Meeting students where they are
The Ford School places a high priority on the career development of students. Students have access to a seasoned team of strategic career counselors, a deeply committed alumni base, and faculty with real-world...
The DC career exploration trip, a Ford School tradition organized by Career Services, was held this year on February 8th and 9th in person for the first time since 2020. The experience allows graduate and undergraduate students to learn about policy...
This fall, after a national search, the Ford School selected Peter Vasher as the school’s director of career services. Vasher has been with the school since 2017 and served as associate director of graduate career services for three years. During...
An impressive slate of core and visiting faculty help make the Ford School a hub for engagement with the foreign policy community and a national leader in international policy education. The Weiser Diplomacy Center (WDC) and International Policy...
For more than 25 years, the Ford School’s top-notch Graduate Career Services and Alumni Relations offices have organized an intensive two days of career panels to connect current students to the school’s powerful alumni network. The annual event has...
The 2022 winter semester will look a little bit different for two second-year Ford School graduate students. Bethany Haddad (MPP ‘22) and Kate Randall (MPP ‘22), were selected from a very competitive pool of applicants for the prestigious Riecker...
After a single semester at the Ford School, Ruqayya Ahmad (MPP ‘21) felt compelled to switch her focus. Coming in with a background in international studies, that’s what she expected to continue to concentrate on.
“After my first semester of...
Finding opportunity among the continued challenges of the coronavirus, the Ford School’s traditional career trip to Washington, DC took on a new and expanded approach this year in the form of a three-day virtual January Graduate Student Career Expo...
RSVP for the trivia and networking event on January 13!
For more than 25 years, the Ford School’s annual DC trip has inspired first and second year graduate students to explore careers, clarify goals, and make connections.
Like so many other...
On February 6 and 7, 2020, the Ford School held its annual DC career trip with record student attendance (55 graduate students) and alumni participation (140). A Ford School tradition, this year’s Washington, DC experience provided students with...
Last Tuesday, Ford School BA and Masters students participated in the second annual Policy Pitch Competition. The event, hosted by Graduate Career Services (GCS) & the Program in Practical Policy Engagement (P3E), gave presenters an opportunity to...
Ford School student Aprisal Malale (MPP ’20) had a summer internship experience that allowed him to apply his skills in public policy to help his home in Sulawesi, Indonesia—an area hit by an earthquake and tsunami last September. His experience is...
This summer, MPP students between their first and second years of study are fanned out across the globe for an internship experience. A few are gaining professional experience on Capitol Hill, including Grant Newsome (MPP ’20). His internship...
While Graduate Career Service’s yearly DC trip is only two days, its benefits reverberate to influence students’ career trajectory plans. On February 7 and 8, 35 Ford students took part in panels and information sessions around Washington, DC, on a...
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...
Washington, DC is the heartland of sorts for much of American public policy, which is one reason why Ford School alumni flock to the area after graduation. For current students, that means an extensive alumni network to approach for career...
As winter term wraps up and students find themselves tangled up in internship and job searches, “Mock Interview March” helps to alleviate anxieties.Mock interviews allow students to practice sharing their stories and experiences with prospective...
Employers can now request the 2013 resumes of Master of Public Policy and Master of Public Administration students to find candidates for summer internships and full-time job openings. The books include updated resumes from all current Ford School...
One hundred paper airplanes ascend the grand staircase at Weill Hall. What do they mean? They mean that "Don't Let the Ford School Fly Solo," a $20,000 campaign organized by the school's 2010 Class Gift Committee, has been soaring—literally.
Each...
Ann Arbor lies a short distance by air from a key hub of the public policy world in Washington, DC. Each February the Ford School's Graduate Career Services Office organizes a trip aimed at tapping, strengthening, and expanding the network of Ford...
The official start of the school year, welcome week and orientation activities at the Ford School give new master's students the opportunity to meet and engage with peers, faculty, and staff, and begin the process of preparing for the academic year.
The graduate student career expo offers opportunities for career exploration and alumni engagement through a series of virtual career programs that participants can attend either remotely or in-person in Weill Hall.
The official start of the school year, welcome week and orientation activities at the Ford School give new master's students the opportunity to meet and engage with peers, faculty, and staff, and begin the process of preparing for the academic year.
Returning Ford School Master's students completing summer internship experiences will have the opportunity to reflect/and pitch their policy impact and skills gained during their summer internship experience to a panel of esteemed judges.
Returning Ford School Master's students completing summer internship experiences will have the opportunity to reflect on their internship experience and celebrate the start of the upcoming school year.
An overview of services
As a professional school, we offer a variety of programs, services, and resources to help students grow and develop in their careers. Graduate students are encouraged to begin working with Career Services early on to...
Learn how the Ford School’s Career Services team and the Leadership Initiative accelerate career development, support internship and job searches, and prepare students to be leaders in public service. April, 2023.
Five MPP students reflect on their experiences working with Internship Search Groups and how the commitment of the groups kept them accountable to do the work required to successfully find a summer internship.
