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Kalena Thomhave (MPP ‘21) awarded the Peter Eckstein Prize

May 10, 2021

Recent Ford School graduate Kalena Thomhave (MPP ‘21) is the 2021 winner of the Peter Eckstein Prize for Interdisciplinary Research for her comprehensive analysis of the challenges faced by the U.S. Unemployment Insurance (UI) system during the...

Alumni spotlight

Marwa Alnasaa (MPP ‘08) promotes sustainable and inclusive economic growth at the IMF

Apr 26, 2021

“There are particular challenges associated with the need to act very quickly in a global pandemic, and the need to make sure that your policy advice is both timely and tailored,” said Marwa Alnasaa (MPP ‘08) about her work with the International...

In the Media

Celebrating diversity appears to come at the risk of silencing continued adversity, says Alemu

Apr 1, 2021 Blavity

In his Blevity op-ed, PhD candidate Matthew Alemu wrote about two concerns that turn Vice President Kamala Harris' election as "the first" into a curse. "First, Harris must perform well because more is at stake....[If she performs poorly] her...

News

Ford School in partnership to diversify and support PhD applicants

Mar 18, 2021

Pilot pre-doctoral program prepares policy school graduates to pursue academic careers, broadening and diversifying pipeline for future faculty The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy is launching a new pre-doctoral research program — in...

PhD student getting hooded at commencement

Alumni spotlight

Interview with MPP, STPP alum Melvin Washington II

Mar 4, 2021

Melvin Washington is an alumnus of the Ford School’s Master of Public Policy Program and the Science, Technology, & Public Policy Graduate Certificate Program. In his role as a Program Associate at the Vera Institute of Justice, he puts this passion...

State & Hill

Fall 2020 Class Notes

Dec 9, 2020

Patrick Larkey (MPP ‘71, PhD ‘75) is living the dream at Ariel Pointe of Sachse, Texas where he is writing an unredacted, personal history of the public policy field from its outset. Any old-timers willing to share vivid or not so vivid...

State & Hill

Action on campus, in Congress, and across the globe

Dec 9, 2020

Ford School Currents: Perspectives from students, faculty, and alumni Dr. Menna Demessie (PhD ‘10) is the senior vice president of policy analysis and research at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, which advances research and...

4up photo of Menna Demessie, Peter Martel, Barry Rabe, and Porter McConnell

News

Third annual Ford School pitch competition focuses on financial inclusion and inequity during summer internships

Oct 27, 2020

Financial inclusion and inequity were focuses of the third annual pitch competition, at which 12 Ford School BA and Masters students presented about their summer internship experiences. Those experiences were online in 2020 because of the COVID-19...

News

New U-M report lifts up Detroit residents' priorities for economic mobility

Sep 25, 2020

A new report from the University of Michigan's Poverty Solutions lifts up more than a decade's worth of input from Detroit residents on how to increase economic mobility and decrease poverty in their city. The community-based research project,...

Publication

Employer Resource Networks hold promise to increase retention and improve productivity of entry-level workers - Shaefer

Sep 24, 2020

Employer Resource Networks (ERNs) involve local networks of employers collectively providing work support services to their entry-level workforce. In a paper published for the American Enterprise Institute, Hermann and Amalie Kohn Professor of...

Luke Shaefer delivers a talk at the Ford School

Alumni spotlight

Reinstadtler (MPP ‘04) holds DOD accountable for fragile states spending

Aug 28, 2020

“The U.S. has been involved in different countries trying to support their partner nations' militaries and security forces for a long time, particularly after September 11th,” says Chris Reinstadtler (MPP ‘04). In 2017, Congress established the...

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Former Riecker Fellow Chelsea Davis (BA ‘15/MPP ‘19) tackles emergent issues on the Hill

Aug 25, 2020

Chelsea Davis (BA '15/MPP '19) spent her last year in graduate school working on the Hill for Senator Gary Peters during her Riecker Fellowship. After graduation, she signed on as his full-time legislative aide. Tackling issues like protecting the...

Alumni spotlight

Sen. Chang (MPP/MSW ‘14) commitment to public service

Aug 21, 2020

Senator Stephanie Chang (MPP/MSW '14) entered graduate school with the long-term goal of running a non-profit. With community organizing experience under her belt, she started at the Ford School and School of Social Work to enhance her quantitative...

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Yosuke Matsuda (MPP ‘03) marries economics and public policy for organizational efficiency

Aug 18, 2020

A partner at McKinsey & Company in Japan, Yosuke Matsuda (MPP '03) helps industrial clients with strategy, organizational efficiency, productivity improvement, and company-wide transformation. Prior to coming to the Ford School, Matsuda worked at...

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Latesha Love-Grayer (MPP ‘02) brings fact-based analyses for better government decision making

Aug 17, 2020

For 17 years, Latesha Love-Grayer (MPP '02) has informed decision making and monitored practices by the U.S. government at the Government Accountability Office (GAO). She says it’s the opportunity to influence legislation and improve implementation...

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Bart Édes (MPP ‘87) forges international partnerships to assist Asia’s developing countries

Aug 11, 2020

As the Asian Development Bank’s North American representative, Bart Édes (MPP '87) raises awareness of the economic, environmental and social challenges facing Asia and the Pacific, and builds partnerships in Canada and the United States to meet...

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Brandy Johnson (MPP ‘09) makes college accessible in Michigan

Jul 29, 2020

Increasing college access has been a top priority for Brandy Johnson (MPP '09). What started as a $2 million grant application Johnson was asked to write during her Ford School internship with Governor Granholm evolved into the highly successful...

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Zara Ahmed (MPP/MPH ‘09): Dual degree fostered her ‘Swiss Army Knife’ mindset

Jul 28, 2020

Zara Ahmed (MPP/MPH '09), associate director for federal issues at the Guttmacher Institute, spent seven years overseas with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Rwanda, Namibia, and Haiti, before coming back to the U.S. to...

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Alan Cohen (MPP ‘75) improves U.S. social security under 7 administrations

Jul 27, 2020

Alan Cohen (MPP '75) has led an impressive career in social security policy, means-tested programs, and federal budget policy. Working for both the executive and legislative branches, Cohen has transformed aspects of social security, means-tested...

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Sarah Perrine (MPP/MIRS ‘06) removes barriers to early education access in Bulgaria

Jul 27, 2020

Sarah Perrine (MPP/MIRS '06) has been a lifelong advocate for the Roma population in Bulgaria. Her Peace Corps placement in Bulgaria and homestay with a Roma family was formative. "I was shocked and troubled by the level of prejudice and...

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DiGiovanni (MPP ‘00) emphasizes the critical role of budgeting in policymaking

Jul 21, 2020

After being awarded a Presidential Management Fellowship with the State Department, Antony DiGiovanni (MPP '00) didn’t expect his career trajectory would focus on federal budgeting. When explaining to a prospective employer he was interested in...

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Fernandes-Alcantara (MPP ‘06) addresses barriers facing vulnerable youth

Jul 15, 2020

As a specialist in social policy at the Congressional Research Service, Adrienne Fernandes Alcantara (MPP '06) addresses the barriers vulnerable youth face, including youth who experience homelessness, foster care, sex trafficking, challenges in the...

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Tannistha Datta (MPA ‘09) protects children’s rights in India

Jul 13, 2020

Since volunteering with a children’s nonprofit in high school, Tannistha Datta (MPA '09) wanted to pursue children’s rights protection work. At the Ford School, this desire was confirmed. "Through policy and international development frameworks, the...

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Interdisciplinary studies and applied learning prepare Fernandes (MPP/MS ‘08) to protect environment

Jul 8, 2020

As a policy analyst for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Nicole Fernandes (MPP/MS '08) analyzes the environmental, political, and programmatic impacts of proposed coastal resilience and science policies, including those...

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Claudia Muñoz (MPP ‘09) improves U.S. defense and security

Jun 18, 2020

Claudia Muñoz' (MPP '09) career has focused on improving the national and international defense and security sector. With over 20 years of experience in the public and private sector, Munoz continues her dedication to these sectors as a research...

Alumni spotlight

Schneidewind (MPP/MBA ‘15) practices international development at home and abroad

Jun 5, 2020

Serving in Mozambique with the Peace Corps, Jimmy Schneidewind (MPP/MBA '15) became frustrated by deep-rooted, operational red tape. "You become aware of what you don’t know," said Schneidewind, recalling the information disconnect between field...

Two MPP alumni named 2019 Victory Empowerment Fellows

May 31, 2019

On May 23, 2019, Victory Institute announced this year’s Victory Empowerment Fellows, naming two Ford School alumni, Brenda Duverce (MPP ‘16) and Preston Parish (MPP ‘18). Victory Empowerment is a national organization that strives to promote openly...

MPP alumni

Kalena Thomhave (MPP ‘21) awarded the Peter Eckstein Prize

Marwa Alnasaa (MPP ‘08) promotes sustainable and inclusive economic growth at the IMF

Celebrating diversity appears to come at the risk of silencing continued adversity, says Alemu

Ford School in partnership to diversify and support PhD applicants

Interview with MPP, STPP alum Melvin Washington II

Fall 2020 Class Notes

Action on campus, in Congress, and across the globe

Third annual Ford School pitch competition focuses on financial inclusion and inequity during summer internships

New U-M report lifts up Detroit residents' priorities for economic mobility

Employer Resource Networks hold promise to increase retention and improve productivity of entry-level workers - Shaefer

Reinstadtler (MPP ‘04) holds DOD accountable for fragile states spending

Former Riecker Fellow Chelsea Davis (BA ‘15/MPP ‘19) tackles emergent issues on the Hill

Sen. Chang (MPP/MSW ‘14) commitment to public service

Yosuke Matsuda (MPP ‘03) marries economics and public policy for organizational efficiency

Latesha Love-Grayer (MPP ‘02) brings fact-based analyses for better government decision making

Bart Édes (MPP ‘87) forges international partnerships to assist Asia’s developing countries

Brandy Johnson (MPP ‘09) makes college accessible in Michigan

Zara Ahmed (MPP/MPH ‘09): Dual degree fostered her ‘Swiss Army Knife’ mindset

Alan Cohen (MPP ‘75) improves U.S. social security under 7 administrations

Sarah Perrine (MPP/MIRS ‘06) removes barriers to early education access in Bulgaria

DiGiovanni (MPP ‘00) emphasizes the critical role of budgeting in policymaking

Fernandes-Alcantara (MPP ‘06) addresses barriers facing vulnerable youth

Tannistha Datta (MPA ‘09) protects children’s rights in India

Interdisciplinary studies and applied learning prepare Fernandes (MPP/MS ‘08) to protect environment

Claudia Muñoz (MPP ‘09) improves U.S. defense and security

Schneidewind (MPP/MBA ‘15) practices international development at home and abroad

Two MPP alumni named 2019 Victory Empowerment Fellows

Ford School alum Ryan Etzcorn talks about his Fulbright experience

MPP alum named Health Policy Research Scholar

Waltz and Abouzahr pen Atlantic Council piece on extending U.S. sanctions in Syria