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Brian A. Jacob helps city schools become data driven

Apr 22, 2013

In an era of shrinking public education budgets, school districts cannot afford to make the wrong decision when they hire a teacher or cut a program. To make sure they reach the right answers, administrators are turning to Annenberg Professor Brian...

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David Bohnett Foundation gift supports prestigious fellowship

Mar 29, 2013

A $374,000 gift from the David Bohnett Foundation will extend and expand the David Bohnett Public Service Fellowship at the Ford School for three additional years. The Bohnett Fellowship is a prestigious, competitive award that provides...

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Detroit Free Press cites CLOSUP findings in editorial on state finances

Feb 28, 2013

The Detroit Free Press cited a recent Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS) in an editorial arguing that the well-being of Michigan cities must be considered when balancing Michigan's state budget. As explained in the editorial, Michigan...

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Kristin Seefeldt speaks with New York Times, NPR on debt in America

Jan 18, 2013

Kristin Seefeldt spoke with The New York Times and National Public Radio's On Point about her research following the debt burdens of single mothers in Detroit. The New York Times interviewed Seefeldt for the article "Life in the Red," which looks...

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Students flex policy muscles in Integrated Policy Exercise

Jan 15, 2013

Now in its 13th consecutive year, the Integrated Policy Exercise (IPE) has become a signature activity of the Ford School master's program. For three days during the first week of January, MPP and MPA students role play stakeholders in a...

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Rabe, Ruff speak with The Detroit News on right-to-work

Dec 8, 2012

The Detroit News interviewed Barry Rabe and Craig Ruff about the decision by Governor Rick Snyder to endorse right-to-work legislation in Michigan. The decision, Rabe said, could be a defining moment in Snyder's political career, potentially...

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Community is an intervention: NPC panel on recession and recovery emphasizes collaboration across sectors

Dec 4, 2012

On November 19 at the U-M Detroit Center, the National Poverty Center (NPC) in conjunction with the C.S. Mott Foundation, hosted the panel discussion, "Michigan's Recession and Recovery: Opportunities for the Research, Non-profit, and Civic...

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Marina Whitman spoke with Crain's Detroit Business on future of business, post-election

Nov 26, 2012

Marina Whitman spoke on a panel of nonprofit and private sector executives, organized by Crain's Detroit Business and Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP, which focused on issues facing businesses in the wake of the recent presidential...

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Detroit Free Press cites CLOSUP report, distrust of state as factor in tax reform

Nov 19, 2012

The Detroit Free Press cited a new Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS) published by the Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP) in an article on the possible elimination of Michigan's personal property tax. The report found that 74%...

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Detroit Free Press, others cover Michigan Merit Curriculum study

Oct 22, 2012

The Detroit Free Press reported on a new study from the Michigan Consortium for Educational Research , of which the Ford School Education Policy Initiative is a member, assessing the impact of the Michigan Merit Curriculum. The study analyzed the...

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Michigan Public Policy Survey reflects divide amongst local leaders over the state's emergency manager law

Sep 27, 2012

The latest poll from the Michigan Public Policy Survey reflects divided opinions over the state's emergency manager law, the Detroit Free Press and Detroit News have reported. The MPPS findings, released Monday, found 38 percent of local leaders...

Greetings from the Dean

Sep 9, 2012

Dear Alumni and Friends:On July 12—what would have been President Ford’s 99th birthday—the Ford School once again celebrated Worldwide Ford School Spirit day . From Ann Arbor to San Francisco to Tokyo, Ford School students, alums, faculty, and...

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Ford School names DeLeeuw and McIntyre as its third annual Bohnett Public Service Fellows

Aug 1, 2012

Incoming MPP candidates Andrew DeLeeuw and Adrianna McIntyre have been named the 2013 recipients of the David Bohnett Foundation Leadership and Public Service Fellowship. DeLeeuw and McIntyre will have their in-state tuition covered for two years...

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Barry Rabe quoted in Detroit Free Press article on renewable energy issues in Michigan

Jul 1, 2012

Barry Rabe commented on the costs and benefits of changes to Michigan's renewable energy policy in a Detroit Free Press article on the debate surrounding a proposed amendment to the state constitution. The amendment would require utilities to...

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Prepared to lead: Jeff S. Barnes (MPP '09)

May 12, 2012

It's a sure bet that running a political campaign isn't as difficult or dangerous as leading 500 soldiers into combat during two tours in Iraq. But when former army captain Jeff Barnes was offered the chance to join Rick Snyder's Michigan...

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Staging a comeback

Apr 26, 2012

"I believe Detroit is too big to fail. We must bail out Main Street, and so we need an all-hands-on-deck approach to help us turn the city around," said an impassioned community activist at a Detroit Financial Review Board meeting in March. The...

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CLOSUP's Michigan Public Policy Survey on state funding incentives for local collaborations appears in local, regional news outlets

Apr 9, 2012

Findings from a recent Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS) published by the Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP) were cited in an Associated Press story published in a number of local and regional news sources including the Detroit...

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To the city and the world

Jan 5, 2012

Los Angeles-based David Bohnett is the founder and managing member of the early stage technology fund, Baroda Ventures. In 1994, he founded GeoCities.com, one of the original Internet success stories. He is chairman of the board of the Los Angeles...

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Public Service In The City

Jan 5, 2012

Bohnett Fellows learn to devise policy inside Detroit mayor's office Elizabeth Palazzola and Julie Schneider knew Detroit pretty well even before last summer. Then they learned a whole new side of it—the inside—as members of Mayor Dave Bing's...

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America Unequal

Jan 5, 2012

The Last Word Distinguished University Professor Sheldon H. Danziger is one of the nation's foremost experts on poverty and inequality. He has led the National Poverty Center (NPC) since 2002. S&H: Tell us about the NPC's Michigan Recession...

John R. Chamberlin quoted in Detroit Free Press article, "Ex-chairwoman of Detroit Metro Airport board didn't disclose conflicts of interest"

Nov 27, 2011

John R. Chamberlin spoke to the Detroit Free Press about the resignation of Renee Axt, the former chairwoman of the Detroit Metro Airport board. According to the article authors, Axt resigned a few days after the Wayne County executive called for...

Greetings from the Dean

Sep 8, 2011

Dear Alumni and Friends, I’ve recently returned from Jackson Hole, Wyo., where I participated once again in the Federal Reserve Bank’s annual Economic Policy Symposium. This year’s focus was long-term global economic growth. With volatile...

Greetings from the Dean

Sep 8, 2011

Stephanie Chang, Diana Flora named 2011 David Bohnett Foundation Leadership and Public Service Fellows

May 31, 2011

The Ford School is pleased to announce our 2011 David Bohnett Foundation Leadership and Public Service Fellows, Stephanie Chang and Diana Flora.The Bohnett award is a prestigious, competitive fellowship that will provide two years of tuition support...

Elisabeth R. Gerber pens Detroit Free Press op-ed about Michigan's brownfield, historic tax credits

May 4, 2011

Elisabeth R. Gerber, Chris Miller (DDA director and economic development coordinator for the city of Adrian), and Daniel P. Gilmartin (CEO and executive director of the Michigan Municipal League) penned an op-ed for the Detroit Free Press called,...

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Michigander finds new reasons to love Detroit

Apr 26, 2011

Last summer, life-long Michigander Mynti Hossain (MPP '11) won a competitive internship with the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation (DEGC). The Ford School's longstanding partnerships with DEGC and other Motor City nonproft and government groups...

David Bohnett Foundation Leadership and Public Service Fellowship applications now being accepted

Mar 11, 2011

The Ford School is now accepting applications for the David Bohnett Foundation Leadership and Public Service Fellowship, a prestigious, competitive fellowship that will provide two years of tuition support and a paid summer internship in the City of...

Elisabeth R. Gerber, MPP students cited in articles about proposed Macomb County task force

Feb 16, 2011

Research by MPP students in Elisabeth R. Gerber's Applied Policy Seminar was cited in multiple press reports about a new Macomb County task force. The task force will work to promote and expand Macomb County's already significant share of economic...

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Political novice leads "tough nerd" to victory

Dec 6, 2010

Jeff Barnes (MPP '09) had never run a political campaign before Michigan gubernatorial candidate Rick Snyder promoted him to campaign manager in August. The choice made sense for Snyder, a technology entrepreneur running for his first public office....

Brian Jacob quoted in Detroit News, "Teachers rule in experimental school"

Sep 3, 2010

Brian Jacob spoke to the Detroit News about the success of a new teacher-led Detroit school set to open this fall, Palmer Park Preparatory Academy.Two lead teachers and an executive administrator will take over some of the duties previously held by...