graduation

Due to the novel coronavirus, in-person commencement celebrations have been postponed across all three University of Michigan campuses. This postponement includes the Ford School commencement ceremony, originally planned for May 2nd. We promise to...

The Ford School is so proud of the Classes of 2023—a resilient, talented group who earned their University of Michigan degrees in a time of historic challenges. This year’s graduates supported each other along the way, and they did more than just...

Twenty-one Ford School students were honored at the University of Michigan’s Winter Commencement on December 17, 2023.  Ten MPPs, two MPAs, and nine BAs were conferred at Crisler Arena on December 17, 2023. Commencement speaker David Brooks,...

Ford School alumni have opportunities to reconnect -- physically! -- with the school and with each other at upcoming events.  Classes of '20 and '21: please save the date for September 23-24, 2022, which is the U-M's Homecoming weekend, for a...

The Ford School will be celebrating the graduating Classes of 2022 on Saturday, April 30 at 4:30 p.m. at an outdoor commencement ceremony at the iconic Elbel Field. Just down the road from Weill Hall at the corner of S. Division and Hill, Elbel...

On December 19, 22 Ford School winter 2021 graduates and their families came together to celebrate a significant milestone. Four MPAs, five MPPs, twelve BAs, and one BA minor were conferred in U-M’s first in-person commencement ceremony since 2019....

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...

This year the Ford School is honored to welcome noted journalist Michele Norris as the keynote speaker at the 2019 commencement for our graduating BA, MPP, MPA, and PhD students.Norris, born in Minnesota, graduated with a degree in journalism and...

On Saturday, May 2, Ford School commencement honored the accomplishments of 184 new graduates, including 9 doctors of philosophy, 104 masters of public policy, 10 masters of public administration, and 61 bachelors of public policy. Faculty...