IPE | Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy

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Javi Piñeiro (MPP/JD’24) participates in Next Milan Forum

Apr 16, 2024

I don't think if you had told me when I was a teenager growing up in a very rural small town in Puerto Rico that one day, still being young and a student, I would be in a position to go to a conference abroad and meet with people from all over the...

Javi Pinero standing with his conference badge at the NEXT Milan Forum in Italy organized by ISPI, Università Bocconi, and the OECD

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Unique integrated policy exercise to examine the State of the Union

Dec 14, 2022

How does a president decide what to put into the annual State of the Union (SOTU) address? Which priorities should be first? How partisan or bipartisan can it be? How many applause lines could they seek? And would they ever admit that the state of...

Photo of President Ford delivering the State of the Union to a joint session of Congress in 1976

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Achieving comprehensive immigration reform in 48 hours!

Jan 23, 2022

Excitement was in the air as some 150 senators, ambassadors and representatives of national and international interest groups eyed each other at an eventing meeting, anxious, suspicious, hopeful that a comprehensive immigration reform package, so...

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Students address climate change migration at the U.N. in Integrated Policy Exercise

Feb 6, 2021

The United Nations General Assembly recently agreed to three resolutions addressing the rights of climate migrants and refugees. It was a landmark moment for international cooperation on an issue that will become more urgent as the effects of...

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Students gain deeper understanding of policymaking through Integrated Policy Exercise

Jan 11, 2018

The Senate committee chair was overthrown, a protest stalled a House committee vote, and a single vote made the difference in protecting the environmental safety of the Great Lakes--all during the Ford School’s three-day Integrated Policy Exercise...

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Engaged learning in Ford School classrooms--beyond the big-ticket experiences

Dec 23, 2016

The Ford School has a long history of emphasizing engaged learning. Many of the big-ticket experiences, like the Integrated Policy Exercise (IPE), Applied Policy Seminar (APS) now called Strategic Public Policy Consulting (SPPC), International...

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Massive policy simulation explores regional cooperation, economic development, green energy

Jan 5, 2016

It’s hardly uncommon for University of Michigan faculty to invite in an outside expert or two to share their perspectives with students in a course. Still, it’s safe to say that Elisabeth Gerber, the Jack L. Walker Professor of Public Policy, has...

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Sound policy decisions, real-world time constraints and pressures, the Integrated Policy Exercise

Jan 14, 2015

Prior to taking part in the Ford School’s annual Integrated Policy Exercise (IPE) last week, Andrew Floyd (MPP ‘16) had a relatively vague notion of the part lobbyists played in the legislative process. After being cast as a lobbyist during the...

'Ford School feed'—DC alumni event with Justin Wolfers, Towsley Foundation Policymaker in Residence Ambassador Richard Boucher, students' testimony on equity crowdfunding legislation, and more

Jan 29, 2014

The latest edition of the Ford School feed, an email news source for alumni and friends of the school, arrived in inboxes today.This winter edition of feed invites our alumni and friends to the annual DC event featuring Ford School/Brookings/New...

Greetings from the Dean - Feed January 2014

Jan 28, 2014

A new year begins, and I write with the warmest wishes that 2014 will bring health, peace, and prosperity to you and yours, and to the many wonderful communities you serve. For the Ford School, 2014 is a very special year: our centennial anniversary...

Students tackle Great Lakes policy challenges in Integrated Policy Exercise

Jan 15, 2014

Now in its 14th year, the Integrated Policy Exercise (IPE) has become a signature component of the Ford School master's program. For three days during the first week of January, MPP and MPA students play stakeholders in in a large-scale and...

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You can get there from here

Apr 22, 2013

RTA Board representative Elisabeth R. Gerber sees the possibilities transit can offer for Southeast Michigan-and for the region's hardest hit city Getting from Detroit to Ann Arbor is a trip in more ways than one. The two cities are 43 miles...

Students take on comprehensive immigration reform for annual Integrated Policy Exercise

Jan 21, 2010

The winter semester kicked off early for Ford School MPP students, who arrived back on campus before classes started for the annual Integrated Policy Exercise (IPE). The topic for this year's IPE was comprehensive immigration legislation, a package...

Integrated Policy Exercise (IPE)

An OverviewEach year, all first-year master's students participate in a three-day simulation known as the Integrated Policy Exercise (IPE), a highly interactive that allows students to immerse themselves in a timely policy issue, demonstrating their...

PUBPOL 638

PUBPOL 638: Integrated Policy Exercise (IPE)

This course will be held January 10-11,...

PUBPOL 638

PUBPOL 638.001: Integrated Policy Exercise

Elisabeth Gerber

The Integrated Policy Exercise provides students with a week long opportunity to work intensively on a policy issue. The course is held the first week in...

PUBPOL 638

PUBPOL 638.001: Integrated Policy Exercise

Elisabeth Gerber

The Integrated Policy Exercise provides students with a week long opportunity to work intensively on a policy issue. The course is held the first week in...

PUBPOL 638

PUBPOL 638.001: Integrated Policy Exercise

Elisabeth Gerber

The Integrated Policy Exercise provides students with a week long opportunity to work intensively on a policy issue. The course is held the first week in...

2023 Integrated Policy Exercise (IPE)

Mar 13, 2023 0:01:31

Learn about the 2023 all-school Integrated Policy Exercise, which examined the annual State of the Union address. January, 2023

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Sights and Sounds: 2012 Integrated Policy Exercise (IPE)

Jan 25, 2012 0:01:59

Watch and enjoy some of the sights and sounds of the 2012 Integrated Policy Exercise. January, 2012

Integrated Policy Exercise (IPE): a 2012 recap

Jan 9, 2012 0:01:58

A brief recap: 2012 all-school Integrated Policy Exercise about U.S.-Mexico border policy. January, 2012.