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State & Hill

Samuel Bagenstos: Can scholarship shape democracy?

May 7, 2026
From arguing cases for the Justice Department to investigating why expanded social benefits were rolled back, Samuel Bagenstos explores the intersection of law, policy, and public service
Samuel Bagenstos at podium giving lecture
State & Hill

Spotlights, spring 2026

May 7, 2026
Over spring break, annual policy study trips took undergrads to Brussels for the BA Global Engagement Seminar (above) and graduate students to Colombia for the International Policy in Practice seminar (below).
A group of undergraduate students holding a Ford School flag at the European Parliament
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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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Bagenstos warns of a return to eugenics and the Poor Law

Dec 14, 2025
The Ford School's Samuel Bagenstos presented the Arlene Susan Kohn Professor of Social Policy Lecture lecture, which focused on the retrenchment of recognition and support for the disabled community in policies across healthcare and education.
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Bagenstos: states can ensure access to vaccines

Aug 29, 2025 The New Republic
“All that would have to happen is for some state to purchase a whole bunch of vaccines,” Bagenstos says, “then have the state’s chief health officer prescribe the vaccine to anyone who wants them—and then provide the vaccines out of the state’s own s...
Samuel Bagenstos
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Announcing the Ford School Fall Events Schedule

Aug 22, 2025
Ford School fall events will look at the state of U.S. democracy, international crises, and the Abundance debate. The Ford School is pleased to announce an exciting lineup of events for the autumn 2025, engaging with our students, faculty, staff, and...
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State & Hill

Greater than its sum: an update on the Kohn Collaborative

Dec 17, 2024
Six years ago, Harold and Carol Kohn approached the Ford School with a vision. Their goal was to help build a vibrant research community dedicated to promoting social equity and inclusion. Today, the Kohn Collaborative for Social Policy is poised to ...
Kohn faculty portraits
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Outstanding faculty join the Ford School, fall 2022 updates

Aug 26, 2022
This fall the Ford School welcomes a terrific group of new faculty members and visitors who will strengthen the connections between student education, rigorous academic research, and real-world policy impact. Sam Bagenstos has been appointed the ...
A 2x4 headshots grid featuring Bagenstos, Stewart, Harris, Biegun, Beatty Blunt, El-Sayed, Shields, Vieux
State & Hill

Changing the conversation around child poverty

Dec 13, 2021
How Kohn Professor Luke Shaefer and the pandemic paved the way for an expanded Child Tax Credit By Lauren Slagter The passage of the American Rescue Plan Act in March ushered in a "euphoric" couple of weeks for Luke Shaefer, the Hermann and Am...
Photo of Luke Shaefer seated in Weill Hall's Great Hall
State & Hill

Equal opportunity, equal talent

Dec 9, 2020
Two new professorships will address structural inequality and social policyBy Rebecca Cohen (MPP ‘09)   "Talent is distributed evenly throughout our society, but opportunity most certainly is not." Harold and Carol Kohn heard University of Michigan P...
L-R: Arlene Kohn, Karl Kohn, Martha Kohn

Kohn Collaborative for Social Policy roundtable

Nov 11, 2025, 11:30 am-12:50 pm EST
Weill Hall O'Neill classroom (1230)
Join the Ford School’s Kohn Collaborative—our Kohn Professors and Kohn Scholars—for a roundtable conversation on shaping social policy for a thriving society. Explore bold ideas and insights from leading voices as they discuss what it takes to build communities where everyone can truly thrive.
Headshots of Luke Shaefer, Christina Weiland, Pamela Herd, and Samuel R. Bagenstos