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Kohn Collaborative for Social Policy

The Kohn Collaborative for Social Policy advances research and policy solutions, and works with policymakers and stakeholders to promote a more inclusive, just society for all. The collaborative consists of four pillars: Kohn Professors, Kohn Scholar...
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Spotlights, spring 2026

May 7, 2026
Over spring break, annual policy study trips took undergrads to Brussels for the BA Global Engagement Seminar (above) and graduate students to Colombia for the International Policy in Practice seminar (below).
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2026 DC trip brings together Ford School students and alumni

Feb 20, 2026
Over 80 undergraduate and graduate students traveled to Washington, DC, for the Ford School's annual Career Exploration Days, bringing together current and future generations of policymakers for lively conversations about the policy landscape and pro...
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Bagenstos warns of a return to eugenics and the Poor Law

Dec 14, 2025
The Ford School's Samuel Bagenstos presented the Arlene Susan Kohn Professor of Social Policy Lecture lecture, which focused on the retrenchment of recognition and support for the disabled community in policies across healthcare and education.
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Michigan redefines support for new families

Dec 8, 2025
Rx Kids, the nation’s first community-wide prenatal and infant cash program, has improved infant health, reduced evictions, and achieved a high return on investment. Now, with new state commitments, it will reach about one-third of all births statewi...
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State & Hill

How do you ensure every child gets a strong start?

Dec 8, 2025
For nearly two decades, Christina Weiland has partnered with education leaders nationwide to pinpoint how to strengthen early learning. She teamed up with Boston Public Schools to roll out and assess their universal pre-K program. With evidence-based...
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In the Media

Shaefer on Trump administration's use of contingency funds for SNAP

Nov 3, 2025 CBS Detroit
The Ford School's Luke Shaefer spoke with CBS Detroit on the federal government shutdown's impact on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).  "There are senior citizens, millions of senior citizens, millions of families with kids who ar...
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The effects of pausing SNAP benefits: U-M experts can comment

Oct 27, 2025
EXPERTS ADVISORY University of Michigan experts are available to discuss the impact of a potential halt in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding due to the federal government shutdown. A directive from the U.S. Department of Agriculture h...
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Herd addresses barriers to health benefit access

Oct 27, 2025
Ford School Professor Pamela Herd addressed barriers to families accessing health benefits at a recent conference. Herd, the Carol Kakalec Kohn Professor of Social Policy, was speaking a forum organized by the Tax Policy Center, a collaboration betwe...
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Ford School names Mericel Mirabal as 2025 Kohn Scholar

Sep 18, 2025
The Ford School recognizes Mericel Mirabal (MPP ‘27) as the 2025 Kohn Scholar. Kohn Scholars are chosen for their outstanding qualifications and commitment to public service and advancing social policy. The fellowship is a Ford School Rackham Master'...
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Bagenstos: states can ensure access to vaccines

Aug 29, 2025 The New Republic
“All that would have to happen is for some state to purchase a whole bunch of vaccines,” Bagenstos says, “then have the state’s chief health officer prescribe the vaccine to anyone who wants them—and then provide the vaccines out of the state’s own s...
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New U-M professorship to support environmental policy

Jun 2, 2025
The University of Michigan will establish the Lenore K. and Robert Damrauer Professorship of Social Policy at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy to contribute to policies and actions that advance sound U.S. environmental policies.
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Herd and Moynihan call out politicization of science

May 15, 2025
As the Trump administration seeks to reclassify tens of thousands of civil service jobs into political appointments, Ford School professors Pamela Herd and Donald Moynihan note assert that “politicization of public services generally worsens public-s...
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New gift to support early childhood education policy research

May 14, 2025
The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan will establish the Martha Darling and Gilbert Omenn Research Fund for Early Childhood Education with a generous $500,000 commitment from Martha A. Darling and Gilbert S. Omenn.
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Rx Kids celebration in the news as it expands to Kalamazoo

Feb 9, 2025
More than 1,300 babies and families in the city of Flint have received nearly $6 million in cash prescriptions since Rx Kids launched in January 2024. A birthday bash complete with cupcakes, coloring pages, and other birthday fun, was held Jan. 29 at...
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In the Media

Withholding funding is not reasonable - Bagenstos

Feb 4, 2025 Marketplace
Professor at the Ford School and former General Counsel to the Office of Management and Budget, Samuel Bagenstos said the president "withholding certain funding — including for green energy projects and foreign aid" is not supported by "proper reason...
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