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Annual retreat brings staff to Detroit for service and fun

Jun 6, 2019
The 2019 Staff Retreat brought staff members to Detroit on June 5 for a day of service, reflection, and fun at the old Tiger Stadium site. In the morning, staff volunteered at Bennett Elementary School through U-M’s Readers & Best program and...
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Catch up on Ford School faculty news - Winter 2019 State & Hill

Apr 17, 2019
In August, John Z. Ayanian published a policy–focused article with colleagues in the New England Journal of Medicine titled “ Mitigating the risks of Medicaid work requirements.” Michael S. Barr teamed up with Howell E. Jackson and Margaret E....
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Elizabeth Gerber on Detroiters' perceptions and priorities

Mar 8, 2019
To help produce more welcome, meaningful, effective investments in and around Detroit, U-M’s Detroit Metropolitan Area Communities Study (DMACS) aims to gather and disseminate “timely, relevant intel on Detroit public opinion.” Professor Elisabeth...
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Gerber assesses Detroiters' public opinion

Jan 7, 2019
As a research lead for U-M’s Detroit Metro Area Communities Study (DMACS), Elisabeth Gerber assesses Detroit residents’ views on crime, policing, transportation, local government and more. Thus far three waves of surveys have been used to publish...
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Announcing newly elected Alumni Board members

Dec 14, 2018
Six Ford School alumni have been elected to the Alumni Board by their peers. The term starts January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2021. The newly-elected members are: Sam Geller (MPP '17) City of Detroit, Project Manager and Analytics...
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Students Learn & Explore Careers in Detroit

Nov 16, 2018
MPP students got the opportunity to explore careers in Detroit over fall break through a trip sponsored by Graduate Career Services. On Tuesday, October 16, around 25 Ford School students gathered at the U-M Detroit Center, at the southwest corner...
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From insight to impact: fall 2018 faculty news

Sep 4, 2018
Our top-notch associate leadership team remains in place, with Paula Lantz continuing on as associate dean for academic affairs, Elisabeth Gerber continuing as the school’s associate dean for research and policy engagement, and Ann Lin continuing to...
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Detroit Neighborhood Entrepreneurs Project Expands

May 8, 2018
Under the high ceilings of a University of Michigan Stamps School of Art & Design classroom, surrounded by a semi-circle of design, accounting, and law students from U-M, entrepreneur and lifelong Detroiter Achsha Jones is reviewing dozens of sticky...