Aiswarya Padmanabhan

This essay by Aiswarya Padmanabhan, MPP ‘25, was awarded second place in the Ford50 essay contest. In 2001, Gerald R. Ford, the 38th President of the United States, delivered an insightful statement  on leadership while accepting the John F. Kennedy...

As part of the Ford School’s commemoration of the Gerald R. Ford’s ascendance to the presidency 50 years ago, current and incoming Ford School students and recent graduates were given a challenge: to write an original essay on the relevance of...

 Eleven talented students showcased what they learned during their summer internship at the Ford School 7th Annual Policy Pitch Competition. Undergraduate and graduate students spent three minutes sharing their key deliverables, policy impacts, and...