Jenna Bednar

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State & Hill

Tracking the issues: post-2020 election

Dec 9, 2020

In the aftermath of the 2020 election, Ford School faculty weighed in on what happened and what’s next, including the immediate policies a Biden-Harris Administration should tackle. Jenna Bednar Professor of public policy and political...

State & Hill

Faculty News fall 2020

Dec 9, 2020

Javed Ali organized a panel for New America on domestic terrorism. His new podcast, The Burn Bag, produced with two Ford School alumni, A'ndre Gonawela (BA ‘19) and Ryan Rosenthal (BA ‘19), has featured U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan, General David...

News

Exciting new faculty join the Ford School, deepen expertise in key specialty areas

Jul 28, 2020

The Ford School welcomes a number of outstanding new faculty members who will provide additional depth in areas such as political attitudes and the media, diplomacy and international relations, race and social policy, international political...

News

Bednar adds depth in political science and politics to Ford School offerings

Jul 16, 2020

The Ford School is pleased to announce that political scientist Jenna Bednar will be joining the faculty as a professor of public policy with tenure. Bednar is also a professor of political science, as well as a research professor with the Center...

Conversations Across Differences

Promoting Civic Discourse - Democratic and Republican politicians on bridging the political divide

Mar 19, 2025, 4:00-5:30 pm EDT

Joan and Sanford Weill Hall Annenberg Auditorium

Politicians from across the aisle discuss cross-partisan collaboration and how it can play a vital role in promoting unity, understanding, and constructive dialogue, ultimately benefiting the public by facilitating more inclusive and effective governance.

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Radical Conversations

Oct 10, 2024, 5:30-6:30 pm EDT

Michigan Theater 603 E Liberty St. Ann Arbor, MI 48104

In a time of profound division, embracing diverse perspectives becomes a catalyst for meaningful change. How do we transcend boundaries to cultivate an environment committed to fostering honest, caring, and courageous conversations?

Conversations Across Differences

Dean's Symposium - The State of Democracy around the World

Apr 12, 2024, 1:00 pm EDT

Betty Ford Classroom (1110)

Democracy around the world is both robust -- two billion people will be able to cast a ballot in 2924 -- and fragile, as threats to the voting process, to the structures of democratic society, and to the voters themselves afflict many nations.

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Dean's Symposium promo image featuring Bednar, Biegun, Carroll and Page

What human flourishing looks like

May 25, 2021, 2:00 pm EDT

Jenna Bednar, Hilary Cottam, James Manyika, and Gillian Tett outline possible directions for meeting the challenges of poverty, inequality, and injustice, embedded within new moral political economies of shared prosperity and flourishing.

Policy Talks @ the Ford School

Tribal sovereignty: Current issues and legal challenges

Dec 1, 2020, 4:00-5:00 pm EST

Join us for a panel discussion on Tribal issues, focusing on Tribes’ status as sovereign governments and current issues relating to tribal government.

CLOSUP Lecture Series, Conversations Across Differences, Policy Talks @ the Ford School

Jocelyn Benson and Frank LaRose on voter turnout and access in Ohio and Michigan

Oct 9, 2020, 3:00-4:00 pm EDT

Online event

The Ford School invites you to join us for a conversation on voting rights and voter access, featuring Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose.