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Mara Ostfeld

Research Associate Professor, Public Policy, Gerald R Ford School of Public Policy and Faculty Associate, Center for Political Studies, Institute for Social Research
Dr. Mara Cecilia Ostfeld is the research director at the Center for Racial Justice and a research associate professor at the Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan. She also serves as a faculty lead of the Detroit Metro Area Commu...
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Policy Matters

Student curated programming to meet the moment

Nov 24, 2025
CRJ's Katrina Hamann recaps the the three-part "Let's Unpack That" series hosted by the Center for Racial Justice. Drawing on student feedback, the series focused on immigration policy, AI policy, and election policy.
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DMACS Detroit election study widely reported

Sep 24, 2025
The survey by the Detroit Metro Area Communities Study about Detroiters’ Top Household Challenges Ahead of the 2025 Mayoral Election received wide media attention. The survey was conducted in conjunction with Outlier Media. In an interview with Michi...
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Ostfeld conducting research on political status in Guam

Sep 10, 2025
Since the end of World War II, the United States has rhetorically championed the principle of “self-determination.” Yet today, more than four million Americans live in U.S. territories whose homelands are excluded from most maps and remain invisible ...
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Trump's 100 days in office: Ford School experts available

Apr 29, 2025
In the first 100 days of his second term, President Donald Trump has unleashed a whirlwind of policy shifts that have sent ripples across the globe. The responses to his administration's actions have ranged from applause to skepticism. Ford School fa...
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Faculty-led democracy projects receive presidential awards

Apr 18, 2025
Five faculty-led research projects from across the University of Michigan have received Presidential Awards for Understanding Democracy to enhance understanding of democracy’s operation and promise. The awards are part of the universitywide Year of D...
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Immigration policies: U-M experts can discuss

Feb 6, 2025
Immigration continues to be a priority in U.S. politics, with the federal government intensifying enforcement efforts through large-scale raids and with the transfer of certain detained migrants to Guantanamo Bay. These actions have fueled ongoing de...
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State & Hill

Reactions: 2024 elections

Dec 17, 2024
In the days following the 2024 elections, we sought insights from Ford School faculty members: How did we arrive at this point? And where do we go from here? Jenna Bednar, professor of political science and public policy: “The election raised the sig...
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In the Media

How Trump won - Ostfeld

Nov 6, 2024 MSNBC
Mara Ostfeld, Ford school professor, coauthored and article for MSNBC on how Trump won last night's election. She wrote, "The mood of the country this election was very pessimistic." In addition to that, "When voters were asked what quality mattered ...
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In the Media

Ostfeld on how Trump won Michigan

Nov 6, 2024 Stateside
Mara Ostfeld, Ford School professor, discussed which demographic and areas helped Trump with the election last night. But she said, "We didn't see as much movement in Michigan as we did in other parts of the country which you can interpret in many di...
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In the Media

Why Ostfeld thinks Harris isn't campaigning on her female identity

Oct 18, 2024 BBC News
Despite the potential to make history by becoming the first female president of the United States, Vice-President Kamala Harris has refrained from highlighting her gender in her campaign. Ford School's Mara Ostfeld argues this is because "[Harris] ne...
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In the Media

Ostfeld highlights attitudes in cities with high-immigrant populations

Oct 14, 2024 Michigan Public
Speaking with Michigan Public, the Ford School's Mara Ostfeld discusses results from her recent research on public opinion in Michigan on immigration policy. Ostfeld stated, “U.S.-born residents living in cities with a higher proportion of foreign-bo...
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Ford School panel examines immigration on the ballot

Sep 17, 2024
The Ford School’s fall event series kicked off with more than 115 people in attendance for Immigration on the Ballot, a panel discussion about the policy landscape and implications for the upcoming election, hosted by the Center for Racial Justice. “...
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