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5 leadership tips from former military aide Matt Maasdam

Mar 1, 2024

Matt Maasdam, a former Navy SEAL and former military aide to President Obama, joined Javed Ali and 15 students for a lunchtime event, “Leadership through Teamwork.” In a lunch-time chat hosted by the Ford School Leadership Initiative, Maasdam shared...

Matt Maasdam sits with Ford School students during a leadership luncheon.

In the Media

El-Sayed discusses the effectiveness of Obama's midterm remarks

Nov 5, 2022 The New Republic

Abdul El-Sayed, The New Republic: "Obama in his remarks reminds Democrats of how to “hit back”—how to remind Americans that beyond the “inflation” talking points are real people living real lives—and that Republican plans would simply make their...

Former White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough visits the Ford School

Feb 28, 2020

On February 26, the Ford School welcomed Denis McDonough, former White House Chief of Staff for President Obama for an armchair conversation on “New Frontiers: Labor, Immigration and Foreign Policy,” with John Ciorciari, associate professor at the...

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Former White House Deputy Director James Kvaal is next Towsley Foundation Policymaker in Residence

Mar 10, 2016

The Ford School community will welcome former Deputy Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council James Kvaal as a Towsley Foundation Policymaker in Residence this fall. The White House announced Mr. Kvaal's departure this morning,...

President Barack Obama and James Kvaal in the Oval Office

Widespread international media coverage for Dominguez Fed nomination

Jul 21, 2015

Hundreds of news stories around the globe focus on Ford School Professor Kathryn Dominguez as President Obama nominates her for an open seat on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. Here's a roundup of some of the recent posts. [View the story...

Kathryn Dominguez nominated to serve on Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors

Jul 20, 2015

President Obama said Monday he’ll nominate University of Michigan professor Kathryn Dominguez to serve on the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.Dominguez is professor of public policy and economics at U-M and research associate at the...

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In the news, Robert Axelrod wins National Medal of Science

Nov 20, 2014

“Why do we choose to cooperate and how can we promote greater cooperation in world affairs? These are the questions that Robert Axelrod has pursued for more than 40 years.” So begins Eric M. Johnson’s deep Q&A with National Medal of Science...

Mel Levitsky discusses U.S.-Russia relations on 1320 WILS-AM radio

Jul 10, 2013

It's not in the best interests of Russia to award asylum to NSA leaker and fugitive Edward Snowden, Melvyn Levitsky told Michael Cohen of 1320 WILS-AM in an interview on July 2. Ambassador Levitsky, a retired career minister in the U.S. Foreign...

Policy students, former officers weigh in on the end of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'

Dec 22, 2010

The national conversation about gay men and women serving in the military changed drastically this morning, when President Obama signed into law a bill repealing "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." The question no longer centers on the merits of allowing...

State & Hill

Panel study tracks wellbeing over the lifecourse and across generations

Dec 6, 2010

Co-director and principal investigator of the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID), Professor Bob Schoeni is responsible for leading one of the most widely used social science data sets in the world—a longitudinal NSF-funded study that has...

State & Hill

Uncertain funding, regulatory changes slow embryonic stem cell research innovation

Dec 6, 2010

In March 2009, just seven weeks after taking the oath of office, President Obama signed an executive order ending an eight-year ban on federal funding for virtually all human embryonic stem cell research. "Medical miracles do not happen simply by...

Greetings from the Dean

Jun 15, 2010

Dear Alumni and Friends,This edition of the feed offers news about a number of exciting activities at the Ford School. We have pictures from our 2010 Commencement celebrations. President Barack Obama, of course, delivered the University address, and...

2010 Commencement, by the numbers

Jun 11, 2010

80,000 – 85,000. The number of students, alumni, family, faculty, staff, and friends who crowded into Michigan Stadium on Saturday, May 1, to hear President Barack Obama deliver the Commencement Address to the University's Class of 2010. Obama...

Susan Waltz wrote op-ed for Truthout, "Cairo and Our Relationships"

May 20, 2009

In advance of President Obama's planned visit to Cairo, Susan Waltz encourages the president to affirm the United States' commitment to human rights and renounce the use of torture in prisoner interrogations. Waltz taught U.S. foreign policy at...

Susan Waltz wrote op-ed for Truthout, "Cairo and Our Relationships" image

Book Talks @ The Ford School, Policy Talks @ the Ford School

Faith, the White House, and the Public Square

Nov 18, 2013, 4:00-5:30 pm EST

Weill Hall Room 1220

Noting the federal government's long history of partnering with religious and secular charities to serve communities in need, Joshua DuBois, Spiritual Advisor to President Obama and former Executive Director of the White House Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships discusses how he navigated religious issues in the White House and the devotionals that he sent to President Obama each morning.

Barack Obama

5 leadership tips from former military aide Matt Maasdam

El-Sayed discusses the effectiveness of Obama's midterm remarks

Former White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough visits the Ford School

Former White House Deputy Director James Kvaal is next Towsley Foundation Policymaker in Residence

Widespread international media coverage for Dominguez Fed nomination

Kathryn Dominguez nominated to serve on Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors

In the news, Robert Axelrod wins National Medal of Science

Mel Levitsky discusses U.S.-Russia relations on 1320 WILS-AM radio

Policy students, former officers weigh in on the end of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'

Panel study tracks wellbeing over the lifecourse and across generations

Uncertain funding, regulatory changes slow embryonic stem cell research innovation

Greetings from the Dean

2010 Commencement, by the numbers

Susan Waltz wrote op-ed for Truthout, "Cairo and Our Relationships"

Faith, the White House, and the Public Square

Jason Furman: The current state of the U.S. economy

Robert Axelrod awarded the National Medal of Science

Joshua DuBois: Faith, the White House, and the Public Square

Susan M. Collins interviewed by Bloomberg about President's jobs speech, fiscal policies

John Beyrle: U.S.-Russia relations: Status of the 'reset'