The Michigan Journal of Public Affairs, a graduate student publication at the Ford School, has released a statement of solidarity with the Black community and the movements for Black lives. We share it, unedited and unabridged, below. Learn more...
Domestic Policy Corps, Policy for the People, and the Environmental Policy Association, three Ford School student organizations, have released statements of solidarity with the Black community and the movements for Black lives. We share them,...
The Students of Color in Public Policy (SCPP) and Women and Gender in Public Policy (WGPP), two longstanding Ford School student organizations, have released statements of solidarity with the Black community and the movements for Black lives. We...
The Student Affairs Committee (SAC) and International Policy Student Association (IPSA), two longstanding Ford School student organizations, have released statements of solidarity with the Black community and the movements for Black lives. We share...
For more than two decades, the Ford School has hosted an annual student-led fundraising effort that spans both semesters and raises money for a nonprofit nominated and selected by students. The initiative is headed by members of the Charity Auction...
When Maab Ibrahim (MPP/MBA ’16) made the surprise announcement that Girls on the Run of Southeastern Michigan had been selected as the beneficiary of the annual Ford School Charity Auction, it couldn’t have come at a better time.
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Want to learn to curse in Bulgarian? Experience mixing, grinding, and stuffing your own sausages before you launch your career in DC? Challenge your school's dean to a game of Whirly Ball? Enjoy a momofuku-style Bo Ssam dinner with six of your...
In recognition of its annual event to raise funds for nonprofits in Michigan and around the world, the Ford School Charity Auction has been selected to receive the Forever Go Blue Award for Excellence in Philanthropy Beyond the University of...
The 2013 Ford School Charity Auction will take place on April 6 at the Kensington Court Hotel in Ann Arbor. The theme for this year's fundraiser is "The Roaring 20s" and will involve a jazz-era gala. The beneficiary of the event will be Detroit...
The Ford School community—at its 14th annual Charity Auction—raised $11,000 for Freedom House Detroit, a refugee organization helping those seeking legal asylum in the United States and Canada.
The Ford School Charity Auction is a student-led...
These are difficult days for fundraisers no matter how worthy the cause. But this March, the Ford School community beat the odds with a very successful 13th edition of its annual Charity Auction. Thanks to the generosity of the Ford School community...
The 2009 Ford School Charity Auction hit home with amazing results, raising $12,000 for Operation Homefront. The annual charity auction, in its 12th year, is an entirely student-run event that raises money for a different local, national, or...
The Spring Charity Auction is the most important student-led annual event at the Ford School. This year's was the biggest, best-dressed and most lucrative so far. Over $15,000 was raised in a single night to help fund the Direct Action Centre for...
Fordies: Join Students of Color in Public Policy and the Center for Racial Justice for an end-of-year celebration honoring and celebrating our graduates of all degree levels.
Fordies: Fuel up for finals with the International Policy Student Association—a student organization at the Ford School. Bagels, coffee, spreads, affirmations, and fruit provided.
Mobility Policy Lab—a student organization at the Ford School—invites you to join us for a panel with Sean Burnett (MPP/MURP '20), Shannon Weaver (MPP '20), and Eric Hanss (MPP '20) to share more about their experiences working with urban development and access to transportation in cities.
Join the Domestic Policy Corps—a student organization at the Ford School—for a conversation with Associate Professor Matthew Ronfeldt and doctoral candidate Emanuele Bardelli on the path that potential teachers of color take through college and after graduation to become teachers and explore possible policy levers that could lead to increasing the diversity of the teaching workforce.
Join the Environmental Policy Association—a student organization at the Ford School—for a lunch and learn event with environmental economist Dr. Gloria Helfand. Attendance is limited to U-M students
Join the Domestic Policy Corps to learn from Justice InDeed, an interdisciplinary group working to eliminate racially restrictive covenants from thousands of existing deeds across Washtenaw County.
Are you interested in international development and USAID? Join the International Policy Student Association to hear from Ms. Alexious Butler, the Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator in the USAID Bureau for Resilience and Food Security.
Policy for the People invites you to a lunch talk with Dr. José Caraballo-Cueto. Caraballo-Cueto will discuss the limitations to trade and commerce as a result of Puerto Rico's colonial relationship with the United States, reviewing legislation affecting Puerto Rico's economic transactions and assessing the impact of trade limitations on the island’s economy.
This panel discussion will feature climate policy experts as they provide insights on the current and future status of American climate action, steps needed to secure environmental justice, and the issues that need your advocacy.
Join IEDP for a discussion with Kwame Owino, CEO of the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), about the Kenyan policy landscape and where the region is going.
WeListen hosts a conference for student leaders to work across political divides. Keynote discussion by William Kristol and Neera Tanden, hosted by Ford School dean Michael S. Barr.
Students of Color in Public Policy, Women and Gender in Public Policy and Out in Public graduate student organizations present the second annual "A Seat at the Table: Women of Color in Public Service" panel and networking reception.
