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Stephanie Sanders unveils next year's community read: Demon Copperhead, by Barbara Kingsolver.

Over a snowy weekend in January, Anneke Craig (MPP ‘27), Madeleine Gibbons-Shapiro (MPP ‘27), and Emma Schwartz (MPP ‘27) traveled to Washington, D.C. for the annual U.S. Conference of the Mayors (USCM) as part of the David Bohnett Foundation Leaders...

Malinda Brunk (BA ‘26) recounts her experience at the Ford School’s 2026 Career Exploration Days and shares the lessons she learned from alumni on navigating career journeys and professional development.

Chiante Hamilton (MPA '26) recounts her experience in the Strategic Consulting course and how she was able to give back to her community

GSI Pedro Eymael (MPP/MS ’27) shares behind-the-scenes preparation for the Ford School’s policy simulation.

One of the main reasons I decided to come to the University of Michigan for graduate school was so that I could pursue both a master’s in public policy and a law degree at a school that excelled in both.

State & Hill has long been the Ford School’s flagship publication—telling stories about our faculty, students, and alumni who make a real-world impact through scholarship and public policy engagement. Every edition demonstrates the ongoing value of a...

We’re in the thick of admissions recruitment season, and during this time, I get to speak with a lot of prospective students who want to apply to the Ford School. Some have been planning for months, and others just realized the deadline isn’t as far ...

Alex Ralph, a writing instructor at the Ford School, recently sat down with Frank Vogl, co-founder of Transparency International, the chairman of the Partnership for Transparency Fund and an adjunct professor at Georgetown University, to discuss corr...

The Ford School's student and academic services office has a new blog for prospective students: “Inside the Ford School.” It’s a source of admissions information, such as class statistics, application deadlines, and admissions programs (like Pipeline...