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Real-World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions

Carolyn Barnes: Low-Income Families and the New Welfare State

Oct 8, 2021, 12:00-1:00 pm EDT
Carolyn Barnes will discuss her book, “State of Empowerment: Low-income Families and the New Welfare State,” exploring how government-funded after-school programs can enhance the civic and political lives of low-income citizens.
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Carolyn Barnes
Policy Talks @ the Ford School, Gilbert S. Omenn and Martha A. Darling Health Policy Fund

Rep. Lauren Underwood on health policy and the ACA

Mar 22, 2021, 12:00-1:00 pm EDT
Join us for a discussion on the future of health care policy and the ACA with Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (D-IL) and Professor Paula Lantz.
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U.S. Representative Lauren Underwood

P3E Student Showcase

Dec 9, 2020, 4:00-5:30 pm EST
Join P3E for Fall 2020 Practical Community Learning Project (PCLP) and research assistant student presentations.
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Effective advocacy workshop

Nov 10, 2020, 4:00-5:20 pm EST
League of Conservation Voters (LCV) senior staff will discuss the steps to be an effective advocate and provide examples used by LCV during some of their successful campaigns.    
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Policy Pitch Competition

Sep 12, 2018, 6:00-7:15 pm EDT
Weill Hall, Annenberg Auditorium (1120)
Returning Ford School Master's students completing summer internship experiences will have the opportunity to reflect/and pitch their policy impact and skills gained during their summer internship experience to a panel of esteemed judges.
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Voter Registration Training

Jan 23, 2020, 11:30 am-1:00 pm EST
1230 Weill Hall
Help boost voter turnout by registering U-M students to vote!
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Flint Businesses Resource Toolkit

September 2022 - December 2022
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Kaei Li (MPP '24), Ellie Bai (MPP '24)
Students collaborated with the City of Flint’s Economic Development Department and UM-Flint Office of Economic Development staff to develop a guide for new and existing businesses to understand, act on, and sustainably operate in Flint. Students engaged with key city of Flint and UM-Flint Office of Economic Development staff to understand existing resources and resource gaps for businesses and commercial property owners. A list of resources and appropriate steps were assembled to guide entrepreneurs when locating a business in an existing neighborhood context, along with business-related...
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City of Ann Arbor Sustainability and Gentrification

January 2023 - April 2023
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Mingyue Lu (MPP '24)
In support of the city of Ann Arbor's A2Zero initiative to "achieve a just, community-wide transition to carbon neutrality by 2030,” - Ford School MPA and MPP students provided a presentation and research report with potential policy solutions to combat green gentrification displacement (GGD) that could threaten the Bryant neighborhood. A2 selected the Bryant neighborhood–a historically marginalized and lower-income community–with equity and climate action top of mind. The city wants to funnel millions of investment dollars in renewable energy and residential upgrades, transforming Bryant...
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Detroit Environmental Health Hazards Risk Tracking and Data Collection

September 2022 - December 2022
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John McClure (MS '23, SEAS/STTP), Andrew Roman (BA '24)
Planet Detroit is a weekly online newsletter whose mission is to raise awareness about Metro Detroit’s environmental and public health challenges and potential solutions, hold powerful entities accountable, and empower readers to take action in their communities. Planet Detroit is working to build a resource hub for Detroit residents and relevant stakeholders to be able to understand the assets, gaps, and needs in the local information on public health and environmental data. To assist with this project, the students worked to identify and collect relevant local data relating to risk and...
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Behavioral and Physical Health Policy Research for the Detroit Public School District

September 2022 - December 2022
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Cara Bradley (MPP ‘23), Malak Kalasho (BA ‘24), Micah Sweet (BA ‘24)
The team of students worked on a project with the Superintendent's Office of the Detroit Public School and Community District (DPSCD). They recommended and drafted changes to the District's administrative policies, so they better supported the behavioral and physical health of students in the District. The project included a four-phase process: first, the students researched best practices and policies in other school districts in the U.S.; second, they interviewed DPSCD staff and education professionals about existing practices and the feasibility of potential administrative changes; third,...
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City of Dearborn Department of Public Health

September 2022 - December 2022
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Noah Attal (MPP '24), Ellie Bai (MPP ‘24), Samir Deshpande (MPP '23), Sophie Greenberg (BA '23), Nora Lewis (BA ‘24), Mariam Odeh (BA ‘24)
The Dearborn Department of Public Health was formally launched in April 2022, becoming only the 2nd city in Michigan with a public health department, and the first to do so voluntarily. The Department was founded on the principle of Health in All Policies. Health in All Policies is a collaborative approach to improving the health of all people by incorporating health considerations into decision-making across sectors and policy areas. Health in All Policies aims to ensure that all decision-makers are informed about the health, equity, and sustainability consequences of various policy...
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City of Flint Home Repair Resources

January 2023 - April 2023
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Olivia Vaden (MPP '23)
Councilmember Tonya Burns partnered with a Ford School MPP student to research municipal home rehabilitation programs and considerations for the City of Flint. The impact of the water crisis, paired with the already existing economic decline the City of Flint has experienced due to the shift in manufacturing from America’s Midwestern cities and towns to overseas manufacturers, has left Flint with a population half of what it was in 1960.  This decline has led to an increase in abandoned commercial and residential structures, as well as a dwindling tax base to provide services to residents....
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Detroit Demolitions Policies and Procedures

September 2022 - December 2022
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Krysta December (MPP/SEAS '23), Yu-Yu Lin (MPP '24)
Two students partnered with District 6 City Council Member Gabriela Santiago-Romero to provide policy recommendations regarding the processes for dealing with dangerous buildings within Detroit. The students gathered and synthesized information about local demolition practices in Detroit. Through research and engagement meetings, they collected information about the dangerous building notification processes, resident rights throughout the process, city processes from determination to completion, and data regarding demolition processes in similarly-sized midwestern cities. Given the lack of...
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State Data Privacy Laws

September 2022 - February 2023
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Annie Eng (MBA/MPP ‘25)
The student worked with Engine Advocacy and Research to evaluate the impact of state-by-state privacy laws on startup technology companies. Currently, data privacy laws are on a state level, resulting in varying definitions of compliance. Through interviewing stakeholders of different startups, the student learned about the impact of the current data privacy laws landscape on barriers to scalability, compliance costs (legal, operational, technology, etc.), and any implications of these costs. The student’s findings will ultimately help inform policymakers and ensure a conducive environment...
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Tax Popularity Research

September 2022 - December 2022
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Iulia Dobrin (BA ‘23)
The student worked with Fund MI Future to help compile local property tax votes in Michigan to help identify policy opportunities to tip the State’s fiscal landscape to be more supportive of poor and middle-income communities. The research focused on what margin millages and millage renewals from 2012-2022 passed or failed and for what the millage was raising...

Program in Practical Policy Engagement (P3E)

The Practical Policy Engagement Program is a university–wide resource housed at the Ford School where it can leverage existing expertise and interdisciplinary approaches to generate policy–relevant research, analysis and learning, as well as...

2023 Integrated Policy Exercise (IPE)

Mar 13, 2023 0:01:31

Learn about the 2023 all-school Integrated Policy Exercise, which examined the annual State of the Union address. January, 2023

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Getting the story told and working with the media

Apr 12, 2022 0:58:53

Mara Ostfeld and Lauren Slagter will share their experiences on what makes a successful story, how to effectively pitch your idea to journalists, work with reporters, and prepare for interviews. April, 2022.

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