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Danziger's third act

May 7, 2026
After decades as a renowned poverty scholar at U-M and president of the Russell Sage Foundation, Sheldon Danziger, ​the Henry J. Meyer Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Public Policy, began his ‘third act’ last fall, taking the helm as p...
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Shaefer on Trump administration's use of contingency funds for SNAP

Nov 3, 2025 CBS Detroit
The Ford School's Luke Shaefer spoke with CBS Detroit on the federal government shutdown's impact on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).  "There are senior citizens, millions of senior citizens, millions of families with kids who ar...
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Brian and Robin Jacob salute WSU guaranteed enrollment program

Oct 9, 2025 Bridge Michigan
Speaking to Bridge Michigan, Brian and Robin Jacob offered their excitments about Wayne State University's new Warriors on the Rise program. The program offers guaranteed enrollment to qualified high school juniors at Detroit Public Schools Community...
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Ayanian on Medicaid work requirement impacts and enrollment

Sep 30, 2025 The New York Times
“Folks on Medicaid are often working low-wage jobs, evening and nighttime shifts,” said Dr. John Ayanian, director of the Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation at the University of Michigan. “They don’t have a lot of flexibility to take time...
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Key U.S. hunger report canceled: U-M experts can comment

Sep 24, 2025
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has stopped its annual Household Food Security Report, the government’s primary measure of hunger and food insecurity in the United States. Natasha Pilkauskas comments on the implications of ending this decades-long...
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Potential health impacts of the ‘big beautiful bill’

Jun 17, 2025
As the U.S. Senate debates the One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025, University of Michigan experts are available to discuss elements of the proposed spending plan that stand to leave a mark on health, health care and public health.
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State-level AI legislation can guide fair housing practices

May 20, 2025
As the number of artificial intelligence (AI)-related measures introduced in U.S. state and territorial legislatures continues to grow, policymakers, advocates and consumers can seize the moment to assure that the technology is promoting fair housing...
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Herd on the impact employment cuts will have on Social Security

Apr 14, 2025 FactCheck.org
“I genuinely have never been this concerned about the ability of that agency [Social Security Administration] to function,” said Pamela Herd, professor at the Ford School, in an interview cited by FactCheck.org. “Yes, I think people are right to be w...
Pamela Herd
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Shaefer's Rx Kids program to extend to Wayne County

Apr 10, 2025 Detroit Free Press
The Detroit Free Press has recently highlighted Wayne County Executive Warren Evans' plans to combat child poverty through cash aid programs. Evans discussed his hope to bring Rx Kids, the anti-poverty program directed by the Ford School's Luke Shaef...
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Herd explains how social security benefit cuts may happen

Apr 4, 2025 Finger Lakes 1
Ford School professor Pamela Herd explained how Trump's agenda of using AI and making cuts to federal staff will damage Social Security. She said, “We’re talking about an agency that manages one-fifth of the federal budget—AI alone won’t cut it.” By ...
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Shaefer talks working on Rx Kids

Mar 7, 2025 The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Luke Shaefer, Ford School professor and Director of Poverty Solutions talked with The Chronicle of Philanthropy about his work on Rx Kids as a guide for the NGO GiveDirectly. Working on Rx Kids he says was "a really humbling experience for me because...
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