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Journalist Panel Takes on the State of the 2024 Election

Nov 1, 2024
“It’s an unhappy race in an unhappy country” opened New York Times opinion columnist Bret Stephens, “each side of the country thinks that if the other half wins, it’s somehow, in one form or the other, the end of America.” A sense of gravity and...
Publication

The functioning of democracy at the local level

Oct 29, 2024
The Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP) has released a new resource that summarizes Michigan local government leaders' views on democracy and democratic governance. The findings come from the Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS), a...
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Resources for understanding and engaging in the 2024 elections

Oct 28, 2024
The Ford School of Public Policy presents events, research, and ideas from faculty and other experts that shape our understanding of the people and issues that are influencing local, state, and federal 2024 elections. Read stories and watch video...
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Using the arts and 'awe' to guide public policy

Oct 18, 2024
In a new pairing between the University of Michigan Ford School of Public Policy and U-M Museum of Art, students are learning how to develop human-centered experiences to guide public policy.This approach takes a step back from a traditional...
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Jonathan Van Ness Gets Curious About Voting

Oct 8, 2024
Jonathan Van Ness, star of the TV show Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, brought their podcast, Getting Curious, to Ann Arbor for a live recording to discuss voting and civic engagement. They were joined in conversation by Ford School Dean Celeste...
State & Hill

Essay Contest - The Nixon Pardon: A Study in Integrity

Oct 8, 2024
Watch a lively Policy Talks event with a variety of views on the Nixon pardon, presidential immunity, and more.This essay, written by Kelly Rogers Victor, MPP '24, was awarded first prize in the Ford50 essay contest.As we commemorate the...
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Political cartoons of Pat Oliphant on view at U-M

Sep 17, 2024
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...
Election issues

Post Election Analysis with U-M Faculty Experts

Nov 8, 2024, 11:30 am-1:00 pm EST
Joan and Sanford Weill Hall Annenberg Auditorium (1120)
The Ford School invites the U-M community -- students, faculty, and staff -- for an election debrief, analysis, and discussion with faculty experts Javed Ali, J. Alex Halderman, Rusty Hills, Vincent Hutchings, Barbara L. McQuade and Mara Ostfeld.  
Watch live from this page
Election issues

Post-election community gathering

Nov 6, 2024, 11:30 am-12:50 pm EST
Rebecca Blank Great Hall and Betty Ford Classroom
On the day after the elections, the Ford School, in conjunction with SAC and UGC, will host a lunch buffet for the Ford School community to get together, eat, and relax after a long election season. 
Election issues

CommuniTea with Women & Gender in Public Policy

Oct 24, 2024, 5:00-6:00 pm EDT
Weill Hall, Room 5240
Join Women and Gender in Public Policy and the Health Policy Student Association for an open discussion on reproductive rights and access to care as we approach the 2024 election. 
Election issues

One Nation, Divergent Views

Oct 23, 2024, 6:00-7:30 pm EDT
Rackham Auditorium
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.  
Election issues

Voting priorities of the AAPI community

Oct 22, 2024, 6:00-8:00 pm EDT
Trotter House Multipurpose Room
This panel will discuss a diverse range of priorities and voting patterns of Asian American & Pacific Islander voters and communities.
Election issues

Election Insights: Impact on LGBTQIA2S+ Communities

Oct 17, 2024, 11:30 am-1:00 pm EDT
Michigan Union Pond Room
Join the Spectrum Center for a lunch and learn with Naomi Goldberg (MPP '08), executive director of the Movement Advancement Project. Explore the political landscape and current state of LGBTQIA2S+ civil rights, understand the stakes for queer and trans people in the upcoming election, and learn about safety at the polls. Empower yourself with knowledge, connect with others, and enjoy lunch (on us!) as you look ahead to making your own informed decisions.