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Michigan Elections: Local control, national scrutiny, and public trust.

Sep 17, 2026, 11:45 am-12:50 pm EDT
Weill Hall, Annenberg Auditorium
As part of the University of Michigan's Democracy Week, join the Ford School for a bipartisan conversation with the Michigan leadership team of the Democracy Defense Foundation on election security, public trust, and democratic participation.

Democracy in global-historical perspective

Sep 15, 2026, 11:30 am-12:50 pm EDT
Weill Hall, Betty Ford Auditorium
As part of the University of Michigan's Democracy Week, the Ford School will host Democracy in Global-Historical Perspective, a public-facing discussion examining democratization, democratic backsliding, and the resilience of democratic institutions across time and place.

America at 250: How public health has shaped the course of our nation's history

Sep 15, 2026, 11:00 am-12:00 pm EDT
Michigan League Ballroom
The right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness begins with good health for all. Since George Washington ordered mass smallpox inoculation for soldiers during the Revolutionary War, public health has quietly protected our unalienable rights over the past 250 years.