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Alumni impact: The people behind the numbers

Oct 7, 2026
Samuel Owusu helps Michigan strengthen early childhood data systems so leaders can see if public investments are reaching the children and families they are designed to serve.
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People of the Machine: Q&A with historian Joy Rohde

Oct 7, 2026
Today’s generative AI companies promise systems that will surpass human capabilities—and often portray that future as inevitable. Public policy historian Joy Rohde argues that these promises echo a long history of attempts—and failures—to use compute...
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Cell phones away. Then what?

Oct 7, 2026
As tablets and laptops have become common classroom tools, schools continue to wrestle with another device: the cell phone.
A student holds a smartphone beneath a classroom desk while other people appear blurred in the background.
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Letter from Dean Watkins-Hayes, fall 2026

Oct 6, 2026
The nation’s 250th anniversary this summer invited us to reflect on how much has changed and to look ahead at the choices shaping our future. That forward-looking perspective feels especially important as emerging technologies are rapidly reshaping h...
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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
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Q&A - Pete Buttigieg

May 8, 2025
In his last public event as U.S. Secretary of Transportation, Pete Buttigieg visited the Ford School for a conversation on investments in infrastructure. Below is an excerpt from an interview with S&H.
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Soundbites: Policy Talks @ the Ford School - fall 2024

Dec 17, 2024
   We looked at other countries to get a sense of the range and then compared it to what we had in the state. Then we looked at a number of different ways that it's administered. I think if you’ve seen one single-payer system, you’ve seen one single-...
Conversation with Kashmir Hill
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Letter from Dean Watkins-Hayes

Dec 17, 2024
Dear Fordies, IPPSters, and friends, As I write, it’s been less than a week since the U.S. election and Fordies were deeply engaged in the process: knocking on doors, serving as poll workers, registering people to vote, and inspiring participation on...
Celeste Watkins-Hayes
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The Last Word: Sue Johnson

Dec 17, 2024
For 25 years, Sue Johnson has been a driving force behind successful fundraising efforts at the University of Michigan, first supporting Rackham Graduate School, then the University’s Museum of Art, and the Law School. Since 2016, the Ford School has...
Sue Johnson
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Discourse: Fordies in the news, fall 2024

Dec 17, 2024
  “Most likely the perception within the Israel Defence Forces and at the political level within Netanyahu’s war cabinet is that they have the momentum. . . . when one side believes it has the momentum against its adversary, you don’t want to give it...
Javed Ali, Catherine Hausman, Molly Kleinman, Kristin Seefeldt, Betsey Stevenson, Natasha Pilkauskas, Luke Shaefer
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Faculty Findings, fall 2024

Dec 17, 2024
Mental health and marriage timing Decades of research document powerful associations between parents’ characteristics and children’s marital behaviors. “Parental mental health strongly shapes or disrupts family life and long-term opportunities for ch...
Panoramic view of Pokhara, with Mt Fishtail / Machapuchare (Himalayan range)
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Behind the curtain: Fordies on the campaign trail

Dec 17, 2024
Rusty Hills has taught nearly 1,000 students in the 20 years he's been teaching the art and science of political campaigning. Winning campaigns require strategy, voter insight, compelling communication, and a well-executed plan, he tells students. A ...
Adam Bressler (BA ’23), Kate Anderson (BA ’20), and Governor Gretchen Whitmer
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A conversation with public management scholar Donald Moynihan

Dec 17, 2024
Donald Moynihan joined the Ford School this year as the next J. Ira and Nicki Harris Family Professor of Public Policy. His research seeks to improve how government works by studying the administrative burdens people encounter in government, and he c...
Don Moynihan
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Class notes, fall 2024

Dec 17, 2024
David Rivait (MPP ’84) was appointed by Governor Pritzker to the State of Illinois’ eight-member Budgeting for Results Commission. The Commission advises on an annual performance-based budget and provides oversight and guidance for assessments of sta...
Top row (from left to right): Laura Bishop (MPA ’99), Tyler (BA ’19) and Meghan Coady, Cristian Casanova (MPP ’21). Bottom row (from left to right): Jim Hudak (MPP ’71) with Celeste Watkins-Hayes, Dr. Gladys Mitchell-Walthour (MPP ’02), Eric (MPP ’87) and Kaye Norenberg.
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Getting curious about public policy with Jonathan Van Ness

Dec 17, 2024
Celebrated, Emmy Award-winning TV producer (Queer Eye), bestselling author, and host of the popular podcast Getting Curious, Jonathan Van Ness, who identifies as non-binary, has used their platform to champion a range of social issues close to their ...
Getting Curious Live with Jonathan Van Ness
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Reactions: 2024 elections

Dec 17, 2024
In the days following the 2024 elections, we sought insights from Ford School faculty members: How did we arrive at this point? And where do we go from here? Jenna Bednar, professor of political science and public policy: “The election raised the sig...
Headshots of Jenna Bednar, Charlotte Cavaillé, Jonathan Hanson, Mara Ostfeld, Ambassador Susan D. Page, and Betsey Stevenson
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Spotlights, fall 2024

Dec 17, 2024
Welcome, changemakersThe Ford School’s Center for Racial Justice proudly welcomes its third cohort of Visiting Fellows: writer, filmmaker, and community organizer Charlene Carruthers; racial justice lawyer, historian, and organizer Amanda Alexander; ...
Celeste Watkins-Hayes, Charlene Carruthers, Amanda Alexander, Bianca D.M. Wilson, Dom Adams-Santos
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Honoring Michigan Legends

Dec 17, 2024
The Ford School recently celebrated the extraordinary careers of longtime core faculty members who have retired from the University of Michigan in recent years: Paul N. Courant, Alan V. Deardorff, Edie Goldenerg, Barry Rabe, Carl Simon, Susan Waltz, ...
Retiring faculty
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Faculty news, fall 2024

Dec 17, 2024
William G. Axinn is the interim director of the Ford School’s International Policy Center. He recently published “Early-life risk factors for depression among young adults in the United States general population: Attributable risks and gender differe...
Top row (from left to right): Sarah Cohodes, Yusuf Neggers, Morela Hernandez, Paula Lantz. Bottom row (from left to right): Katherine Michelmore, Yousif Hassan, Barry Rabe, Kevin Stange.