Michael Barr

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Barr seeks financial inclusion for underserved communities

Aug 12, 2020

Throughout his career in academia and in government, Ford School Dean Michael S. Barr has sought ways to help low-income people get better access to the financial system, and to change the financial system to work better for low-income...

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Dean Barr publishes new paper to assist teaching about pandemic financial response

Aug 7, 2020

Michael Barr, Dean of the Ford School, has been observing the financial response to the COVID-19 pandemic closely, as the Fed, the Treasury Department and Congress (especially through the CARES Act) have worked to prop up the economy. To help...

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Ostfeld brings insight into attitudes about race, media and politics to the Ford School

Jul 21, 2020

Mara Ostfeld joins the Ford School of Public Policy as faculty by courtesy, adding to her faculty roles at the Center for Political Studies at the Institute for Social Research and at LSA Political Science. It is a return to the Ford School for...

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Ford School expands education policy capabilities with the addition of Christina Weiland to faculty

Jul 20, 2020

Christina Weiland, associate professor in the School of Education, is joining the Ford School with a faculty appointment by courtesy. She expands and deepens the Ford School of Public Policy’s strength in education policy. She co-leads the...

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Combating poverty and inequality amidst a pandemic

Jul 19, 2020

Ford School Dean Michael S. Barr, Associate Dean and Poverty Solutions Director Luke Shaefer and Alford A. Young Jr., Professor of Sociology and African and African American Studies and courtesy faculty at the Ford School, discussed some of the ways...

Luke Shaefer, Michael Barr, and Al Young

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Former Ford School Dean Susan Collins named University of Michigan Provost

Jul 16, 2020

At the July 16 meeting of the University of Michigan Board of Regents, Susan Collins, Ford School Dean from 2007-2017, was appointed the University of Michigan’s provost and executive vice president for academic affairs.. Her appointment is...

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Ford School community celebrates Spirit Day with a conversation about the Black Lives Matter and racial justice policy

Jul 16, 2020 Watch the event

This year’s Worldwide Ford School Spirit Day on July 9, gathered nearly 150 alumni, current students, faculty, and staff located across the country and as far away as New Zealand for a discussion to better understand and take action on issues of...

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University of Michigan joins lawsuit against ICE policy, officials say

Jul 9, 2020 MLive

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Dean Michael Barr addresses International Students

Jul 8, 2020

International students are full members of our Ford School community. We support efforts by the University of Michigan and other schools to reverse or substantially change the short-sighted, egregious policy announced yesterday by the U.S....

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Dodd-Frank achievements assessed on its 10th anniversary

Jul 2, 2020

The Center on Finance, Law and Policy co-hosted a day-long conference with the Brookings Institution on June 30 to mark the Dodd-Frank Act 10th Anniversary. Former Senator Chris Dodd and former Representative Barney Frank participated, as did...

Politicians gather around President Obama as he signs the Dodd Frank Act

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Democracy & Debate Theme Semester launches

Jul 2, 2020

This week marks the launch of the Democracy & Debate Theme Semester, a unique opportunity for teaching and learning about free speech and the exchange of ideas, democratic engagement from a global perspective and what it means to be a member of a...

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Key Architect of Dodd-Frank Says Financial System Is Not Safe Yet

Jul 1, 2020 Bloomberg

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June 2020 edition of ‘the Ford School feed’

Jun 30, 2020

Dear friends, I invite all of our alumni to join me for what promises to be a special and fitting Worldwide Ford School Spirit Day, next Thursday, July 9th at 4:00 pm EDT. It’s now been ten years since we launched Spirit Day. In years past, the...

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Federal Reserve stress test results “backward-looking” - Barr

Jun 30, 2020

The Federal Reserve undertook its annual stress tests for the 34 largest US banks on Thursday, June 25, and determined to require big banks to suspend share repurchases during the third quarter and limit dividend distributions to the levels banks...

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Ford students assist Detroit small business owners with re-opening challenges

Jun 29, 2020

The economic havoc caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has been especially disruptive to small businesses, which often depend on foot traffic and operate on smaller profit margins than their larger counterparts. As Michigan prepares to reopen its...

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Barr: Dodd-Frank strong foundation, more financial reforms needed post-pandemic

Jun 26, 2020

Political and policy leaders will examine the impact one decade later of the Dodd-Frank Act, the legislation that aimed to reform Wall Street and protect consumers in the wake of the Great Recession. The Federal Reserve’s latest stress tests, one of...

Detroit students take on robotics challenges with University of Michigan virtual mentoring

Jun 25, 2020

The Ford School and the College of Engineering Michigan Engineering Zone (MEZ) launched a STEM Summer Camp on June 24. Fifty-five Detroit high school students will study robotics and other STEM subjects this summer as part of an expansion of...

Student participants in the Michigan Engineering Zone

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Dean Michael Barr on the Ford School's approach to the next academic year

Jun 23, 2020

Dean Michael Barr sent the following letter to the Ford School community yesterday morning, Monday, June 22: Dear community, Today, President Schlissel announced the University of Michigan’s plans for the coming Academic Year. Please take...

Lantz discusses COVID-19 health inequity

Jun 19, 2020

Paula Lantz, associate dean of the Ford School and James B. Hudak Professor of Health Policy, and Michael S. Barr, dean of the Ford School, discussed the emerging social epidemiology of COVID-19 and current understanding regarding public health and...

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Dean Michael Barr addresses racist violence

Jun 2, 2020

Dean Michael Barr sent the following letter to the Ford School community last night, Monday, June 1: Dear friends, I am writing to you at a time of great sorrow and upheaval. I write to acknowledge the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor,...

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Letter from the Dean

May 22, 2020

In this edition of State & Hill, you’ll read stories of our growing strength in teaching diplomacy, international development, and international politics, and stories of how we’re tackling inequalities in the financial system, access to voting,...

Ford School Policy Talk: Hope for economic recovery tied to health success

May 22, 2020

The U.S. and global economy will only recover when major improvements in healthcare and the ability to combat the coronavirus take hold. The crisis has exacerbated inequality along racial, ethnic and economic lines. This recession is unlike any...

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Spotlights – Spring 2020 State & Hill

May 22, 2020

All hands on deck Ford School faculty and research centers have been actively involved with the policy response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Luke Shaefer is advising the state on how to reduce the impact on low-income families. Michael Barr, Betsey...

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Toward a brighter future

May 22, 2020

New gift from Joan and Sanford Weill supports education and employment initiatives By David Pratt Longtime friends of the Ford School Joan and Sanford Weill have made a generous new investment in the school's work with a gift of $5...

Toward a more fair and inclusive financial system

May 22, 2020

New FinTech collaborations boost Ford School’s financial policy offerings The Ford School is expanding its offerings of financial policy courses with FinTech (financial technology) Policy and FinTech Entrepreneurship classes. Taught by professor...

Dean Barr on the need to do more for communities and small businesses

Apr 23, 2020

Hundreds of billions of dollars have been allocated to help small businesses and individuals in response to the COVID-19 financial crisis. Yet for low-income households and small businesses, accessing those funds has proved to be a challenge,...

Key decisions hurt Financial Stability Oversight Council in COVID-19 response, says Barr

Apr 2, 2020

In the aftermath of the 2008 recession, the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) was established in Title I of the Dodd-Frank Act, tasked to identify and monitor future threats before the next crisis. Now, during the current crisis brought...

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Revisit Ford School Policy Talks online

Mar 25, 2020

For all of us, adjusting to the new reality of staying home and staying safe means finding ways to stay educated and informed from afar. As we practice safe social distancing, the Ford School has postponed all in-person public events for the...

Ambassador Susan Rice and Michael Barr lead an event at the Ford School

Michael S. Barr encourages the Federal Reserve to reform money-market funds

Mar 24, 2020

With the economy reeling from the effects of the COVID-19 crisis, the Federal Reserve has taken steps to shore up money-market funds, securing billions to lend as part of a broader effort to try and stabilize the markets. Ford School Dean Michael S....

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Ambassador Susan Rice shares leadership, career lessons with students

Jan 30, 2020

Following her public event at the Ford School this past Monday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Ambassador Susan Rice sat down with 20 Ford School students to discuss her career and leadership experiences working for the U.S. government. Students from...

Ambassador Susan Rice with a Ford School student