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Making a mark: Taurean Brown (MPP/JD '11)

May 12, 2012
Taurean Brown figured out early on that the best policy often starts with one good idea. Add hard work, the commitment to see it through, stir, repeat.During her first year as a Ford School student, Taurean founded Public Policy Connects (PPC), a...
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Prepared to lead: Jeff S. Barnes (MPP '09)

May 12, 2012
It's a sure bet that running a political campaign isn't as difficult or dangerous as leading 500 soldiers into combat during two tours in Iraq. But when former army captain Jeff Barnes was offered the chance to join Rick Snyder's Michigan...

Engaged alums: Claudia Muñoz (MPP '09)

May 12, 2012
For Claudia Muñoz, the collegial working atmosphere at LMI Government Consulting isn't a far cry from her experience in the Ford School community. At the Ford School, she received a well-rounded policy education in a culture and curriculum that...
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Sharing Ford School lessons across the aisle

Apr 26, 2012
When Anne Kaiser (MPP/MA '95) presents a bill on the floor of the Maryland House of Delegates, skeptical colleagues rarely catch her off-guard. She prides herself on knowing every question before she gets it—a practice she developed in Richard L....

Gary Garbarino (MPP '86) profiled in Dome magazine

Jul 15, 2011
Gary Garbarino, an '86 MPP alumnus, was profiled in a Dome magazine article called "Lansing Institution." Garbarino has worked in the Michigan state government for 27 years—in the Senate, House, and governor's office. He is currently special...

Ford School alum Jeremy Borovitz pens Michigan Daily op-ed

Oct 11, 2010
Jeremy Borovitz (BA ’09) wrote an op-ed for the Michigan Daily about his 'peaceful realization' to join the Peace Corps after his graduation from the University of Michigan. Borovitz, who is currently serving as a Youth Development Volunteer in the...

Michael Pan (MPP '99) to give Ford School commencement address

Mar 19, 2010
Michael Pan, Senior Policy Advisor to Susan E. Rice, the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, will deliver the Charge to the Class at the 2010 Ford School commencement ceremonies.Pan is a 1999 MPP alumnus of the Gerald R. Ford School of Public...

Alum Annie Maxwell (MPP '02) named White House Fellow

Jun 26, 2009
Annie Maxwell (MPP '02) was one of 15 announced today as 2009–2010 White House Fellows. Selection as a White House Fellow is highly competitive and based on a record of remarkable professional achievement early in one's career, evidence of...

Profile of MPP alum, Dudley Benoit

May 1, 2006
There was a time not too long ago when major U.S. banks simply refused to extend loans into many poor urban and rural areas of America. If one wanted, for instance, to build a new shopping center or a movie theater in parts of Harlem or the South...