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Leadership Initiative

The Ford School's Leadership Initiative develops and offers a growing suite of graduate and undergraduate student leadership courses, coaching, and extracurricular programs that build on and complement the school's excellent, rigorous curriculum. Led...
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Leadership coaching

All Ford School master's students have the opportunity to work with a certified executive leadership coach—a growth activity that is typically reserved for senior leaders and executives much further along in their careers. For Master of Public Policy...
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Extracurricular programming

The Leadership Initiative hosts workshops, immersive experiences and talks designed to equip Ford School students with the competencies needed to lead self, others, organizations and communities. Each program or event supports the development of a le...
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Leadership development

Tools to impact and influence othersYou have the capacity to lead—to make a positive impact on our organizations, communities, and the people around us.  We know that leadership doesn't "just happen." Leadership is a behavioral process, and learning ...
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Moynihan: Trump's foreign policy is "smash and grab, see what works"

Mar 16, 2026 The New York Times
Don Moynihan cites Trump’s "almost childish impetuousness": A through line of Trump’s actions is that they are impulsive, with little consideration of the constraints or consequences. We clearly see this with Iran, where the president has shown littl...
Don Moynihan
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Bagenstos predicts CDC director absence will be long-term

Feb 15, 2026 STAT News
The Trump administration has struggled to appoint and confirm a new CDC director following the firing of formerly appointed Susan Monarez. The Ford School's Sam Bagenstos shares what he thinks this will mean for the vacant position.
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Hanson: younger candidates showing "it's time for a fresh face"

Nov 9, 2025 ABC News
"We are already seeing evidence of senior members of Congress facing challenges from younger members, and they're being backed by the voters," Jonathan Hanson, a political scientist and lecturer in statistics at the University of Michigan, told ABC N...
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Swisher Hosts Pete Buttigieg for Live Podcast Appearance

Sep 21, 2025
Kara Swisher, the award-winning journalist and current Ford School Towsley Foundation Policymaker in Residence, sat down for a conversation with Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to discuss “The State of U.S. Democracy,” for her On with ...
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Moynihan: Trump's speech on Kirk's death a "missed opportunity"

Sep 11, 2025 Financial Times
Donald Moynihan, a professor of public policy at the University of Michigan, said Trump could have used his speech from the Oval Office to condemn all forms of political violence and emphasise the importance of tolerance as a “cornerstone for democra...
Don Moynihan
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Trump is driving America toward authoritarianism - Moynihan

Sep 10, 2025
Donald Trump's second presidential term has been marked by what Ford School professor Don Moynihan describes as following a checklist for consolidating power and silencing dissent—both serious threats to democracy. In an opinion for the Detroit News,...
Don Moynihan
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The Ford School mourns the loss of Richard Boucher

Jul 3, 2025
The Ford School mourns the loss of Ambassador (ret.) Richard A. Boucher, who was a frequent presence at Weill Hall Ann Arbor for many years. He died on June 27 at his home in Arlington, Va.  During his thirty-two years career in U.S. diplomacy, he se...
Richard Boucher
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Owen-Smith insists government research funding benefits all citizens

Apr 18, 2025 Detroit Free Press
"Whether by purchasing equipment, hiring contractors or training early career researchers, universities are a source of everyday economic and social benefits to communities in every congressional district in the country," said Jason Owen-Smith, from ...
Jason Owen-Smith
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DOGE cuts are hurting Social Security benefit distributions - Herd

Mar 27, 2025 TIME
In a recent article from TIME Magazine, the Ford School's Pamela Herd was quoted as an expert on public policy as the network searched for an explanation on delayed Social Security benefits. Herd stated, "People are waiting for hours to get through o...
Pamela Herd
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Moynihan says "anti-DOGE" efforts boosted efficiency in Pennsylvania

Mar 27, 2025 Route 50
States have varying approaches to boosting government efficiency. Route 50 turned to the Ford School's Don Moynihan to analyze Pennsylvania's method of increasing efficiency after they recognized their state's processing systems fell behind other sta...
Don Moynihan
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Herd declares Social Security can't "fulfill its promise"

Mar 26, 2025 The Christian Science Monitor
With Trump's plan to increase efficiency and cut government programs, Social Security is under fire. The Christian Science Monitor cited the Ford School's Pamela Herd as she argued “Social Security is a clear promise to Americans that if they pay int...
Pamela Herd
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We have too much faith in the law - Moynihan

Mar 23, 2025 Financial Times
Current government operations under the Trump administration are pointing to signs of democratic backsliding. The Ford School's Don Moynihan has stated that Americans have put too much faith in the law. Quoted in an article from the Financial Times, ...
Don Moynihan
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Stange comments on cuts to education research funding

Mar 21, 2025 Bridge Michigan
Following the recent executive order designed to dismantle the Department of Education, the Ford School's Kevin Stange spoke with Bridge Michigan about what this means for education research. Strange shared that his biggest concern is the fate of nat...
Kevin Stange
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How the government is censoring DEI in American history - Moynihan

Mar 18, 2025 PBS NewsHour
NewHour turned to the Ford School's Don Moynihan seeking an explanation for the recent removal of American military history from the U.S. Department of Defense website. Moynihan told NewsHour "There’s certain codewords that are being used to detect i...
Don Moynihan
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Herd on Trump's return-to-office order

Mar 16, 2025 Reuters
Pam Herd, Ford School professor, talked about the Trump administration's strategies to cut the government work force, saying "It's the move fast and break things approach, without really thinking through the implications of a range of different choic...
Pamela Herd
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Wolfers offers what to expect with Trump's proposed tariffs

Mar 13, 2025 CNN
If Trump's proposed 200% tariffs on alcohol coming from the EU are enacted, “it means your liquor store probably won’t stock it." Noted Justin Wolfers, an economics professor at the Ford School. He told CNN that he believes the tariff “would drive im...
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Jacob: Trump cuts to the Department of Education are "slash and burn"

Mar 12, 2025 Click on Detroit
“There’s really very little thought going into what to cut, when to cut, and how much to cut. It’s kind of slash and burn,” said the Ford School's Brian Jacob on the major funding and employment cuts happening across the Department of Education and t...
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Why DOGE may advocate for a government shutdown - Moynihan

Mar 11, 2025 Wired
“A shutdown is aligned with the goals of DOGE,” said Don Moynihan, a professor of public policy at the Ford School speaking with Wired. The network turned to Moynihan for insights regarding the federal employee firings taking place through DOGE's eff...
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