Calling all alumni working in government, consulting, nonprofits, and other policy shops: consider dropping by the Ford School on your next trip to Ann Arbor to meet with students as part of our Alumni-in-Residence program.
Alumni-in-Residence...
For more than 20 years, the Ford School has organized an annual pilgrimage to Washington, DC to help students explore career and internship opportunities in our nation’s capital. This fall, the Ford School offered an additional career trip—one much...
The Ford School congratulates alum and 2015 Towsley Foundation Policymaker in Residence Dr. Ruth C. Browne (MPP/MPH '83) on her new job.In an August 16, 2016 press release, Browne was announced as president and chief executive officer of the Ronald...
More than 200 Ford School students, alumni, faculty, staff and friends gathered in cities around the globe on July 14 to celebrate the school's sixth annual Worldwide Ford School Spirit Day.
Spirit Day celebrations were organized in 10 U.S....
Cool off this summer at a watering hole near you. Join us at the sixth annual Worldwide Ford School Spirit Day on Thursday, July 14. It’s a great opportunity to socialize and network with Ford School alumni, students, and friends who live and work...
Anne Fitzpatrick (PhD ’15) is furthering her dissertation by evaluating the prevailing perception that counterfeit and falsified medications are widespread in developing countries.“Previous research indicated that as many as one-third of...
We love how active and engaged our Ford School alumni network is. More than 700 alumni found ways to engage with the Ford School and connect with students last year (July 1, 2014 – June 30, 2015).
In the fall 2015 issue of State & Hill...
The Ford School invites you back to Ann Arbor this fall for Homecoming, October 9-11 (Northwestern and Harbaugh!). Meet up with fellow alumni at Weill Hall and cheer on the Wolverines as they take on the Wildcats at the Big House. Ford School Open...
Ford School students, alumni, faculty, staff and friends gathered in cities around the globe on July 9 to celebrate the fifth annual Worldwide Ford School Spirit Day. First held in 2011, the Ford School encourages Fordies to celebrate their school...
The fifth annual Worldwide Ford School Spirit Day will be held on Thursday, July 9 in a dozen domestic and international cities.
We’ll send out invitations with more details soon, but for now, we’re happy to announce that alumni-led Spirit Day...
Some Ford School alums choose to work on the east coast or the west. Some work abroad. Some work in city government, county government, or state. But many have an interest in spending some portion of their careers in Washington, DC. For these...
Margaret E. (Maggie) Weston (MPP ’08) passed away unexpectedly in her sleep on July 24, 2014 at 32 years of age. A new endowed fund, established by Maggie’s parents Lawrence and Kathryn Weston, will benefit future Ford School students who share...
Matt Naud, environmental coordinator for the city of Ann Arbor, talks environmental innovation
Fourteen years ago, the City of Ann Arbor launched a new commission on the environment. The group would report annually on the state of the...
They raised a glass in San Francisco. They networked in Detroit. They shared a laugh in Tokyo.July 14 is President Ford's centennial, and on July 11 Fordies from around the country and the globe came together in their respective cities to show...
Don't miss out on the second annual Worldwide Ford School Spirit Day, coming this July to a city near you. In the spirit of this summer's Olympic Games, we encourage you to gather together and celebrate your Ford School pride, blue and gold...
Ford School fellowship reached an unprecedented scale on July 14, when alums and current students gathered at locations across the globe to partake in the first Worldwide Ford School Spirit Day."Our Alumni Board really took the initiative to reach...
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...
Joan and Sanford Weill Hall Annenberg Auditorium (1120)
On the 50th anniversary of Gerald R. Ford's pardon of Richard Nixon, a re-assessment of the relevance of that action in today's political landscape. After being vilified, and then lionized as a great act of patriotism, in this era of seeming impunity, what is the significance of that unique, historical pardon?
Each year, our Ford School community of alumni, students, faculty, staff, and friends gathers together in the name of President Ford on or near his birthday (July 14!) to socialize, network, and most importantly celebrate what binds us together - our collective Ford School experiences. Wherever you are in the world on July 11, you are invited to join in the fun, share your #FordSpirit, and take part in the Ford50 festivities!
Meet Mark Jacobson, a seasoned veteran who has made significant contributions to NATO, the Senate Committee on Armed Services, and held key roles at the Department of Defense. Mark's journey spans academia and military service.
Brad Weltman (BA '97, MPP '99), Policy Director at Facebook, will engage with current STPP students in an informal conversation about his career trajectory and current work in the field.
