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Alumni & friends

Update your contact information Give back  A powerful network, a shared visionOur alumni bring it all—their vision, passion, and knowledge—to the next generation of policy leaders by joining panel discussions, sharing professional achievements, provi...
Alumni at the DC trip in 2018

Events for alumni & friends

Ford School gatherings Each year, the Ford School and its alumni host events around the country (and even the world) to gather, network, and socialize. Whether hearing about a Ford School faculty member's latest research, connecting with a current...
Photo of a group of 100+ Ford School alumni, students, and friends gathered at centerfield in Audi Field, Washington, DC. July 14, 2022.
Alumni spotlight

Collaborative development across Asia

May 7, 2026
Overseeing a $45 billion portfolio, Morris works with governments across 25 nations on projects ranging from physical infrastructure to universal healthcare.
2 people in safety gear inspect a railway system in Vietnam
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Community-led conservation

May 7, 2026
When it comes to safeguarding the planet, alum Ben Zukowski (BA ‘13) believes not only in learning from science, but also from listening to those who live closest to the land.
Two men in canoe in body of water
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2026 DC trip brings together Ford School students and alumni

Feb 20, 2026
Over 80 undergraduate and graduate students traveled to Washington, DC, for the Ford School's annual Career Exploration Days, bringing together current and future generations of policymakers for lively conversations about the policy landscape and pro...
students and alumni chatting at the 2026 D.C. trip
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Ford School welcomes new alumni board members

Jan 20, 2026
Six Ford School alumni have been selected to serve on the Alumni Board by their peers. These alumni have diverse backgrounds working in the public, nonprofit, and private sectors in finance, labor, technology, transportation, housing, and other polic...
Headshots of Sam Conchuratt (MPP ‘21), Eliza Erickson (MPP ‘10), Jasmine Kaltenbach (BA ‘21), Tara Lanigan (MPA ‘21), Laurel Ruza (BA ‘15), and Pablo Velázquez (MPP ‘14)
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City streets in San José

May 9, 2025
Rick Scott’s (MPA '12) journey into public service was inspired by the events of September 11, 2001. “I just remember feeling like I wanted to do something,” he recalls of his high school senior year. This feeling led him to an ROTC scholarship, wher...
Rick Scott (MPA ‘12)
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Jessica Gillooly helps cities reimagine 911 responses

May 9, 2025
Sociologist Jessica Gillooly (PhD ’20) has used her deep knowledge of call taking and dispatching, along with some compelling new theoretical ideas, to become one of the leading experts on this issue. Her expertise is helping inform and shape the dev...
Collage of Jessica Gillooly with a smartphone dialing 911
State & Hill

Policy job market trends

May 8, 2025
State & Hill sat down with the Ford School’s Director of Career Services Peter Vasher to get the lay of a challenging landscape.
Person speaking at a podium with the University of Michigan and Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy logos in the background.
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Jennifer Niggemeier: Parting advice

May 8, 2025
Over the past 32 years, Jennifer Niggemeier has been a supportive career coach and enthusiastic cheerleader for thousands of public policy students. Her influence has extended beyond individual mentorship to shape and advance programs and opportuniti...
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The Last Word: Elisabeth Gerber

May 7, 2025
Professor Elisabeth Gerber is the inaugural faculty director of the Ford School’s Online Master of Public Affairs (MPA) program, which will launch in January 2026. Read what she has to say about the new program.
A person gesturing while speaking at a podium with a backdrop labeled "Gerald R. Ford School, University of Michigan.
Alumni spotlight

Q&A: Kevin Naud (MPP '21) helps to develop workforce in Detroit

Feb 14, 2025
While Kevin Naud was born and raised in Ann Arbor, the Ford School alumnus’ offspring will be born and raised in Detroit. Naud, who graduated with a Master’s of Public Policy degree in 2021, and his wife are expecting their first child and just bough...
Headshot of Kevin Naud
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Ford School alumni board welcomes new members

Jan 15, 2025
Six Ford School alumni have been elected to serve on the Alumni Board by their peers. These engaged alumni bring diverse experience working in the public, nonprofit, and private sectors in higher education, housing policy, health reform, and other po...
Photo grid of alumni board member headshots
State & Hill

Jim McIntire: He answered the call to serve

Dec 17, 2024
James McIntire leaves a legacy of policy for the public goodThis year, the Ford School Alumni Board honored James L. McIntire (MPP ’78) with the 2024 Neil Staebler Distinguished Service Award, which recognizes outstanding professional achievement in ...
Jim Mcintire
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Class notes, fall 2024

Dec 17, 2024
David Rivait (MPP ’84) was appointed by Governor Pritzker to the State of Illinois’ eight-member Budgeting for Results Commission. The Commission advises on an annual performance-based budget and provides oversight and guidance for assessments of sta...
Top row (from left to right): Laura Bishop (MPA ’99), Tyler (BA ’19) and Meghan Coady, Cristian Casanova (MPP ’21). Bottom row (from left to right): Jim Hudak (MPP ’71) with Celeste Watkins-Hayes, Dr. Gladys Mitchell-Walthour (MPP ’02), Eric (MPP ’87) and Kaye Norenberg.
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Fall 2024 Alumni Update

Sep 9, 2024
Greetings fellow Fordies, The Ford School Alumni Board convened in Ann Arbor on Friday, September 13 for our twice-annual meeting. It was a particularly exciting weekend to convene, not only because it was Homecoming, but also the Ford School Reunion...
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14th annual Worldwide Ford School Spirit Day, in pictures

Jul 22, 2024
Each year, our Ford School community of alumni, students, faculty, staff, and friends gather together in the name of President Ford on or near his birthday (July 14!). Approximately 200 Fordies celebrated in Ann Arbor, Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Los A...
The Ford School logo, July 11, and "50", and a black and white photograph of Gerald and Betty Ford.
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Stacy Dean (MPP '92) tackles food insecurity

Jul 10, 2024
Stacy Dean (’88, MPP’92), admits that the decision to attend the University of Michigan wasn’t the most thought-out process. Coming from a small town in New York, she simply wanted to go somewhere new. “It was the school that was furthest away from w...
Photo of Stacy Dean (MPP '92)
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Public sector consulting fills government workforce demand

Apr 24, 2024
A growing number of public policy graduates are opting to work in public sector consulting—public arms of larger firms such as EY or Deloitte, or advisory consulting firms such as Guidehouse, Huron Consulting Group, or Booz Allen. For many years, a s...
Headshots of Fritz, Zinkel Walters, and Sernick