Bright, energetic, and compassionate, Tosha Downey—one of more than 4,000 graduates of the national Public Policy and International Affairs program—is deeply engaged in Chicago's south side renaissance, and in dramatically improving educational...
Paul Courant was quoted in several news sources about the opposition to the University of Michigan's and other universities' efforts to digitized their physical library collections, including The Associated Press, Inside Higher Ed, and The Chronicle...
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Public Policy & International Affairs (PPIA) program-a program designed to build diversity in public service.The University of Michigan's Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy has proudly supported PPIA...
The Economist interviewed Paul N. Courant in a recent podcast about issues surrounding a proposed settlement in an ongoing lawsuit against Google by the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers.Google's scanning and online publishing...
During their April meeting, the University of Michigan Regents extended Paul N. Courant's appointment as University Librarian and Dean of Libraries. Courant, originally appointed in 2007, will continue to serve in these two positions until August...
Paul N. Courant was quoted in an American Libraries article about a recent U.S. Court of Appeals decision regarding the Google Books settlement.The case's ruling judge, Denny Chin, rejected Google's proposal for how to handle the digitization of...
Research by Paul N. Courant was cited in an Inside Higher Ed article, "Pays to Share," about the rising cost of maintaining libraries and the academic-led book digitization project HathiTrust.HathiTrust is a cooperative, based at the University of...
Paul N. Courant has joined the steering committee for the proposed Digital Public Library of America. This 12-member committee, composed of library and foundation leaders, will create a blueprint for "an open, distributed network of comprehensive...
An article by Paul N. Courant was quoted in an Inside Higher Ed story about a recent, special issue of The Journal of Electronic Publishing focused on reforms of the university press business model.In "What Might Be in Store for Universities'...
Paul Courant was quoted in an NPR story about a new Wikipedia/academia partnership aimed at increasing the number of public policy articles found on Wikipedia, a free and web-based collaborative encyclopedia. The goal of this project is for public...
Paul Courant spoke to Inside Higher Ed about a new objection to the pending settlement over the Google Books project. According to the article, 80 professors from around the country recently filed a letter with U.S. District Court of New York...
In an op-ed published by Science Magazine, Paul Courant argues that "journal articles derived from federal research funding should be made publicly available as quickly as practicable—generally in a year or less after publication—and in ways that...
In a recent op-ed in the Chronicle of Higher Education, Paul N. Courant, James J. Duderstadt, and Edie N. Goldenberg, discuss the importance of public research universities and suggest the federal government needs to help support graduate- and...
An article, "Deflating the Grade Inflation Scare," published on Miller-McCune.com, describes grade trend research by Paul N. Courant and Alexandra A. Killewald (PhD candidate). Courant and Killewald's research, originally published in the Journal of...
An article by Paul Courant appears in the October issue of The Economists’ Voice by the Berkeley Electronic Press. In "The Stakes in the Google Book Search Settlement," Courant describes the issues surrounding the Google scanning project including...
Paul Courant was quoted in an article by the Agence France-Presse called "HP partners with university to print digital books." In the piece, Courant explains that the collaboration between the University of Michigan and Hewlett-Packard (HP) will...
Paul Courant, Dean of the Libraries and Ford School professor, is profiled in today's Michigan Daily. The story highlights the changes Courant has made in how information is collected and explains how he is 'leading a library revolution' in the...
This year, we celebrate the Ford School’s 95th anniversary. We're proud of the school's contributions to public policy research and education – proud that through our program, the University of Michigan has trained so many generations of committed...
The University of California, University of Michigan, and Stanford University announced today their joint support for the outstanding public benefits made possible through the proposed settlement agreement submitted to the U.S. District Court,...
Contact: Linda Packo, (734) 764-8593, lklee[at]umich.eduFrom the Michigan Record, 7/25/05.By Kim BroekhuizenOffice of the Vice President for CommunicationsU-M Professor Edward M. Gramlich, a Governor of the Federal Reserve Board, has been selected...
Researchers will share new findings from the College and Beyond II research study at the University of Michigan that illuminate liberal education’s links to long-term political engagement.
Join us online to honor and celebrate Distinguished University Professorship awardees Paul Courant, Deborah Goldberg, and Judith Irvine as they present on their career work in our 2021 lecture series.
Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)
Free and open to the public. Moderator: Paul N. Courant, University Librarian and Dean of Libraries; Harold T. Shapiro Collegiate Professor of Public Policy; Arthur F. Thurnau Professor; Professor of Economics; and Professor of Information Panelists: Sheldon H. Danziger, Henry J. Meyer Distinguished University Professor of Public Policy, Gerald R.
Several alumni and former deans, Paul Courant and Becky Blank, participated in an active conversation about several key policy areas, and reconnected with old friends at the networking reception following the panel. A large group of current Ford School MPP students who were in DC for the school's annual recruiting trip also attended. Participants Moderator: Former School of Public Policy Dean and U-M Provost Paul N. Courant, Harold T. Shapiro Collegiate Professor of Public Policy and Dean of Libraries, University of Michigan The Federal Budget & Intervention in the Economy: Lauren E.
No one quite knows just what will unfold on November 8 . . . so the afternoon following the election, the Ford School will host an informal panel of experts to discuss the results and projected policy implications of 'Decision 2016'. Join former U.S. Congressman John Dingell, Ambassador Ron Weiser, Marina Whitman, Mara Ostfeld and Betsey Stevenson for what promises to be a compelling discussion.
John D. Dingell, Jr., Mara Cecilia Ostfeld, Betsey Stevenson, Marina v.N. Whitman, Ambassador Ronald Weiser and moderator Paul Courant discuss the 2016 elections and their impact. November, 2016.
