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Hanson: Democrats' vigilance needs to be increased

Jan 6, 2025 O Sul
Jonathan Hanson, Ford School professor says “Last year, Democrats had a very tough task" and even though they failed, "yesterday’s losers should let their guard down today. On the contrary, everything indicates that vigilance needs to be...
Jon Hanson
State & Hill

Letter from Dean Watkins-Hayes

Dec 17, 2024
Dear Fordies, IPPSters, and friends,As I write, it’s been less than a week since the U.S. election and Fordies were deeply engaged in the process: knocking on doors, serving as poll workers, registering people to vote, and inspiring participation on...
Celeste Watkins-Hayes
State & Hill

Reactions: 2024 elections

Dec 17, 2024
In the days following the 2024 elections, we sought insights from Ford School faculty members: How did we arrive at this point? And where do we go from here? Jenna Bednar, professor of political science and public policy: “The election raised the...
Headshots of Jenna Bednar, Charlotte Cavaillé, Jonathan Hanson, Mara Ostfeld, Ambassador Susan D. Page, and Betsey Stevenson
State & Hill

Behind the curtain: Fordies on the campaign trail

Dec 17, 2024
Rusty Hills has taught nearly 1,000 students in the 20 years he's been teaching the art and science of political campaigning. Winning campaigns require strategy, voter insight, compelling communication, and a well-executed plan, he tells students. A...
Adam Bressler (BA ’23), Kate Anderson (BA ’20), and Governor Gretchen Whitmer
In the Media

EV mandate backlash helped Republicans - Rabe

Nov 19, 2024 Inside Climate News
Ford School professor Barry Rabe said not having an EV mandate “was consistently a top five issue in Michigan politics in candidates for federal office and candidates for state office,” said Rabe. He says there was “a very vigorous backlash by...
Barry Rabe
In the Media

Rabe on clean energy boom

Nov 16, 2024 Poltico
Ford School professor emeritus, Barry Rabe talked on climate laws and their impacts on manufacturing in different states. Rabe said “In many cases, these are states that are doing their own versions of industrial policy,” all of which is helping...
Barry Rabe
In the Media

High prices made voters angry with Democrats - Stevenson

Nov 15, 2024 ABC Australia
Betsey Stevenson, Ford School professor, talked about voters' reactions to inflation and high prices and their effects on the 2024 elections. "I failed to understand just how much anger high prices would bring," said Stevenson. That is one reason...
Betsey Stevenson
In the Media

Hanson on why Latinos voted for Trump

Nov 8, 2024 BBC Mundo
Ford School professor Jonathan Hanson says that "voters have largely felt the economic pain of the post-COVID inflationary period, and they're taking it out on Biden and Harris." Among other factors, this is what may have pushed latino voters to the...
Jonathan Hanson
In the Media

Deardorff talks impact of possible tariffs on Silicon Valley

Nov 4, 2024 Big Technology Podcast
Alan Deardorff, Ford School professor emeritus, talked on the Big Technology Podcast about a possible trade war under the next presidential administration. He noted that Trump has promised tariffs across the board but that the Harris may also impose...
Alan Deardorff
News

Journalist Panel Takes on the State of the 2024 Election

Nov 1, 2024
“It’s an unhappy race in an unhappy country” opened New York Times opinion columnist Bret Stephens, “each side of the country thinks that if the other half wins, it’s somehow, in one form or the other, the end of America.” A sense of gravity and...
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The functioning of democracy at the local level

Oct 29, 2024
The Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP) has released a new resource that summarizes Michigan local government leaders' views on democracy and democratic governance. The findings come from the Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS), a...
City Hall
News

Resources for understanding and engaging in the 2024 elections

Oct 28, 2024
The Ford School of Public Policy presents events, research, and ideas from faculty and other experts that shape our understanding of the people and issues that are influencing local, state, and federal 2024 elections. Read stories and watch video...
Several college-aged students line up along the hallway of the University of Michigan’s Central Campus Voting Hub. The walls are painted light green with large white and dark green text that reads, “Voting in Ann Arbor?” and “Register, Request a ballot…” alongside some other text that is obscured by the queuing students. Two students waiting in line in the foreground, look at each other talking and smiling.
In the Media

Why Ostfeld thinks Harris isn't campaigning on her female identity

Oct 18, 2024 BBC News
Despite the potential to make history by becoming the first female president of the United States, Vice-President Kamala Harris has refrained from highlighting her gender in her campaign. Ford School's Mara Ostfeld argues this is because "[Harris]...
Headshot of Mara Ostfeld
News

Using the arts and 'awe' to guide public policy

Oct 18, 2024
In a new pairing between the University of Michigan Ford School of Public Policy and U-M Museum of Art, students are learning how to develop human-centered experiences to guide public policy.This approach takes a step back from a traditional...
Students wander a room with framed artworks on floral wallpaper. The left wall reads in a decorative script, "Hey, we need to talk!"
In the Media

Rabe argues a Trump presidency could reverse IRA funds for Michigan

Oct 14, 2024 Bridge Michigan
The Inflation Reduction Act, a climate spending law, granted Michigan billions towards green efforts in the state. Ford School's Barry Rabe has raised concerns regarding statements from presidential candidate, former President Donald Trump, and his...
Headshot of Barry Rabe