Martha Darling

News

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....

State & Hill

New U-M matching gift program magnifies impact of student support

May 9, 2017

In September, the University of Michigan made an announcement. In hopes of inspiring new gifts for student support, U-M revealed that it had set aside $40 million for a time-limited matching gift...

Three Ford School Committee members provide generous support for future Fordies

Dec 19, 2016

As a student at the Institute for Public Administration (the Ford School) in the early 1960s, Ford School Committee Member David P. Fauri (AB ’62, MPA ’64) doubled up on internships in Ann Arbor, MI and Baltimore, MD. As a student at Princeton’s...

Dingells mark Medicare and Social Security anniversary at Ford School

Aug 12, 2015

Two elected leaders and a roundtable of University of Michigan researchers convened at the Ford School on August 11 to mark the 50th anniversary of the legislation that created the Medicare system and the 80th anniversary of Social Security's...