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Ali pushes for 'transparent revolution in cybersecurity'

Jun 13, 2021

Criminals are getting more sophisticated in their use of technology: in the past year, cyberattacks have increased 300%. Javed Ali, incoming associate professor of practice, provided some insight on these attacks. "Unfortunately, even though...

State & Hill

Here to serve

Jun 10, 2021

By Daniel Rivkin Checking in on the federal civilian workforce "Big government” has been a target for some conservative politicians for decades. That complaint shifted in tenor and action when the Trump administration took office. The federal...

Illustration of many hands hoisting up the arm of Lady Liberty

News

Shaefer lauds the potential impact of the child tax credit

May 14, 2021

"The expanded, fully refundable child tax credit sounds complicated, but the ideas behind it are simple, and its design has been tested in many other countries. It’s based on the principles that children deserve the opportunity to thrive, and that...

In the Media

Hanson comments on Biden administration's early moves

May 12, 2021 BBC Brazil

Tackling an ongoing pandemic, violent protests, and economic downturn, Joe Biden has surprised some with his actions so far during his presidency. But Ford School lecturer Jonathon Hanson says people shouldn't be. "I think maybe people...

News

Stevenson comments widely on COVID-19 recovery, minimum wage

May 10, 2021

Ford School economics professor Betsey Stevenson has been commenting on the debate about raising the minimum wage and the contours of the COVID-19 recovery. When the April jobs report was released, with significantly fewer jobs created than were...

Publication

Rabe urges Biden administration to address methane reduction

May 9, 2021

"Methane has contributed one-quarter of of global warming to date," Ford School professor Barry Rabe writes in "Thought from Our Fellows" published by the National Academy of Public Administration. "The Biden Administration has an opportunity to...

In the Media

Lin comments on Biden administration immigration proposal

May 2, 2021 PolitiFact

In an article on PolitiFact about Sen. Thom Tillis's claim that the Biden administration would grant mass amnesty to illegal immigrants, Lin is quoted as saying that Biden’s proposal might in some ways be stricter than President Ronald Reagan’s 1986...

In the Media

Biden taking a "soft-shoe" approach to achieve his ambitious agenda - Bednar

Apr 29, 2021 AFP via Yahoo! News

U.S. President Joe Biden addressed Congress and passed the symbolic 100-day mark. AFP reports that now the real heavy lifting begins: convincing rival Republicans -- and some recalcitrant Democrats -- to sign on to his ambitious remaking of America....

In the Media

Haverkamp says Biden's ambitious climate goals are technologically attainable

Apr 24, 2021 TRT World

"The goal is ambitious. There are several routes we can take to get there. But at the highest level what they have to do is to transform all the sectors of the economy away from their reliance on fossil fuels," Haverkamp said in an interview on TRT...

In the Media

Rabe speaks on Biden's efforts to return U.S. to credible climate policy role

Apr 23, 2021 NHK World-Japan

"The return to Paris, and then the Summit are part of an effort by President Biden, especially on the heels of the previous Trump Administration, to signal to Japan and other nations around the world that the US is back in serious engagement on...

Publication

Raimi research on economic and environmental benefits of plugging orphan wells reflected in Biden infrastructure proposals

Apr 16, 2021

Hundreds of thousands--perhaps millions--of oil and gas wells in the U.S. have been walked away from by oil and gas companies over the past 150 years. Known as “orphan wells,” they represent a threat to the environment through leaking the greenhouse...

In the Media

Despite Biden's ambitious electric vehicle plan, challenges remain, says Rabe

Apr 8, 2021 E&E News

President Biden's infrastructure plan calls for $174 billion in spending for electric vehicles. Despite this ambitious plan, experts, like Barry Rabe, say that Biden's EV plan will nonetheless be difficult to implement: "However much money is in...

News

Ali evaluates past and present threats of domestic violent extremism, calls for action by Congress and Administration

Mar 18, 2021

In recent articles, Javed Ali weighed in on the FBI’s investigation of the December 2020 Nashville bombing, and a new government threat assessment finding that the threat of attacks by domestic violent extremists could be “elevated” in 2021. In...

In the Media

Biden appoints new, diverse voices in climate policy posts, says Parthasarthy

Mar 5, 2021 Environment & Energy News

“I am really struck by the fact that [Biden] has done this now on multiple appointments,” said Parthasarathy. "He’s reaching out to totally different kinds of people, kinds of experts who bring a nuanced understanding of the social world when he is...

Professor Shobita Parthasarathy leads a discussion in the Betty Ford Classroom

News

Unequal burden of the COVID recession on women highlighted by Stevenson

Feb 13, 2021

The disappointing unemployment reports at the beginning of the month should give greater impetus to the Biden administration’s stimulus plan. Ford School economist Betsey Stevenson notes that 10 millions jobs are still missing in the U.S....

Publication

Policy memo: Ali on "A new framework to combat domestic terrorism"

Feb 4, 2021

As the Biden administration embarks on its first hundred days, experts from the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy have produced a series of policy briefs on key issues. Download the PDF of this brief or read the web-formatted version...

In the Media

Ali says Biden administration needs a comprehensive new approach to domestic terror

Feb 2, 2021 The Cipher Brief

Ali wrote in The Cipher Brief, with co-author Thomas Warrick, "given the shortfalls in the existing US approach to domestic terrorism, the Biden administration’s focus should include everything: changes on the legal, intelligence policy, resources,...

In the Media

Lewis comments on restoring integrity in science and research

Jan 31, 2021 Voice of America

In an article about the Biden administration's moves to reaffirm a national commitment to integrity in scholarship and research, Lewis commented to Voice of America, said he addresses suspicions about higher education by asking skeptics if they...

News

Stevenson says Biden administration needs to focus on those worst affected by COVID recession

Jan 30, 2021

Ford School economics professor Betsey Stevenson says that rebuilding the economy in the wake of the COVID-19 recession will be painful, as massive changes in how business is done take effect. While that happens, she told ABC Australia's The Money...

Publication

Policy memo: Watkins-Hayes on "Leveraging the HIV Safety Net to Improve the National COVID-19 Response"

Jan 21, 2021

News

Robert Hampshire joins Biden administration to work in transportation research and technology

Jan 21, 2021

Robert Hampshire, associate professor at the University of Michigan's Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, whose research and policy engagement focuses on understanding the societal, climate and equity implications of autonomous and connected...

Publication

Policy memo: Parthasarathy on "Ensuring global access to COVID-19 vaccines"

Jan 21, 2021

As the Biden administration embarks on its first hundred days, experts from the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy have produced a series of policy briefs on key issues. Download a PDF of this brief or read the web-formatted version...

Publication

Policy memo: Ciorciari on "Restoring U.S. credibility in Southeast Asia"

Jan 21, 2021

Publication

Policy memo: Shaefer and Cooney on "Expanding the Child Tax Credit in the age of COVID-19"

Jan 21, 2021

As the Biden administration embarks on its first hundred days, experts from the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy have produced a series of policy briefs on key issues. Download a PDF of this brief or read the web-formatted version...

In the Media

Hanson highlights expected message of Biden inaugural address, early policy objectives

Jan 20, 2021 Yahoo News / WXYZ

"First and foremost, I think he wants to send a message of unity. Americans have been more divided in the last four years than we've been in a long time. The first thing Biden would like to do is bring us back together," said Hanson. Among early...

In the Media

Biden administration to begin by tackling COVID-19 then repairing alliances, says Levitsky

Jan 20, 2021 KSU Sentinal

“Biden will have a full box on his desk, but the first item is the coronavirus,” said Levitsky. Biden is also expected to lift the Muslim ban, stop construction of the border wall, and prevent family separations at the border. Through these and...

News

Ford School experts address Biden priorities in new policy memos

Jan 19, 2021

As the Biden administration embarks on its first hundred days, experts from the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy have produced a series of policy briefs in their areas of expertise. All of the prepared briefs can be downloaded...

Issue memos for an incoming administration graphic

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The presidential transition and the first hundred days of the Biden administration - Experts advisory

Nov 11, 2020

Contact: Daniel Rivkin, [email protected], +1-917-817-6323 ANN ARBOR — Experts at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan are available to discuss the 2020 vote, the presidential transition process, and the policy...

Policy Talks @ the Ford School

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg: Infrastructure accomplishments and challenges in the Biden administration

Jan 13, 2025, 4:00-5:30 pm EST

Joan and Sanford Weill Hall Annenberg Auditorium

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg will join the Ford School community for a conversation on the Biden-Harris Administration’s record in transportation and infrastructure.

North American Colloquium

New approaches to countering nationalist extremism in North America

Feb 11, 2022, 11:45 am-1:00 pm EST

The fourth webinar of the North American colloquium will discuss new approaches to countering nationalist extremism in North America.

L-R: Professor Juan Carlos Barron Pastor, Dr. Ghayda Hassan, and Erin Wilson