey Stevenson says that rebuilding the economy in the wake of the COVID-19 recession will be painful, as massive changes in how business is done take effect. While that happens, she told ABC Australia's The Money...

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January Career Expo taps Ford School’s global community

Jan 29, 2021

Finding opportunity among the continued challenges of the coronavirus, the Ford School’s traditional career trip to Washington, DC took on a new and expanded approach this year in the form of a three-day virtual January Graduate Student Career Expo...

Students and alumni networking at the Ford School's DC trip

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Parthasarathy on the dangers of facial recognition technology in schools

Jan 29, 2021 Los Angeles Times

As facial recognition technology has become more commonplace in law enforcement, some schools have considered implementing facial recognition technology on their respective campuses. However, after public backlash over privacy concerns, many...

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Lantz co-authors U.S. county-by-county study showing social inequality's role in COVID-19's toll

Jan 29, 2021

The higher a county's score on a national index of social vulnerability, the more cases and deaths per 100,000—highlighting the role of social factors in spread. In just one year, COVID-19 has killed more than 400,000 Americans, and infected more...

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Ford School undergraduates receive prestigious MLK Spirit Awards

Jan 29, 2021

Three Ford School undergraduate students, Julianna Collado (BA ‘22), Cydney Gardner-Brown (BA ‘21), and Mariana Boully Perez (BA ‘21), were among the honorees who received the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Spirit Award. The MLK Spirit Award...

Mariana Boully Perez, Julianna Collado, and Cydney Gardner-Brown

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Ali on Michigan politics: Whitmer kidnappers and false election fraud claims

Jan 28, 2021

Michigan politics have gone through a volatile stage, from domestic terrorists accused of attempting to kidnap Governor Gretchen Whitmer to false election fraud allegations perpetuated by state Republicans (which culminated in the failed...