policy simulation

Ford School students Margaret Peterman (BA ‘27) and Edra Timmerman (BA ‘26) won awards for their performance at the Indiana University–Bloomington Hamilton Lugar School's 2026 Midwest Model European Union (MMEU) competition.

Acting as legislators, local government officials, business and environmental stakeholders, and journalists, more than 100 graduate students simulated Michigan House Natural Resources and Tourism Committee deliberations on significant legislative ref...

GSI Pedro Eymael (MPP/MS ’27) shares behind-the-scenes preparation for the Ford School’s policy simulation.

Detroit, like many U.S. cities, faces a severe affordable housing shortage. According to a recent report by the Detroit Justice Center, the city needs roughly 46,000 more affordable housing units to meet current demand. Against this backdrop, the 202...

The Weiser Diplomacy Center (WDC) is excited to announce four impressive recipients of the 2022 WDC fellowship.  The four 2022 fellows, Jacob Gillis (MPP ’24), Gerardo A. Méndez Gutiérrez (MPP ’24), Gabriel Sylvan (MPP ’24), and Oieshi Saha (MPP ...

An impressive slate of core and visiting faculty help make the Ford School a hub for engagement with the foreign policy community and a national leader in international policy education. The Weiser Diplomacy Center (WDC) and International Policy Cent...