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Master’s applications are now open for fall 2021

Sep 30, 2020

The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy has opened applications for fall 2021 for our top-ranked graduate programs: Master of Public Policy (MPP) and Master of Public Affairs (MPA). The Ford School community is engaged in public policy at a...

Weill Hall entrance with "Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy" etched into the glass

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Ford School Leadership Initiative expands with Meijer Foundation gift

Sep 14, 2020

With a generous gift from the Meijer Foundation, the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy will expand programming that helps students develop leadership skills needed for outstanding public service. “Hank Meijer and the Meijer Foundation are...

Hank Meijer and Dean Michael Barr in Petoskey, Michigan on Worldwide Ford School Spirit Day

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Celebrating the 2020 graduating classes

Apr 29, 2020

The Ford School is proud to celebrate our classes of 2020 graduates—BAs, MPPs, MPAs, and PhDs—as they move forward to work on collaborative, creative solutions to complex challenges in the public, private, and not-for-profit sectors. Due to the...

Ford School website redesign and upgrade

Mar 27, 2020

The Ford School is excited to announce that we are underway with a major redesign and technological upgrade of our website. The new website is scheduled to launch just prior to the start of the fall semester, in late August 2020. The Ford School...

We’re halfway there! Ford School seeks 500 alumni donors to unlock a $50,000 matching gift

Jan 30, 2020

Give today to the Ford School Fund for Student Support! As of January 24, the Ford School exceeded the halfway mark in its Alumni Giving Challenge with 264 alumni gifts! This unlocked $25,000 in matching funds. Now let’s finish the job. A...

Students and alumni networking at the Ford School's DC trip

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Applications for interdisciplinary student prize now open

Jan 29, 2020

Submissions are now being accepted for the Ford School’s top award for student work, the Peter Eckstein Prize for Interdisciplinary Research and Policy Analysis. The second annual Peter Eckstein Prize will be awarded later this spring to a Ford...

University of Michigan selected to host Presidential Debate in 2020

Oct 11, 2019

ANN ARBOR—The University of Michigan will host a Presidential Debate on Oct. 15, 2020, the Commission on Presidential Debates announced today. The debate, which will take place in the university’s Crisler Center, will be the second in a series of...

Aerial of U-M central campus including Weill Hall

Summer update from the Ford School Alumni Board

Jun 20, 2019

Greetings Ford School alumni, Summer has FINALLY arrived in Ann Arbor! It has been a busy time at Weill Hall--the semester came to an end, the Ford School celebrated commencement, and the Alumni Board held its annual Spring meeting. As your...

Ford School faculty promotions approved by Regents

May 17, 2019

On Thursday May 16, 2019, the University of Michigan Board of Regents approved the promotions of Betsey Stevenson, H. Luke Shaefer, and Sarah A. Burgard. Betsey Stevenson was promoted to professor of public policy and professor of economics, College...

U-M exploring possibility of hosting a 2020 presidential debate

Apr 11, 2019

The University of Michigan is exploring the possibility of hosting a presidential debate during the 2020 campaign.In an April 1 letter to the Commission on Presidential Debates, President Mark Schlissel said, “It is with great honor that the...

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Towsley courses offer unique learning experience

Mar 28, 2019

The Harry A. and Margaret D. Towsley Foundation Policymaker in Residence Program, established in 2002, pops the academic bubble in its promotion of student, faculty, and policymaker exchange by bringing individuals with significant national and...

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The Ford School is #1 in policy analysis and #1 in social policy, according to latest rankings of graduate public affairs programs

Mar 12, 2019

The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan is nationally recognized again as one of the top graduate programs in public affairs, according to the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings. The Ford School is the...

The Ford School honors Congressman John Dingell

Feb 7, 2019

The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan is deeply saddened by the passing of Congressman John Dingell, an icon who represented southeast Michigan in the United States Congress for nearly sixty years.Dingell and his...

Lou Fintor new U.S. State Department Diplomat in Residence

Feb 4, 2019

Lou Fintor is the Ford School’s new Diplomat in Residence (DIR), a U.S. State Department Foreign Service Officer offering State Department career, internship, and fellowship information.Joining the Foreign Service in 2002, Fintor served as U.S....

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We’re in this together: Poverty Solutions releases its 2018 Impact Report

Feb 1, 2019

Poverty Solutions released its 2018 Impact Report earlier this week. The report chronicles the Presidential Initiative’s successes over the past year, including a deepening partnership with the City of Detroit. Housed at the Ford School, Poverty...

Ford School students receive MLK Spirit Award

Jan 25, 2019

Two Ford School undergraduate students, Alexandra (Drea) Somers (BA ’19) and Ashley Tjhung (BA ’19), were among the winners who received the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Spirit Award. The MLK Spirit Award recognizes students who exemplify the...

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New student prize recognizes interdisciplinary policy research

Jan 23, 2019

Starting this semester, students will have a new opportunity to earn recognition for excellent interdisciplinary research and writing. The Peter Eckstein Prize for Interdisciplinary Research and Policy Analysis, will be awarded to a Ford School...

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Ford School joins fellow public affairs schools in Diversity Alliance

Jan 7, 2019

The Ford School partnered with five other public affairs schools across the U.S. to launch the Public Affairs Diversity Alliance. Through the Alliance, the schools commit to training, mentoring, and promoting diverse scholars and sustaining a...

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It’s HAILing coverage for Susan Dynarski and team

Dec 21, 2018

Last week, Susan Dynarski, Ford School professor, and her fellow researchers released a new research study titled “Closing the Gap: The Effect of a Targeted, Tuition-Free Promise on College Choices of High-Achieving, Low-Income Students.” Since...

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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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HAILed it: Tuition-free promise effectively recruits low-income students to U-M

Dec 12, 2018

ANN ARBOR—High-achieving, low-income students who received personalized commitment of financial aid are more than twice as likely to apply, be admitted to and enroll in a top-tier university, according to a new University of Michigan...

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New U-M professorship to support social justice research, action

Dec 6, 2018

By Mandira Banerjee | Originally published by Michigan News, December 6, 2018 ANN ARBOR—A $2.5 million gift by the Kohn Charitable Trust to the University of Michigan will establish a new professorship of social justice and social policy at the...

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New collaboration supports education research between U-M, MSU and state of Michigan

Nov 28, 2018

The launch of a new research collaboration and a data center at the University of Michigan marks the start of a unique collaboration between U-M, Michigan State University, the Michigan Department of Education and the Center for Educational...

Photo of a posterboard of MERI partners in the foreground; with kickoff event attendees networking in the background

Ford School hosts faculty roundtable with Sen. Peters on issues related to emerging technologies

Nov 2, 2018

Faculty from the Ford School and around the University joined an expert roundtable with Senator Gary Peters (D-MI) on Wednesday. Sen. Peters called on faculty to provide insight into some of the rapidly-moving emerging technologies that intersect...

U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI) at a roundtable hosted by the Ford School and shown here with Shobita Parthasarathy and Bob Axelrod.

Steve Tobocman makes an economic—and heartfelt—case for immigration

Oct 19, 2018

Ford school alum and former Michigan Representative Steve Tobocman (MPP/JD ’97) penned an opinion piece for Bridge titled “Would my grandfather be allowed into the U.S. today, would yours?,” going into his personal and professional reasons to reject...

Ford School’s Shaefer recognized by university for scholarship and service

Oct 3, 2018

H. Luke Shaefer, associate professor of public policy at the Ford School and director of Poverty Solutions, was honored this week with the University of Michigan’s Faculty Recognition Award. He is among 22 faculty members honored during this annual...

New concentrations offered to strengthen MPP skillset

Oct 1, 2018

Master of Public Policy (MPP) students will have the opportunity to declare a concentration in one of five policy areas starting in fall 2019. The five optional concentrations include Public Policy Analysis Methods, Public & Non-Profit...

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Bloomberg cites Catherine Hausman - oil executive pay disproportionate to oil price

Sep 21, 2018

In “How Oil Bosses Make Their Own Luck,” Bloomberg Opinion columnist Liam Denning reports that oil executive compensation continues to skyrocket in a disparate relation to oil prices. Instead of pay reflecting fluctuations in price, oil executives...

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The Ford School ranked number 5 program of public affairs in the U.S.

Mar 20, 2018

The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan continues to be recognized nationally as a top graduate program in public affairs, according to the latest U.S News & World Report rankings. In overall rankings for public...

State & Hill

Barr introduces fall 2017 S&H: The role of the university as "society's servant and critic"

Dec 30, 2017

I'm Michael Barr, and I'm pleased to introduce myself as the Joan and Sanford Weill Dean of the Ford School. While I'm new as dean, I've been working collaboratively with Ford School faculty members for 20 years now. And two decades in, I'm still...