Annie Maxwell

Dear friends, Our talented faculty and students continue to land awards and recognition for their accomplishments! In March, Earl Lewis, the Thomas C. Holt Distinguished University Professor of History, Afroamerican and African Studies, and...

Happy spring from Ann Arbor! I have thoroughly enjoyed my time serving as interim dean this past year, working closely with and learning so much from our community. U-M Provost Laurie McCauley's search for a new dean is ongoing, with the...

On Sunday, April 30, hundreds of joyful supporters—parents, aunts, uncles, grandparents, sisters, brothers, friends, spouses, children, faculty, staff, and others—gathered in the beautiful Hill Auditorium to celebrate 189 outstanding graduates that...

The Ford School is pleased to announce that four distinguished, dynamic leaders have joined our Committee, the school’s external advisory group. The new members are Dudley Benoit (MPP ‘95), executive vice president for Alliant Capital, Ltd.;...

During spring commencement, the University of Michigan will forego its traditional honorary degrees to recognize ten young alumni with a special Bicentennial Alumni Award. Among the bicentennial honorees is Ford School alumna Annie Maxwell (AB...

Chiang Mai wasn't Annie Maxwell's (MPP '02) first introduction to the EpiHack. As president of the Skoll Global Threats Fund, which pioneered the "epidemiology hackathon" in 2013, Maxwell had heard a good deal about them. They were multi-day events...

The fall 2016 issue of State & Hill magazine was mailed to alumni and friends of the Ford School on December 15, 2016. This edition of the magazine, titled “Innovation for the public good,” highlights faculty, students, and alumni who are...

Yohei Chiba (MPP ’12) surveys damage from the Tohoku earthquake during his 2011 internship with Direct Relief International Yohei Chiba (MPP ’12), Policy Researcher, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies Quantifying the...

From hosting summer interns to hiring quality Ford School graduates, Annie Maxwell, Chief Operating Officer of the Skoll Global Threats Fund, has made a steadfast commitment to the success of current Ford School students and shows no signs of...