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Q&A with health policy expert Pam Herd

Jan 9, 2025

Sociologist Pamela Herd joined the Ford School faculty in September 2024 as the Carol Kakalec Kohn Professor of Social Policy. Her research focuses on inequality and how it interacts with policy issues including health, aging, and administrative...

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Fulfilling Students' Potential: Ford School launches Policy Analysis Learning Lab

Oct 16, 2024

This September, the Ford School launched the Policy Analysis Learning Lab (PAL), a learning support initiative designed to equip students with the confidence to use policy analysis for the public good.Inaugural faculty director Alton Worthington...

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Ford School named #4 public affairs program in the U.S. and #2 in key specialty areas

Apr 25, 2023

The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan is recognized again as one of America’s top graduate programs in public affairs, ranked 4th in the U.S. according to the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings. The Ford...

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Ford School highly ranked in latest survey, recognized again as the #1 social policy program

Mar 28, 2022

The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan is recognized again as one of America’s top graduate programs in public affairs, according to the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings. According to the rankings, based...

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U.S. News and World Report posts previously-released grad school rankings

Mar 14, 2017

In rankings originally published in March 2016, the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan is recognized in the top ten of America’s “public affairs” programs. According to the re-released U.S. News and World...

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U.S. News & World Report releases its latest public affairs graduate program rankings

Mar 16, 2016

The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan continues to be recognized nationally in the latest U.S News & World Report rankings of “public affairs” programs. According to the rankings, the Ford School is the #1...

PubPol 475.008

PubPol 475.008: Topics: Data for Policy Analysis

Class will meet on: February 1 February 6 February 8 February 10 - Lab (10:00-11:50am, 3117 Weill Hall) February 13 February 15 February 17 - Lab (10:00-11:50am, 3117 Weill...

PubPol 750.008

PubPol 750.008: Topics: Data for Policy Analysis

Class will meet on: February 1 February 6 February 8 February 10 - Lab (10:00-11:50am, 3117 Weill Hall) February 13 February 15 February 17 - Lab (10:00-11:50am, 3117 Weill...

PubPol 750.005

PubPol 750.005: Topics: Data for Policy Analysis

This class will meet in person on: January 19 January 24 January 26 January 28 - Lab (10:00-11:50am, 3117 Weill Hall) January 31 February 2 February 4 - Lab (10:00-11:50am, 3117 Weill...

PubPol 201

PubPol 201: Systematic Thinking: Problems of the Day

Richard Hall

This course provides an introduction to public policy design and analysis using "systematic thinking" from the social sciences and humanities, with the application of scientific methods and knowledge more...

PubPol 510.001

PubPol 510.001: The Politics of Public Policy

Valenta Kabo

This is a core course restricted to Ford School students only. Registration is by permission...

PubPol 510.004

PubPol 510.004: The Politics of Public Policy

Shobita Parthasarathy

This is a core course restricted to Ford School students only. Registration is by permission...

PubPol 510.007

public policy analysis

Q&A with health policy expert Pam Herd

Fulfilling Students' Potential: Ford School launches Policy Analysis Learning Lab

Ford School named #4 public affairs program in the U.S. and #2 in key specialty areas

Ford School highly ranked in latest survey, recognized again as the #1 social policy program

U.S. News and World Report posts previously-released grad school rankings

U.S. News & World Report releases its latest public affairs graduate program rankings

PubPol 475.008: Topics: Data for Policy Analysis

PubPol 750.008: Topics: Data for Policy Analysis

PubPol 750.005: Topics: Data for Policy Analysis

PubPol 201: Systematic Thinking: Problems of the Day

PubPol 510.001: The Politics of Public Policy

PubPol 510.004: The Politics of Public Policy

PubPol 510.007: The Politics of Public Policy

Ford School named #3 public affairs program: #1 for social policy and #2 for policy analysis and for health policy

Ford School named top public affairs program and in key specialty areas