How do future policy leaders learn how to listen thoughtfully, process carefully, and respond empathetically?For several years, the Ford School has hosted public events that bring together speakers who represent different, sometimes conflicting,...
50 years ago, in a nation wracked by scandal and uncertainty, President Gerald R. Ford made the controversial decision to pardon former President Richard Nixon. How do we think about the implications of that historic pardon in a modern political...
The University of Michigan Clements Library and the Ford School of Public Policy will dive into the work of Pulitzer Prize-winning political cartoonist Pat Oliphant.The Clements exhibit puts Oliphant’s cartoons in conversation with historic examples...
The Ford School has an exciting and diverse series of events this fall, designed to encourage policy debate, civic engagement, and Conversations Across Differences in a number of ways for students, faculty, staff, and the wider U-M and general...
The Ford School is proud to co-sponsor an event with Wallace House Presents, featuring New York Times columnists Bret Stephens and Lydia Polgreen, alongside ABC News’s María Elena Salinas, in conversation with Stephen Henderson of Detroit PBS.
As part of the Rackham Graduate School's Gupta Professional Ethics Series, the Ford School is co-sponsoring this event that will look at the use and abuse of online technologies and the dangers of misinformation.
Join Jonathan Van Ness for a live recording of his "Getting Curious" podcast, themed on Getting Out the Vote, which will feature U-M scholars and students, and prominent public officials. The event is exclusively for the University of Michigan community and will include voices from across campus.
Joan and Sanford Weill Hall Annenberg Auditorium (1120)
Two high-profile advocates from opposite ends of the political spectrum seek ways to connect and communicate about the most important issues facing the country.
Registration required. Photo ID required for entry. At the Ford Library, state and county election officials from six battleground states will convene for a first-of-its-kind forum on safeguards in the election process. The “Ballots and Battlegrounds” town hall will be an excellent opportunity in this historic election year to learn directly from election officials as they gather together. Secretaries, chief election officials, and county leaders will go through each stage of the election process and describe in detail the systems’ safeguards.
Gilbert S. Omenn and Martha A. Darling Health Policy Fund
A day-long "Conference on Electoral Mechanics, Processes, and Expectations for Fair and Credible Elections" presented by the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation, the Ford School of Public Policy, the Carter Center, and More Perfect.
Joan and Sanford Weill Hall, Annenberg Auditorium (Room 1120)
In recent years, the process for securing elections has been called into question. So how do elections really work? What systems are in place to ensure open, fair voting for all?
Experts will discuss the design and potential benefits of state-based single payer health insurance systems along with their economic and political challenges. September, 2024.
Co-chaired by Mike Ford (son of President Ford) and Jason Carter (grandson of President Carter) examine the inner workings of the election process as well as expectations for staff conduct around elections. September, 2024.
Detroit Public Television contributor Zoe Clark from Michigan Public sits down with Dean Celeste Watkins-Hayes from the University of Michigan’s Ford School of Public Policy and Jenna Bednar, Professor of Public Policy and Faculty Director of UMIC
