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DiNardo’s ‘defense against the dark arts’ of econometrics

Dec 7, 2015
John DiNardo (AB ’83, MPP ’84) has read J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series in every language he can comprehend—English, Italian, and French—so perhaps it’s not surprising that when DiNardo had to take time off from teaching to be treated for acute...
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Class notes

Dec 4, 2015
Bev Godwin (MPP ’82) recently began a new job as senior advisor in the U.S. Department of State. After 31 years at U-M (two as an MPP student; the rest as a professor of policy, economics, information, and computer science; and the last five as...
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Alumni engagement by the numbers, State & Hill infographic

Nov 19, 2015
We love how active and engaged our Ford School alumni network is. More than 700 alumni found ways to engage with the Ford School and connect with students last year (July 1, 2014 – June 30, 2015).   In the fall 2015 issue of State & Hill...
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Soundbites, overheard @ Ford School events

Apr 30, 2015
“For all the young people who want to go and do something, you should all go do something. And put your heart into it. And continue doing it.… [M]ost of the places that you might go to work, people don’t expect outsiders to go in and save some...
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Transforming transportation

Apr 27, 2015
Charles Henley (MPP ’00), Senior Manager, Capital Program Department, Metropolitan Transportation Authority Helps identify funding sources, and sets spending and investment priorities for the largest public transportation provider in...
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Class Notes

Apr 15, 2015
Jim Baker (MPA ’61) spent much of his career in developing countries and retired in 2006. His wife Fran has been a real estate agent for more than 30 years and will retire soon. They have been living in Potomac, MD and will relocate to Wilmington,...
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Policy analysis and prescience, making life better

Dec 18, 2014
To solve a vexing problem. To seize a promising opportunity. To find the best path forward. For centuries, for millennia, we’ve sought the power of prescience. These days, policy analysis—well and thoughtfully done—is among the most powerful tools...
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What good is history, anyway?

Dec 18, 2014
With public service in our DNA, what we’d really like to do is to peer into the future, to see and shape what’s coming around the bend. So we asked ourselves, ‘Can a deeper understanding of the past help to shape and inform the future?’ The myth...
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The Power of Policy

Dec 17, 2014
Public policy is a principled guide to action, designed to lead to the greater good. As we celebrate our centennial as America’s first graduate-level training program in public administration, we take a moment to reflect on the powerful role policy...
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Fall edition of State & Hill examines the power of policy

Dec 13, 2014
In this issue of the Ford School’s magazine, State & Hill, articles highlight policy’s power in addressing important social challenges; next century teaching, research, and action at the Ford School; how a deeper understanding of the past is helping...