Since World War I, defense funding has been a driver of social science’s growth. The dense ties between social science and defense agencies benefitted social research but also attracted decades of heavy criticism. This long and entangled history has...
As part of its One Million Black Women (OMBW) initiative, Goldman Sachs becomes the inaugural funder of the Ford School’s Center for Racial Justice Visiting Fellows Program.
The investment will fund one visiting fellow for the 2022-2023 academic...
The recent flooding in the Detroit area has raised many issues for residents. Homes that were already in need of repairs were damaged even further. Detroiters don't want to move, but restricted government funds for home repairs are making that...
The Legacy of Racial Violence, a 4-year project spearheaded by Christian Davenport, professor of political science, recently received funding from the Research Council of Norway. The Research Council is the Norwegian government's policy advisor and...
On April 22, 2019, U-M’s Sociology Department announced many of its students had won competitive fellowships for the 2019-2020 year, including Ford School joint-doctoral student Jasmine Simington. Simington is the recipient of the National Science...
Barry Rabe and Sarah Mills of the Ford School constitute the policy arm of the new multidisciplinary project for advancing new sustainability-focused policies that promote renewable energy proposals. Along with Tony Reames of the School for...
A single gift can make a difference, and gifts to the Ford School yield impressive returns.The Annenberg Professorship, established to honor the life and legacy of President Ford, enabled the Ford School to attract and retain Brian Jacob, a rising...
The University of Michigan FinTech Collaboratory, of which the Center on Finance, Law & Policy is part, is collaborating with MCubed to announce new funding opportunities for University of Michigan faculty who are undertaking research, course development, or other educational programming focused on financial technology.
P3E and U-M Librarians Paul Barrow and Alexandra Rivera lead a workshop to examine the nonprofit funding landscape, investigate what funders are looking for, and survey tools and resources that nonprofit organiza
