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Collaborative development across Asia

May 7, 2026
Overseeing a $45 billion portfolio, Morris works with governments across 25 nations on projects ranging from physical infrastructure to universal healthcare.
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Ford School welcomes new alumni board members

Jan 20, 2026
Six Ford School alumni have been selected to serve on the Alumni Board by their peers. These alumni have diverse backgrounds working in the public, nonprofit, and private sectors in finance, labor, technology, transportation, housing, and other polic...
Headshots of Sam Conchuratt (MPP ‘21), Eliza Erickson (MPP ‘10), Jasmine Kaltenbach (BA ‘21), Tara Lanigan (MPA ‘21), Laurel Ruza (BA ‘15), and Pablo Velázquez (MPP ‘14)
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U-M alum Corey Ackerman shapes budgets to benefit Michiganders

Oct 9, 2025
Every year, Corey Ackerman (MPP ’16) guides choices that affect the daily lives of almost 10 million Michiganders—through funding classrooms, health care, and community programs. A Ford School graduate, Ackerman has spent almost a decade converting M...
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Building futures in the regional economy

May 9, 2025
As vice president of regional initiatives for the South Bend-Elkhart Regional Partnership, Tayrn MacFarlane (MBA/MPP ’08) unites local officials, business leaders, educational institutions, and community organizations from northern Indiana and southw...
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Class notes, fall 2024

Dec 17, 2024
David Rivait (MPP ’84) was appointed by Governor Pritzker to the State of Illinois’ eight-member Budgeting for Results Commission. The Commission advises on an annual performance-based budget and provides oversight and guidance for assessments of sta...
Top row (from left to right): Laura Bishop (MPA ’99), Tyler (BA ’19) and Meghan Coady, Cristian Casanova (MPP ’21). Bottom row (from left to right): Jim Hudak (MPP ’71) with Celeste Watkins-Hayes, Dr. Gladys Mitchell-Walthour (MPP ’02), Eric (MPP ’87) and Kaye Norenberg.
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Class notes, spring 2024

Apr 24, 2024
Michael Weinberger (MPA ’66) and his wife of almost 40 years, Karen Weinberger, are moving to Pasadena, CA, after almost 60 years in the Washington, DC area, to be closer to their granddaughter, Luca. Mike McGee (MPP ’83) was named the 2023 Lawyer...
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Data mining at USED: Updating old systems to inform new policy

Jan 30, 2024
Kevin Stange approached PhD student Nathan Sotherland in the summer of 2022 with an offer to join him in a unique assignment in the U.S. Department of Education (USED). As a part of the first cohort of economists to join the Office of Under Secretary...
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Spotlights, fall 2023

Dec 10, 2023
What’s on the barbie? Economists Justin Wolfers and Betsey Stevenson were on the guest list as the White House hosted a State Dinner for Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in October. Skills match More than fifty policymakers...
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Letter from Dean Watkins-Hayes

Dec 10, 2023
Warm greetings from Ann Arbor, where the first snow of the year has blanketed the campus. We’re enjoying the football team’s win over Ohio State—the 1,001st victory in Michigan’s history. (Our own Gerald Ford was part of sixteen of those wins between...
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Welcome new 2023 alumni board members

Jan 6, 2023
Six Ford School alumni have been elected by their peers to serve on the Alumni Board. The newly elected members bring experience in finance, consulting, government, and more. The elected members are: Alli Berry (BA '19) Brenda Duverce (MPP '...
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Alum Brooke Bacigal (BA '20) named 2022 Schwarzman Scholar

Dec 13, 2022
From an initial pool of nearly 3,000 applicants, 151 Schwarzman Scholars were selected from 36 countries and 121 universities. We're incredibly proud to have two U-M wolverines in this elite cohort. The Schwarzman Scholars Program aims to prepare the...
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Ford School welcomes 2020 alumni to Comeback celebration

May 13, 2022
The Ford School welcomed back the Class of 2020 at a reception in their honor at Weill Hall, in conjunction with the University of Michigan Comeback Commencement Ceremony. Some 100 alumni, faculty, staff and families attended the event.  Thou...
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Welcome newly-elected 2022 Alumni Board members

Dec 16, 2021
Six Ford School alumni have been elected to serve on the Alumni Board by their peers. The newly elected members are all engaged alumni, bringing experience from numerous fields, including environmental work, philanthropy, consulting, government, and ...
Headshots of Ed Chu, Tosha Downey, Sam Geller, Latesha Love-Grayer, Jackson Voss, and Kevin Sweitzer
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Ammara Ansari (MPP ‘19) serves Detroit youth through evaluation

Jul 14, 2021
Ammara Ansari (MPP ‘19) never imagined working on youth education and wellness policy or conducting evaluations—but in a joint fellowship with The Skillman Foundation and the Council of Michigan Foundations (CMF), that is exactly what she’s doing. Sp...
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