Our commitment
Our commitment to the public good is inseparable from our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We value community, integrity, respect, service, inclusion, diversity, and equity. We aspire for our work to be excellent,...
We are getting ready to launch our next strategic, focused, and impactful DEI plan in October 2023.
The Ford School spent the 2022-23 academic year evaluating and learning from our first five-year strategic plan (2016-2022) while keeping our...
Four U-M faculty members have been named University Diversity and Social Transformation Professors for their exceptional contributions to diversity, equity and inclusion through research, teaching and service.
The Board of Regents approved the...
The University of Michigan is currently in an interim period between its strategic plans for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), with the next plan set to launch in early fall 2023. The Ford School community did not pause, however, and is hard...
In an event on December 5, 2022, Ford School interim dean Celeste Watkins-Hayes told a group of Capitol Hill staffers and other DC professionals that a public policy education can lead to community impact.
“I'm a firm believer in the idea that...
A new massive open online course available on Michigan Online will help STEM and policy professionals, community organizers, and students understand how injustices can become embedded in technology and associated policies. “Justice and Equity in...
In corporate boardrooms, women often face backlash or negative career consequences when they are unable to display both warmth and competence — gendered societal expectations commonly referred to as the ‘double bind.’ Morela Hernandez, the Ligia...
Diversity, equity, and inclusion work continues at the Ford School
Diversity, equity, and inclusion are core values of the Ford School. They’re inseparable from our pursuit of the public good. They’re essential to the character of the...
Updates regarding faculty, staff, and student DEI-related activity at the Ford School
Diversifying who we are
The Undergraduate Students of Color in Public Policy (SCPP) hosted an undergraduate application preparation and panel discussion....
Recently, Shobita Parthasarathy appeared on the Issues in Science and Technology podcast, The Ongoing Transformation, to discuss her article, "Innovation as a Force for Equity."
"As someone who is dedicated to the project of equity and justice in...
The Ford School and its research centers will be hosting a variety of events during February, Black History Month, examining a range of topics concerning the struggles for racial equity.
The Center for Racial Justice, Weiser Diplomacy Center and...
Updates regarding faculty, staff, and student DEI-related activity at the Ford School
Diversifying who we are
The undergraduate organization, Students of Color in Public Policy (SCPP), hosted an undergraduate application preparation and...
Three Ford School undergraduates have been recognized with Central Campus Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Spirit Awards, noting their exemplification of Dr. King’s leadership and vision. The students, Janani Gandhi (BA ‘22), Ayodele Ojo (BA ‘23),...
Updates regarding faculty, staff, and student DEI-related activity at the Ford School
Diversifying who we are
Students connected one-on-one with the Ford School of Public Policy and 50 of the top public policy and international affairs...
Updates regarding faculty, staff, and student DEI-related activity at the Ford School
Diversifying who we are
This fall, the Ford School welcomed several new faculty with expertise in education and social policy, national security, and...
The University of Michigan Ford School of Public Policy is launching a new Center for Racial Justice designed to expand knowledge about the complex intersections between race and public policy and create a community of leaders, scholars and students...
This spring, the Ford School finishes the implementation of our 5-year strategic plan for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), launched in 2016 in concert with a University-wide set of coordinated DEI plans. This summer we will develop strategic...
By David Pratt
Paula Lantz completes remarkable term as associate dean
Diversity, equity, and inclusion. Curricular overhaul and creation of a new master’s program. A leadership initiative. Helping students, faculty, and staff through a...
Updates regarding faculty, staff, and student DEI-related activity at the Ford School
Diversifying what and how we teach
The Ford School launched a new predoctoral program — in partnership with a consortium of leading policy schools — that...
Eight new University of Michigan faculty positions have been selected for funding in the first round of hires that will be a part of the Anti-Racism Faculty Hiring Initiative.
One of those new hires will be at the Ford School, with a focus on...
Updates regarding faculty, staff, and student DEI-related activity at the Ford School
Diversifying what and how we teach
Morela Hernandez adds leadership and diversity expertise to Ford School faculty. The University of Michigan Regents...
Earlier today, the University of Michigan Regents approved the appointment of Morela Hernandez as professor of public policy with tenure at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, effective August 31, 2021. She will also hold a collegiate chair...
Updates regarding faculty, staff, and student DEI-related activity at the Ford School
Diversifying what and how we teach
Parthasarathy profiled: why we need to diversify expertise. In a Public Books Public Thinker profile, Shobita...
New Ford School sociologist Celeste Watkins-Hayes works at the intersection of inequality, public policy, and institutions, with a special focus on urban poverty and race, class, and gender studies. Her most recent book Remaking a Life: How Women...
Ford School students engaged in real problem-solving in the fall 2020 semester, tackling some of the most important issues facing Michigan. The undergraduate and graduate students participated in research and analysis projects as a part of the...
By Rebecca Cohen (MPP ‘09)
There are more than 3 trillion Google search results for “leadership.” Articles about the “7 leadership mistakes you’re probably making” and “Why You Can’t Teach Leadership” and “11 leadership characteristics”...
Updates regarding faculty, staff, and student DEI-related activity at the Ford School
Diversifying what and how we teach
Ford School professor of Economics, Betsey Stevenson, speaks on three reasons companies are now showing support for...
Updates regarding faculty, staff, and student DEI-related activity at the Ford School
Diversifying what and how we teach
The Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (NASPAA) awarded the Ford School its 2020...
Updates regarding faculty, staff, and student DEI-related activity at the Ford School
Diversifying what and how we teach
Based on a generous gift from Hal and Carol Kohn and the Kohn Charitable Trust, the Ford School will establish...
Today the University of Michigan Regents approved the appointment of professor Celeste Watkins-Hayes as the Jean E. Fairfax Collegiate Professor of Public Policy for a five-year renewable term.
The Fairfax Collegiate Professorship was established...
