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Goldenberg urges students to vote

Aug 4, 2020
In advance of Michigan’s August 4 primary election, the University of Michigan’s nonpartisan group Turn Up Turnout  (TUT)  continued to encourage students to vote. Ford School professor Edie Goldenberg, who was instrumental in starting TUT, spoke...
State & Hill

Barriers at the ballot box—100 years and counting

May 22, 2020
By Daniel Rivkin This year marks 100 years since the 19th Amendment officially granted women the right to vote. Some women, that is.  The milestone was significant, but the ballot box remained closed for many: Native Americans only gained...
State & Hill

Ford School to host champions of democracy from across the globe

May 22, 2020
The Ford School will welcome delegates from countries around the world as we host the National Democratic Institute (NDI) Symposium virtually or in-person October 12-16, 2020. NDI is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, nongovernmental organization that works...

Ford School students host forum for Ann Arbor Council hopefuls

Apr 13, 2020
Ford School students in former Ann Arbor Mayor John Hieftje’s classes are preparing to host a two-part spring forum for prospective Ann Arbor City Council candidates. Students from the Ford School have hosted similar forums since 2014, but this year...
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Barr reflects on experience working with Sen. Warren

Aug 29, 2019
Presidential campaign season brings about many profile pieces on candidates, assessing personalities and backgrounds as a match for the Oval Office. In once such piece published August 27 by the Associated Press’ Sharon Cohen titled “Elizabeth...
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Hills draws parallel between Biden and Jeb Bush

Aug 16, 2019
After attending the democratic presidential debates in Detroit at the end of July, Rusty Hills, lecturer at the Ford School, shared some thoughts in The Detroit News about parallels between current frontrunner Joe Biden and 2016 republican primary...

Election 20/20: Detroit to D.C.

Jan 6, 2022, 8:00 pm EST
Dean Michael Barr of the U-M Ford School of Public Policy and Detroit Free Press Editor and Vice President Peter Bhatia provide a thoughtful analysis of the issues posed by the election and its aftermath.
Weiser Diplomacy Center Series

What’s next for U.S. foreign policy?

Dec 2, 2020, 4:00-5:00 pm EST
The Weiser Diplomacy Center is partnering with the American Academy of Diplomacy to bring seasoned U.S. diplomats to Ford School and discuss the future of U.S. foreign policy after presidential election 2020.
Harry A. and Margaret D. Towsley Foundation Lecture Series, Policy Talks @ the Ford School

Managing presidential campaigns: Lessons learned in 2020

Nov 18, 2020, 12:00-1:00 pm EST
Join us for a discussion on elections and campaigns, in 2020 and beyond. The discussion will include Katie Packer Beeson, former deputy campaign manager for the Romney/Ryan campaign in 2012 and founding partner of Burning Glass Consulting, and Greg Schultz, general election strategist and senior advisor for the 2020 Biden campaign. Broderick Johnson, Towsley Policymaker in Residence, will moderate.