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Midterm elections: Ford School experts available to discuss

Oct 12, 2026
As voters prepare to head to the polls for the 2026 midterm elections, University of Michigan experts are available to navigate the issues, political dynamics and key questions shaping the race. From voter behavior, campaign strategies and elect...
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Small Michigan communities feel early voting strain

Oct 11, 2026
Most Michigan city and township officials report positive or neutral impacts from recent state election administration reforms, but many cite the costs and staffing demands associated with nine days of early in-person voting as a concern, according t...
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Reauthoring political futures in U.S. territories

Oct 2, 2026
At a Ford School event during the University of Michigan's Democracy Week, "Decolonizing imagination: Narratives, memory and political possibility in the U.S. Territories," Ford School associate research professor Mara Cecilia Ostfeld led panelists i...
A speaker addresses attendees seated in a tiered lecture hall during a panel discussion, with a “Vision” presentation slide projected at the front.
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U-M to emphasize civic engagement with inaugural Democracy Week

Sep 8, 2026
The university will launch its inaugural Democracy Week on Sept. 14-18, timed to coincide with National Voter Registration Day, Sept. 15, and Constitution Day, Sept. 17. Faculty, staff, students and the broader community are invited to participate in...
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SCOTUS removing all fetters of executive power - Bagenstos

Jul 4, 2026 Slate
Ford School professor Sam Bagenstos notes that the recent Supreme Court decision about federal agencies shows that "every function of governance pretty much has to be subject to the will of the President in removing whoever sits in charge."
Samuel Bagenstos
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"We could use a president like Gerald Ford today" - Hills

Jul 3, 2026 Detroit Free Press
Rusty Hills comments, "As the U.S. nears its 250th anniversary, Gerald Ford’s 1976 message of unity, immigration and civic trust offers a timely reminder: America’s strength lies in openness, optimism and shared purpose."
Rusty Hills teaches "Campaigns and Elections" to a class of graduate and undergraduate students
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Spotlights, spring 2026

May 7, 2026
Over spring break, annual policy study trips took undergrads to Brussels for the BA Global Engagement Seminar (above) and graduate students to Colombia for the International Policy in Practice seminar (below).
A group of undergraduate students holding a Ford School flag at the European Parliament