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Richard Norton Smith and Hank Meijer dive into the life and presidency of Gerald R. Ford

Apr 24, 2023

For many Americans, President Gerald Ford was the genial accident of history who controversially pardoned his Watergate-tarnished predecessor, presided over the fall of Saigon, and became a punching bag on Saturday Night Live. Yet as Richard Norton...

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Ford-Rackham Master’s Award endowed in Michael Barr’s name

Dec 19, 2022

A new graduate fellowship has been endowed in honor of former dean Michael S. Barr, thanks to a generous lead gift from Jim Hudak (MPP ’71), chair of the Ford School Committee. The Ford-Rackham Master's Awards (RMA) are one of the Ford School’s and...

Photo of Michael Barr speaking to the classes of 2022 from a podium on stage at Elbel Field

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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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25 years on, celebrating the impact of the Ford School Committee

Dec 27, 2016

First gathering The Ford School Committee began to meet regularly in 1991. Known then as the Committee for IPPS (the Institute for Public Policy Studies, or IPPS, was the predecessor to the Ford School), the goal was to promote, and increase...

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A conversation with businessman, philanthropist, and Ford School friend, Hank Meijer

Dec 18, 2012

Detroiters spend an estimated $4.6 billion each year on groceries and other merchandise. And more than $1.5 billion of those retail dollars are spent outside of the city. That's about to change: in May 2012 Michigan-based retailer Meijer broke...

An Ordinary Man: The Surprising Life and Historic Presidency of Gerald R. Ford

Apr 17, 2023, 6:00-7:30 pm EDT

Weill Hall Annenberg Auditorium (1120)

Join the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation and the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library & Museum for an event at the Ford School hosted as part of the long-awaited book tour for Richard Norton Smith's An Ordinary Man. Richard Norton Smith will be joined in conversation with Hank Meijer to explore Richard’s new book An Ordinary Man: The Surprising Life and Historic Presidency of Gerald R. Ford.

Arthur Vandenberg: The Man in the Middle of the American Century

Nov 15, 2017, 7:00 pm EST

Ford Library

Join us for a book talk with Hendrik Meijer about Arthur Vandenberg, a Republican Senator from Grand Rapids, MI. The event is co-sponsored by the Bentley Library, Ford Library, and the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy.

Ford School Committee

The Ford School Committee Founded in 1991 to promote and increase private support for the Ford School's students, research, and policy engagement, the Committee for the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy is comprised of leaders from the public...

Richard Norton Smith: The Surprising Life and Historic Presidency of Gerald R. Ford

Apr 17, 2023 1:30:00

The Ford School hosts an event as part of the long-awaited book tour for Richard Norton Smith's An Ordinary Man: The Surprising Life and Historic Presidency of Gerald R. Ford, with Richard Norton Smith and Hank Meijer.