Please join us for the final event in an inaugural series convened by the Center for Racial Justice - a conversation with two leading human rights advocates, Gay McDougall and Jamil Dakwar. March, 2022.
American Bar Association President and Michigan alumnus Reginald M. Turner will share more on his leadership at the ABA and his work on some of its most pressing issues like access to legal services and judicial reform. March, 2022.
Please join Robert Fatton and Millery Polyneé for a conversation on how race and racism have affected international governance interventions, including international policing and development initiatives. March, 2022.
Ambassador Harry Thomas examines the racial foundations of public policy in the United States and how race impacts policy choices and consequences at the global level. February 9, 2022.
Join Dr. Brenda Plummer and Professor John Ciorciari in a virtual series on the historical roots and impact of race shaping public policy in the global context. February 3, 2022.
This community conversation further explores the principles and practices of academic responsibility and academic freedom, and how these are effectively exercised in a diverse, inclusive and equitable campus community. January, 2022.
University of Michigan Ford School Dean Michael Barr and United States Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves on working to revive the economy while combating the racist systems embedded within it. January 17, 2022.
Celeste Watkins-Hayes moderates a panel of Ford School PhD alums reflecting on key issues, challenges, and solutions around racial justice. November, 2021.
This Masterclass in Activism brings together in conversation Johnnetta Betsch Cole and Celeste Watkins-Hayes, director of the Center for Racial Justice. October, 2021.
Racial Foundations of Public Policy is a fall 2021 virtual speaker series that focuses on the historical roots and impact of race in shaping public policy as both a disciplinary field and as a course of action. September, 2021.
Jacqueline Patterson, Founder and Executive Director of The Chisholm Legacy Project, and Kyle Whyte, Professor of Environment and Sustainability at the University of Michigan, discuss environmental and climate justice. September, 2021.