As director, Peter works with Ford School students to discover future career paths, navigate their career journey, and develop/enhance professional competencies and skills.
Every October and March, the Ford School network comes to life with Alumni Office Hours Month, a program that pairs current students and alumni for one-on-one career conversations. It's simple in structure but powerful in impact, and this fall, it re...
More than 50 current Ford School students and recent graduates met with alumni through three different panel discussions spanning time zones and cultures for the Day of Global Careers, a virtual event celebrating the school’s global community.
The DC career exploration trip, a long-standing annual tradition organized by the Ford School's Career Services, took place on February 6 and 7. This year’s trip saw over 80 graduate and undergraduate students—the largest group of student participant...
A growing number of public policy graduates are opting to work in public sector consulting—public arms of larger firms such as EY or Deloitte, or advisory consulting firms such as Guidehouse, Huron Consulting Group, or Booz Allen. For many years, a s...
This fall, after a national search, the Ford School selected Peter Vasher as the school’s director of career services. Vasher has been with the school since 2017 and served as associate director of graduate career services for three years. During tha...
The Ford School of Public Policy today announced the appointment of Peter Vasher as the school’s director of career services, effective September 1, 2022.
Vasher joined the Ford School in 2017 and has been the associate director for graduate care...
Thanks to a generous gift from Ann Bentley and the Alvin M. Bentley Foundation in 2020 and in 2021, 10 MPP students were able to secure required summer internships without worrying about costs or income.
“Funding support enables Ford School stud...
The 2019 Staff Retreat brought staff members to Detroit on June 5 for a day of service, reflection, and fun at the old Tiger Stadium site. In the morning, staff volunteered at Bennett Elementary School through U-M’s Readers & Best program and Gleaner...
With professional, personalized career services and a powerful, deeply committed alumni network, the Ford School helps students achieve their career goals.
With professional, personalized career services and a powerful, deeply committed alumni network, the Ford School helps students achieve their career goals. This session features Jennifer Niggemeier, director of Graduate Career Services and Alumni Rel...
