Paul Courant

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U-M's Go Blue Guarantee—free tuition for BA students with need—makes national headlines

Jun 19, 2017

Mark Schlissel, president of the University of Michigan, recently announced the “Go Blue Guarantee,” which pledges four years of free tuition for admitted in-state students whose families earn less than $65,000 per year. The program is based, in...

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Michael S. Barr named dean of U-M's Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy

Jun 15, 2017

Michael S. Barr will be the new Joan and Sanford Weill Dean of Public Policy in the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, effective Aug. 1. His five-year appointment was approved Thursday by the University of Michigan Board of Regents. Barr is...

Greetings from the dean, Susan M. Collins, for the summer 2017 Ford School feed

May 30, 2017

This April, I was pleased to host Federal Reserve Board Chair Janet Yellen for my last official Policy Talks @ the Ford School event as dean, then to preside over my last commencement as dean the following week. This year's commencement was...

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Catch up on Ford School faculty news in the spring 2017 edition of State & Hill magazine

May 23, 2017

Recent publications by ROBERT AXELROD include "Challenges in researching terrorism from the field" with SCOTT ATRAN (Science); "How historical analogies in newspapers of five countries make sense of major events: 9/11, Mumbai, and Tahrir Square"...

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Ford School faculty members share seven key strategies for effective collaboration

Apr 28, 2017

Ford School faculty members often engage in collective problem-solving--with other scholars, of course, but also with policymakers and practitioners all around the world. The goal of these collaborations? Finding better solutions, and mutually...

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Au revoir: Susan M. Collins reflects on a decade of service and the years ahead

Apr 27, 2017

"I'm Susan Collins, the Joan and Sanford Weill Dean of Public Policy." It's been ten years since Susan M. Collins joined the Ford School as "the Joan and Sanford Weill Dean of Public Policy," a phrase she has repeated, with no small amount of...

Stange co-edits volume on "Productivity in Higher Education” with Caroline Hoxby

Jan 20, 2017

"Productivity in Higher Education," a forthcoming volume co-edited by Caroline Hoxby (Stanford University) and Kevin Stange, will include research by a number of Ford School faculty members including including Stange, Paul Courant, and Brian...

Courant finds that faculty salaries determined by research output and associated reputation

Jan 17, 2017

A paper by Paul Courant and Sarah Turner (University of Virginia), "Faculty Deployment in Research Universities," will be included in the forthcoming book of conference proceedings, "Productivity in Higher Education," edited by Kevin Stange and...

Paul Courant to serve as interim U-M provost and EVP for academic affairs

Dec 14, 2016

Yesterday afternoon, Ford School Professor Paul Courant was named interim provost and executive vice president for academic affairs of the University of Michigan. This isn’t Courant’s first stint as provost. In 2002 he held the post, and served...

Students, community members pack into overflow rooms for post-election analysis

Nov 10, 2016

Over 600 people filled the Annenberg Auditorium, Betty Ford Classroom, Great Hall, and at least three other classrooms around the Ford School on Wednesday, November 9 to watch a panel of professors and policymakers unpack the results of the 2016...

Ford School launches its strategic plan for diversity, equity, and inclusion

Oct 5, 2016

The Ford School has publicly released its five-year strategic plan for diversity, equity, and inclusion, developed as part of a broad University of Michigan commitment launched by President Schlissel in September 2015.The plan includes assessment,...

U-M provost appoints advisory committee to lead the Ford School's dean search

Oct 3, 2016

Provost Martha E. Pollack has appointed an advisory committee to search for a new dean of the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy. The search process will begin in early October. Elisabeth Gerber, associate dean for research and policy...

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Ford School faculty news from the spring 2016 edition of State & Hill magazine

May 3, 2016

The Washington Post reports that Robert Axelrod’s The Evolution of Cooperation is one of the ten most assigned books at Ivy League universities. Originally published in 1984, the book explores how cooperation can emerge in a world of self-seeking...

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A quarter-century on, celebrating the impact of the Ford School’s Alumni Board

Apr 30, 2016

A “window on the practice” of public policy FIRST GATHERING. The first Alumni Board meeting was held in Ann Arbor June 8–9, 1990. Eighteen alumni, representing a range of professions and policy interests, met to discuss the curriculum, connect...

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Mary Corcoran and Betsey Stevenson on narrowing the stubborn gender compensation gap

Apr 25, 2016

Women’s employment and earnings have changed dramatically since Mary Corcoran, professor of public policy, political science, and women’s studies, began to explore the issue some four decades ago. When Corcoran wrote her dissertation at MIT in 1975,...

The dawn of public policy, 45th anniversary of first MPPs (continued from State & Hill)

Mar 31, 2016

The protests started in earnest in the spring of 1965. Operation “Rolling Thunder,” spearheaded by Defense Secretary Robert McNamara, commenced on March 2, with massive and near-continuous air strikes of Vietnam. The first U.S. combat troops were...

Paul Courant to organize bicentennial colloquium on the social compact with universities

Jan 29, 2016

Presidential Bicentennial Professors Paul Courant and Susan Alcock have been tapped to organize and oversee a bicentennial colloquium on "The Future of the Social Compact with Universities."U-M President Mark Schlissel will sponsor three such...

Holiday parties and skits, it’s all part of the Ford School experience

Dec 10, 2015

No one really knows when the Ford School put on its first holiday skit-fest, but the tradition goes back at least 23 years. In 1992, IPPS News reported on the latest faculty skit attempt (clearly not the first) with this review:“Jim Levinsohn, Gary...

Catch up on faculty news with the Ford School's fall 2015 roundup

Dec 4, 2015

This spring, Robert Axelrod was one of ten distinguished honorary degree recipients at Harvard’s 364th commencement ceremony. The Carnegie Corporation of New York has awarded John Ciorciari its prestigious Andrew Carnegie Fellowship to examine...

Ford School launches Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Strategic Planning initiative

Sep 29, 2015

Today, Dean Susan M. Collins officially launched the Ford School’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Strategic planning initiative, which will be a top priority for the Ford School for the coming year. Here are excerpts from the letter Collins...

As Billington retires, Paul Courant a contender for Library of Congress chief

Jun 17, 2015

As Library of Congress Chief James H. Billington announces his retirement, New York Times White House correspondent Michael D. Shear notes that “only 10 presidents have had the opportunity to nominate a librarian of Congress to oversee America’s...

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The Power of Policy

Dec 17, 2014

Public policy is a principled guide to action, designed to lead to the greater good. As we celebrate our centennial as America’s first graduate-level training program in public administration, we take a moment to reflect on the powerful role policy...

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Discourse, Ford School faculty in the news

Dec 8, 2014

The New England Journal of Medicine published John Ayanian’s report on the first 100 days of the Healthy Michigan Plan, Michigan’s expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. The plan is a good blueprint for other Republican-governed states...

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The Guardian features Courant study: Top U's pay too much

Jun 17, 2014

"Top universities are paying too much for scores of academic journals provided by major publishing companies," writes Ian Sample, science editor of The Guardian, in the June 16 article, "Universities 'get poor value' from academic journal-publishing...

Greetings from the Dean

Jun 11, 2014

Many of you will remember Ned Gramlich, who was a beloved faculty member at the Ford School for three decades. Last week, as part of our centennial celebrations, we honored Ned with a day-long conference hosted at the Federal Reserve Board...

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Catalysts for change-themed Fall edition of State & Hill published

Dec 17, 2013

On critically important policy issues, members of the Ford School community have catalyzed real and lasting change—enriching understanding, building consensus, and mobilizing action. This edition of State & Hill features stories about the extended...

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Paul Courant's powerful public service, the HathiTrust digital library

Dec 16, 2013

Scholarly CVs are long, there's no denying it, so it's not surprising that Paul N. Courant's CV stretches a good twelve feet from end to end. What is surprising is that what is likely to be Courant's single greatest contribution to scholarship isn't...

A fair day in court: how one alumna works toward an impartial judicial system

Feb 7, 2013

Many Americans believe that justice is for sale—that judges, and their rulings, can be bought by special interests. It's a cynical view of the American judiciary, sure. But according to statistics compiled by Justice at Stake (JAS), a nonpartisan...

Setting priorities: Kim Stone (MS '94, MPP '93)

Jan 2, 2013

Kim Stone wants to make life in her community better. That's why she's chosen to run for public office."Over the last year or so," says Kim, "I realized that in order to have a more direct impact, I have to not just suggest policies, but actually be...

Courant surprised by ouster of UVa president Sullivan, his successor as U-M provost

Jun 25, 2012

The abrupt dismissal of University of Virginia president Teresa Sullivan has spurred students and faculty to rally for her reinstatement.Faculty on the campus of Sullivan's previous post, the University of Michigan, also are voicing their support....